Nate Steen just wrote an awesome blog , that as soon as I saw his pictures and writing I instantly thought of Byron Ferguson. Pretty much sums up the exactly way Byron shoots and teaches in Become the Arrow as far as lining up… I found it facilitating, and now I need to go pick up the book again

The description of shooting like your wing shooting a shotgun was amazing

Now I will 100% say I struggled with this because I prefer to shoot this style, and shoot rolling tennis balls, stump shooting alot BUT I also love 3D and competition I do not do well (on points) at a 3D this way but love to shoot moving and roving this way

https://sunsethilllongbowsandleather.blogspot.com/2024/03/ive-got-hunch-have- you.html?m=1

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yes was a great read on Nates site I kinda did that but been working on it very hard with my blank bale shooting carrying it into my stumping

working to ingrain it into my form at the blank bale practice

I really like Nate Steen blog. I prefer to shoot that Hill, Schulz, Ferguson, and Steen style and can be deadly accurate at ranges under 20 yds. I don't care about competitive shooting. 3D is ok and good practice whatever style you prefer to shoot.

Yup, great read for sure!

I’ve been trying that lately and like it especially for hunting type shots. Last picture really shows it well. Got to lean slightly into the shot.

Hills quiver is real flexible in that picture.

Good read. I try to shoot much the same way, although as of late, I have been doing it slightly differently, when shooting 3D matches. But I still do the swing draw, on some targets. I also blank bale practice quite often at home, especially if my shooting goes to the dogs, I focus on the blank bale and it usually brings me back into form and the swing draw.

No other way to shoot a heavy bow. Hard to pull any weight up by your ears. Flexible quiver works but Hill started experimenting to make them stiffer with first a wood dowel, then heavier leather to keep the quiver open making it easier to insert arrows into the opening. As long as it conforms to your back it should keep arrows from rattling.

Keeps me coming back to longbows. Trying at least.

I tried this yesterday before heading to work. Had my Mahantango Kestrel and some Surewoods.

A couple arrows fell to the ground as soon as I got out the porch door(had them in my pocket minus a quiver) and I thought what the heck, let's shoot one from here.

Pictured the bow as being a shotgun, raised it while drawing, focusing on the square of white foam, hit anchor and released.

Watched the arrow fly and the foam dance quickly after.....made me smile. Definitely something to it if you choose to go this route.

Good Shooting->->->->Craig

I was watching the Norway longbow championship the other day and was perpelexed by how high one of the shooters held his arrow, like up by his ear.

I only shoot 50 lb and I have to keep a low shoulder or it starts to kill me.

"was perpelexed by how high one of the shooters held his arrow, like up by his ear."...that's because he is shooting a scored competition that requires a high level of accuracy to be competitive and the high anchor for one thing decreases the gap and helps with aiming.

I took a shot at this again yesterday (Tue) Afternoon chore before work was to dig up two Blue Rug Junipers that my wife wanted out.

I put my bow and my arrows out on the porch just in case I had some time left.

Blue Rugs are tough, they spread out and start rooting all over the place. After awhile you feel like your wrestling an alligator instead of digging up a plant. Long story short, they had me feeling it till I had them out of the ground.

So, I thought this would be a good time to shoot my bow putting some of the above into play. I was shot and I wanted to see if this style of shooting would make me feel anymore worse for the wear.

15 yards and the sq of foam is tied to some thin nylon rope. It will move with a slight breeze....which it was.

That photo above shows how the foam would blow at times, and I would try to wait till it got calmed down, but sometimes not.

That slightly hunched over position does help draw your focus in, at least for me. The biggest issue I had with this style was making sure I was getting back into my anchor. I found myself shooting a bit quicker than what I was.

With the foam moving a bit it was a fun challenge......

If the foam would have behaved itself it would have been in trouble. Some of the shots skewered it, others grazing, and some off. But for the most part a good group for me in the learning phase.

I encourage anyone that has an interest in this style of shooting to read Nate's blog posted above, there's some good stuff there.

I know I am going to take a serious try at it, maybe tweaking it a bit here and there to make it work for me. But good stuff for sure!

Thanks for the post Brian and Good Shooting->->->->Craig

I appreciate the write up craig!! Looks like it was coming in for you there too.

I had to pull 4 of those box elder bushes last year and thought it would kill me so I know where you are coming from!!!

I do find it easier on the body shooting “naturally “ vs forcing super static and upright

I appreciate the write up craig!! Looks like it was coming in for you there too.

I had to pull 4 of those box elder bushes last year and thought it would kill me so I know where you are coming from!!!

I do find it easier on the body shooting “naturally “ vs forcing super static and upright

if you read all of Nates Blog with an open mind you will learn a lot -tons of critical information for the Hill style shooter

I have been shooting an ASL my whole life and still learing a tremendous amount of pearls from Nates site

wish he had done this years ago

Agree Andy, well in the write up.

I absolutely love reading about the stuff.

And next to my bed sits hunting the hard way, become the arrow, The traditional way, and the traditional bow hunters handbook.

I personally shoot a different style, but it has quite a few similarities and I definitely enjoy reading about it

Agree Andy, well in the write up.

I absolutely love reading about the stuff.

And next to my bed sits hunting the hard way, become the arrow, The traditional way, and the traditional bow hunters handbook.

I personally shoot a different style, but it has quite a few similarities and I definitely enjoy reading about it

Yep good stuff. I’m about halfway through the long fix and it’s well worth reading if you want to dive even deeper into that shooting style

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