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close encounter with a huge bull
bradsmith2010:
well if you hit an anchor and pull through as if you were snap shooting,, it may give you more consistancy,,
I can shoot well with no anchor, alot of my bows are short or short draw,, 20 to 25 inches,,
it takes practice to shoot these, that is the key,, practice, accuracy with no anchor is obtainable,,
but you may have to limit your shots say to 10 yards on game to start with,, my favorite hunting bow of all time was 25 inch draw, no anchor, I was accurate to 30 yard groups with it,, and killed deer with it but under 20( some less than 10 yards,), maybe one just a little over 20,,,, I dry fired it and it broke in two pieces,,
when I shoot with no anchor,, I draw the bow as if I am going to hit anchor,, having my elbow coming back into line,, but just release before I get to an anchor,,
I will put a piece of tape on the arrow so I am drawing it to the same lenghth each shot,, that will help your consistancy,,
soon your body will feel when to release based more on the weight of the bow ,, than how far you draw,,
if you are pulling though the shot at that point, the arrow should go pretty much where you are looking,,
the lighter bow is harder to release smoothly,, the heavier bow will pull from your fingers as you get to full draw a little smoother,,
mullet:
--- Quote from: bradsmith2010 on September 05, 2016, 03:43:03 pm ---well if you hit an anchor and pull through as if you were snap shooting,, it may give you more consistancy,,
I can shoot well with no anchor, alot of my bows are short or short draw,, 20 to 25 inches,,
it takes practice to shoot these, that is the key,, practice, accuracy with no anchor is obtainable,,
but you may have to limit your shots say to 10 yards on game to start with,, my favorite hunting bow of all time was 25 inch draw, no anchor, I was accurate to 30 yard groups with it,, and killed deer with it but under 20( some less than 10 yards,), maybe one just a little over 20,,,, I dry fired it and it broke in two pieces,,
when I shoot with no anchor,, I draw the bow as if I am going to hit anchor,, having my elbow coming back into line,, but just release before I get to an anchor,,
I will put a piece of tape on the arrow so I am drawing it to the same lenghth each shot,, that will help your consistancy,,
soon your body will feel when to release based more on the weight of the bow ,, than how far you draw,,
if you are pulling though the shot at that point, the arrow should go pretty much where you are looking,,
the lighter bow is harder to release smoothly,, the heavier bow will pull from your fingers as you get to full draw a little smoother,,
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I'm curious, can you still hit a spot 6" around at 60 yards? Because, that is the best option, with a hope and a prayer, at a heart shot, and at that distance your best; or are you just shooting at the Elk?
bradsmith2010:
I would not be shooting at an Elk at 60 yards,,,I can not hit a 6" circle at 60 yards consistantly,, only a lucky shot,,
I only shoot that distance for fun,, at a stump or target,,
when you are shooting at a 3d elk target at that range, you pick a spot to shoot at,,not the whole elk target,,
I am only confident at that range shooting at grass clumps or a stump,,
if I was going to shoot 60 yards alot,, I would set my bow up to shoot point on at 60 yards,,
put the tip of the arrow on the target and release,,
I would shoot more of an aiming style if long range was my goal,, or that was the normal shot I would have,,
but I would not shoot at elk at that range,,
Lumberman:
I see, I had thought about trying a 26" draw, I swing a 29-30 pretty comfortably but when I do the snapshot it flows from my fingers somewhere before that but I am not sure where. Thanks again
bradsmith2010:
try putting a piece of tape on the arrow,,
if you up the poundage it will help a bit,,
pull back to the tape,, hesitate a split second as if that is your anchor,, then pull though the shot,,
if you make a bow that is 50 at 26 it will perform well,,
make a bow that is 50 at 29 and practice both ways,
you will find that there is a weight your body likes, say its 50,.
you body will release at 50,,, not so much how far you draw,,
right now your bow is light at the shorter draw,,so it may be confusing the issue
if you cut the bow shorter to bring up the weight, it will be easier to shoot at the 26inches( if you have enough wood to do that)
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