RE: 3" groups @ 25 yds?
Paul Mohr is right. 3 inch groups(legitimate 3 inch groups) are more than adequate if it's with broadheads. If you can tune your set up to get the same accuracy and consistancy from broadheads you're good for just about anything. The problem I find with most people is they say they shoot 3 inch groups but they're basing it on their BETTER groups and not really their average. We should probably base our group size on our largest group in any given day. It would probably more closely be a good representation of what we'll do in a tree from unknown distances under the pressures of a hurried shot at Macho Buck. I guess if we were really going to be honest with our selves we should base it on a group of say 5 arrows shot over a period of 5 days under different lighting conditions(different times of day). We should only record the first arrow we shoot. No warm up, no practice, just walk out of the house, climb the practice platform and let ONE arrow and One arrow only go and record it's impact. What could be more realistic?
DoI do it??? I do a modified practice routine when I really get near my hunting season. I do a lot of walk out of the house and shoot one arrow at the target from some place I haven't shot from before. I have some old round throw targets I just heaveout and shoot em where they land.