<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Everyone should also be honest about their limitations of how far they should shoot, too! I can put 3 arrow volleys inside of a softball size circle at 50yds. on my worst day. Much tighter on average, but I would be hard pressed to take a shot over 30yds. I actually can`t remember the last time I took one over 26 yds. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>

Big Country - nice post!

I think by the sounds of it, you're a better shot than I am. I've had a couple hundred shot opportunities, and so far the longest I've taken has been about 23 yards. I can imagine being tempted into a longer shot, but so far this is the furthest that I've taken. I think it's because of a combination of preferring close shots, where I know it's a dead deer and always thinking I can get a deer a little closer if it's still too far out. I also tend to hunt very thick cover, where longer shots just don't exist. My average shot has probably been 7-10 yards. How much practice and distance judging do you need for those? Not much, but I do it anyway.

Slo-bo, we're not alone. There are lots of guys shooting one pin using the same technique we do. It's very effective. In my opinion, most would be better off having to make no pin decisions under the pressure of a hunting shot. A lot of guys who do not use sights, use a gap method of aiming. They put a certain distance between the tip of the arrow and the target, depending upon distance. Using one pin is very similar, except the pin is easier to see and the gap is much smaller.