Ask me right after a shot what was going through my mind and I really couldn't tell you.
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The prey must have the predator, just as the predator needs the prey. One without the other is something less. The wolf without the deer becomes a dog. The deer without the wolf becomes a cow. And what does man become?
Ask me right after a shot what was going through my mind and I really couldn't tell you.
I couldn't agree more. Before draw there are many things like
-shooting lanes
-yardage/pin
-pick a rib
But once in full draw, I don't think I could even tell you my own name let alone hunting strategies. That's why you spend all summer shooting...so you don't have to think at full draw, you've trained yourself to be prepared for the situation
#1. Did I lock my keys in my car?
#2. Mmmmmm, I could go for a Chicken sub.
#3. If I get my hair cut this weekend there is no way in hell I'm paying $18.
#4. Is that a plane?
ive only gotten 3 shots at live animals from my stand...2 bucks and a turkey....
the buck i killed last year, i remember looking at the pin and starting to squeeze when i literally said "TOO HIGH STUPID!!!" dropped the pin and sent it...
first buck was QUICK...he came running through...i IDed him legal and a shooter...hit full draw "bahh" THWACK..arrow was sent the second he stopped...
missed a turkey saturday...it unfolded QUICK...i found the one i wanted...perfect broadside shot but they were all spooked i knew it wouldnt last long...i hit my anchors...told myself 26 or 27...put my top pin at the top of her back..30yd pin was tucked just under the wing butt...sure enough, my arrow flew where i was aiming...top of her back...over estimated the range lol...
i dont think....like Wash said, its all autopilot...i pick my lane and when im going to draw and that sorta thing prior to hitting full draw...once im at full draw, im settling the pin and sending it. dont gotta think anchors or bend at the waist or where i wanna aim or anything...its all second nature. thats where shooting thousands of arrows a year comes into play. its all natural...
i see guys that can shoot "ok" but i know when they are in a stand they CANNOT feel as natural as i do...
i gotta start watching myself and really PICK A SPOT...it almost burned me last year...
same thing i did when i started 3d shooting...i wasnt picking a spot..i was just shooting where i wanted the arrow to go...once i started focusing and picking a spot, my score picked WAY up...i can hit what i wanna hit...i just gotta pick that spot i wanna hit...
but at full draw, im just focused on making that shot...
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>>----Give 'em the shaft!--->
My state of mind is hilarious when i know im going for a shot. I try to get angry, like the deer or whatever did something wrong to me lol! it helps turn the nerves into focus, after the nerves are gone, then its all autopilot. i dont even have to think about where its going to exit or anything like that, it just happens.
full draw thoughts
its bend at the waist [8D]
