From: shade mt
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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Having been raised from young on up shooting a bow, I learned from my dad, grandfather ect...They almost never stood in the same spot while practicing, they would move around, back and forth continually. kneeling, standing sitting, over objects, under limbs, holding bow vertical, horizontal. Shooting by holding at full draw for a length of time, or shooting faster.
I still practice like that, only now I include shooting from elevated treestands as well.
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From: WB
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I throw my Rhinehart 18-1 or target ball and shoot where it lands. Sometimes I throw it up a hill at 45 degrees and shoot it when it rolls back down. Its a fun way to practice, not really an obligation, just fun.
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From: Brian waters
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I have multiple targets in the yard i shoot @ different yardages and angle. When i pull arrows @ 1 target i pick which 1,which angle and how far away im going to shoot, or i can just shoot from target to target. The downfall most folks have, and it shows on thier 3d scores is they shoot the same target from the same angle and the same yardage over and over.
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From: Clydebow
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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Have a few used 3D targets. Shoot one arrow at different yardages and angles.
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From: GUTPILE PA
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I have a ping pong ball I. Shoot a different yds. And Engels sitting standing what ever the smaller the target the better
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From: Ranman
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I do like Brian, I shoot at multiple targets from different angles and elevations. I also have a throwable target that I use from a ladder stand. Don’t forget the blind baling..
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From: George Tsoukalas
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I start close and shoot. If the shot is good, I take a step back and continue out to 20 yards. Jawge
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From: Jeff Durnell
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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That's exactly how I do it, Shade. I try to practice how I hunt, and in ways that, while I may NOT ever have to make that exact shot/circumstance, that my practicing will make me more a lot more versatile in the woods in a greater variety of shot situations. It has worked splendidly.
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From: Jim
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I shoot at our archery range with 20 animal targets on a wooded field point course with tree stands, up, down you name it. Plus 9 3D targets for broad heads and an indoor range. It keeps you sharp!
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From: Will tell
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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My yard slopes so I get to shoot uphill and down, close and far. I always shoot one arrow ar a time. I don't hunt out of trees anymore so I don't worry about shooting straight down. I have a hard time with the uphill shots. If I shoot close, 15 yards, than I'm good. Twenty yards seems to be the furthest I can shoot accurately enough to make clean kill shots. With my self bows I like 15 yards or closer. I can still hit out to 25 yards but not good enough to shoot at a animal.
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From: BigHorn
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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sometimes is shoot known yardages multiple times (walk back, until i have trouble then stay at that yd until i get it working or fatigue) i do this when working on form and consistency. when im really practicing for hunting i move all over the yard and shoot everything i see (blunts). ill shoot from 3 to 55/60 yards at unknown yd. i shoot leaves, shadows weeds, odd clumps of grass dandelions etc. this combo seems to keep my shooting tuned up. i shoot nearly everyday at least one arrow.
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From: White Falcon
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I don't start at any set location. I jump around from 10 to 20 yds. I have found that 13 yds is my best shooting distance. I shoot in most likely positions I would have happen. sit, kneel, stand, etc.
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From: crookedstix
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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In the early summer I shoot at a 60 cm. target --five arrows at 20 yards, then five at 25, five at 30, five at 35, and five at 40--and keep a running score. Lately I've been tallying about 150 points for 25 arrows. Typically I'll shoot three strings in this fashion, but sometimes I'll do a fourth.
The last few weeks of the summer before hunting season, I head to the woods and do unknown yardages and angles, with obstructions, etc.
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From: Bowguy
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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Practice is perfecting or the attemp at perfecting the same thing every time. I’ve seen lots of the shoot from all ways practice. There’s very often a real break down in form. More of a feel from repetitive doing it. To be honest it’s a feel from mistakes of not doing something right. Certain positions are not conductive to the best form. Should they be practiced? Idk maybe to determine effective range. Now I’m my opinion it’d be more productive to practice realistic shots (which I’m sure we are ), pass some that’re gonna metamorphicize us to get there and work towards a good set up where tough shots don’t exist or are passed. Don’t mistake what I’m saying. I’m not talking down anyone’s method, we need to be responsible and we gotta relay that to the newer “guaranteed everything” generation. Nothing is guaranteed. Practice hard but be prepared to pass
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From: Babbling Bob
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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Various distances from 5 to 80yd. Will move my target this year so will only have out to 55yd to shoot. Long enough to kill those foam targets at any 3-D I can find the gas money to go to.
Shoot many arrows or sometimes just one at each distance. Vary everything, including distances per shot, tabs, bows, stances, and time of day. There's no method to my practice, except to get out the door and do it. It's good for my bows, and good for me too.
Like to kill small paper plates now with center dots, but used appliance boxes pinned on the hillsides across the road at the railroad tracks when first started shooting (1962). Would also work on each various distance at the field ranges at the two clubs I belonged to then.
Shoot for a while, which isn't very long on hot humid days. I'm on the LW more than I practice. Everything is in moderation now, like eating fried chicken.
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From: shade mt
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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Often I will pull my arrows then throw one up in the air where it sticks in the ground I shoot from, than throw another one farther, shoot from there ect..ect
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From: camodave
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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One reason I still hunt is that it makes practice for my potential shots easier. 3D shoots are great practice.
DDave
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I form shoot on my big bale, but practice for hunting during roving sessions. If your form stays solid, practice is fun and you don't have to do it a lot...just enough for recall. Anyway, I love to shoot arrows so it's always fun.
I don't get mentally punch-drunk over a bad shot now and then and I don't question my ingrained process...that way I don't overthink an issue that likely isn't an issue anyway. For me, when hunting I don't expect to miss as long as I picked a reasonable shot for my ability, so then it becomes up to the animal as to when I shoot. I've let them walk away when it wasn't right or didn't feel appropriate to take a shot. That has to be ingrained as well. The mental side is usually what lets you down in the woods.
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From: fdp
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I practice however I choose to at the time. All forms of practice have their place.
No one particular method is the do all end all.
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From: Jimbob
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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K CUMMINGS YOU ARE A MAD MAN! I thought I was the only one that shot inside the house.
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From: deerfly
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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judo from point blank to 40yds or so. Just shoot at things that catch my eye on my property. Rarely repeat the same shot if I miss. Only shoot groups when tuning new arrows or bows or when form needs work on a lighter bow. 95% of the time its one arrow and now with hunting season a month away I practice with a broadhead arrow more than the judo...
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From: Bill Rickvalsky
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I don't have any formal routing either. I just go out back and shoot. I move around varying yardages and shot angles. Shoot between trees from some angles. For hunting I am not comfortable shooting beyond 20 yards but during practice I do get out to about 35 fairly regularly.
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From: Caughtandhobble
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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My first shot is always at a 3D animal, from different spots than the previous shooting session.
Sometimes I practice to work on something, sometimes shooting is just fun break in the day. Every now in then shooting is a great stress relief for me :)
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From: dean
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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first I do my stretching, then I take a few deep breathes and let them out slowly. then I tune, and hit every string with every finger, then I do my major and melodic minor diatonic scales. Oops wrong forum. For archery, I go out and address the target, I read that some where, why do you address a target when you ain't gonna mail it to anyone. There is only so much one can do at a large target in your back yard. Unless you have a tosser or a swinger or a busy pack of mud wasps that must like the contrast of their black selfs on a white background. Lately, I have been pass shooting bumble bees, they took over a bird house that was meant for robins, but english sparrows took it over, now the bumble bees have it. When a bumble heads for the right line that puts my target as a back stop a wait and go for it with a fast shot. So far they have been lucky, I am going for them one at a time, I ain't no flock shooter with a can of poison.
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From: RJH1
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I take a cold shot and see how it is, cause that is kinda like hunting.
Next I warm up with around 6-10 shots at about 19 yards, cause that is where my sidewalk is.
Then I pick a spot on the target and shoot till I hit at 8 yards, then a new spot at 12ish, and so on at 15ish, 20ish, 25ish, 30ish, 35ish, and 40ish.
then I move in to about 15 at an angle, then back to 19.
Then I shoot 15 and 24 at the same spot and see how I group. I usually do this several times.
I am not set in this 100%, but it is usually what ends up happening
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From: Uncle Lijiah
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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I shoot from fairly close in front of target in the same spot until I'm satisfied with my form. I can do that in back yard or inside garage. Then, I move to various distances and shot angles in back yard to practice my "subconscious" range estimation. I go up on my back deck to simulate treestand shooting. My back yard slopes off quickly, so its like a 15-20 ft. treestand.
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From: Jeff Durnell
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Date: 17-Aug-18 |
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What George said.... read it thrice. Packed like sardines with truth.
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From: hawkwing
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Date: 18-Aug-18 |
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3 string rye grass straw bales inside feeder of my barn. 20-40 yards at end of house. Best is roving/stump shooting with my dog and at times another person. 2 people can take turns choosing the target as they make their way through the hills. I did find that shooting with eyes closed helped me when I had target panic and needed to get settled in to a very solid anchor and shot sequence.That is when you take photos of those tight 10 yard groups to show off. I am not a bow hunter anymore. I am a bow hiker.
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