Main Discussion Area > Shooting and Hunting

Practice techniques

<< < (5/5)

Titan_Bow:
Hawk, when I say shooting for form, I guess I really mean the draw, anchor, release aspects.  If your bow arm, release hand, anchor point, etc. are all in tune, it doesnt matter what the rest of your body is doing.  I agree that hunting situations rarely allow for proper field archery type form, but whether I'm hanging out against my treestand harness, twisted back around the tree, or knelt down in the sage with my bow parallel to the ground, if my bow arm is solid, I have a good solid anchor point, follow through the shot,  the arrow is going to go right where I want it to.

hawkbow:
I agree brother... happy hunting HAWK

Pat B:
With trad archery form is the most important thing to learn, and learn early. Once you have ingrained the form into your psyche your instincts can take over when time for the shot comes. Ideally you want everything to happen without you having to think about anything except where the arrow WILL go!
   Shooting every day gives you the experience to do this. I try to shoot every day but it is not always possible...and lately I can tell from my shooting. ::) Generally when I do shoot, 25 or 30 arrows a day is all I shoot. More than that, I start getting sloppy.  Just before hunting season I will shoot one arrow a day from an elevated stand(front porch) at a 3D deer. Sometimes once in the morning and once in the evening. I practice from the elevated stand, from the ground, unknown distances, around and through opening in bushes, up hill and down and one most don't ever think about...straight down. This is not a good shot to have to take. I have tried it once and made the shot but generally it is a low percentage shot. By practicing shots you will probably never have to take keeps your shooting sharp.
   I took a shot at a running deer a few years ago. I would never take a shot at a running deer but instinct took over. I'll never know if the shot was good because a gum tree jumped in front of the arrow.  ;D ...but the shot felt good!  Even if you don't intend to take a particular shot, add it to your practice routine. You never know when your brain will take over and make the shot.    Pat

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page