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"Shooting and Hunting" Maybe I should learn how to shoot
GregB:
At our shoot this weekend, we had a mixture of traditional and compound guys. One of the compound guys was a friend of mine I've known for 30 years or so. Way back then, I shot compounds with him some when we both were just getting started. I was checking out his archery equipment and he mine. Part of his equipment was a sheet with drawings of our type of 3D targets showing where the vitals were. He also had his binoculars, and I'm sure the best compound bow that money can buy. He looked at my HHB bow and cane arrows from a distance without comment. He is a trophy hunter, and I'm a deer hunter. He almost shot a perfect score, and I was far removed from that!
Each to his own!
Kegan:
--- Quote from: GregB on September 15, 2008, 09:10:30 am ---At our shoot this weekend, we had a mixture of traditional and compound guys. One of the compound guys was a friend of mine I've known for 30 years or so. Way back then, I shot compounds with him some when we both were just getting started. I was checking out his archery equipment and he mine. Part of his equipment was a sheet with drawings of our type of 3D targets showing where the vitals were. He also had his binoculars, and I'm sure the best compound bow that money can buy. He looked at my HHB bow and cane arrows from a distance without comment. He is a trophy hunter, and I'm a deer hunter. He almost shot a perfect score, and I was far removed from that!
Each to his own!
--- End quote ---
A trophy hunter that doesn't know where the vitals are? Huh ???.
JackCrafty:
Interesting thread! I think Cowbow said it first: Get accurate at a short distance and then gradually move back.
Here are some things that helped me quite a bit with my shoooting:
-Shoot a bow with little or no handshock.
-Shoot only my best arrow....even if I have to walk back and forth from the target 100 times a day. Shooting the same good arrow 100 times is better than shooting 100 different arrows.
-Shoot at small targets. I like shooting at old stuffed animals or small boxes (less than 6" cube).
-Throw the arrow, don't fire the arrow. Don't use a bow like you use a rifle.
-No jerky motions.
-Get the ADD under control. (OK, the Attention Deficit Disorder is a personal thing...but focus is critical.) ;D
-Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K06akH9oAOI (It's relaxing)
Hope this helps.
paulc:
To perhaps confuse things I take the time to purposefully aim each shot. I come to full draw and hold it for as long as 4-7 seconds to be sure I like my "site picture" before I let the arrow go. Some days I can hit a baseball at 15yds with 5 of 7 arrows. Other days I can not hit the side of a barn...go figure. I look down the shaft of each arrow with each shot and make sure it is on target on the "horizontal" plane then correct the vertical plane depending on how far I am shooting...it works most of the time but I have yet to take a shot on a living target...
Arthur Herrmann:
Guess what? After spining my arrows are getting my x- axis under control, my board bow breaks. My spare bow is too short and too heavy. I was good left to right, so I started working on my elevation.
I have a hard time getting my elavation under control. I read Fred G. Asbells book on form. With the long bow, does anybody else bend the elbow?
I read you're supposed to in the Bent Stick by Paul Comstock, and did it ever since. Man it sure helps me.
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