I got my bow in this past March. I have a Mckenzie 3d target that I use to practice and just within the last few weeks have been consistently hitting the kill zone out to 30 yards. My problem is most of the time I can only practice in my backyard which the furthest I Can shoot is 12 yards. A friend of mine who has a large piece of property lets me practice there but it's about 40 miles from my house. I have shot my hunting points but mostly practice with field points. I will be shooting mechanicals and they fly just like my field points. I just purchased my climbing stand one month ago. I've shot from my stand only three times.I have practiced climbing with the stand a lot. Believe it or not I'm still getting over a fear of heights. But each time I climb a tree I get a little more confident