I don't use sights and rarely do I actually think about how far I'm shooting. I look at where I want my arrow to hit, draw and release. Some call it instinctive, some call it impossible and others call it irresponsible.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> It beats me what it is, but it works when I'm on and can keep my levels of concentration up.

Since I get bored easy, when I shoot at a single target, I make up little games. My favorite, I shoot one arrow at a time. I start at 5 paces and shoot at a 4&quot; target, which is usually a 6&quot; pie plate with a one inch rim. If I make the shot, I back up a few paces and repeat. I shoot one arrow and retrieve and keep backing up till I miss. When I miss, I start all over again at 5 paces. Right now the only place I can do this is at the range and I don't get there that often anymore, so the majority of my shooting is while roving.

When roving (stump shooting), my shots vary from point blank to 100+ paces and they will be uphill, downhill, sidehill, through trees, under bushes, at odd angles and so on. My goal while roving is to simulate hunting shots from easy to difficult, so the majority of them are within 30 paces and at objects that are either elevated and representing the larger preys vitals or are close to the ground and are the size of quail, cottontails and squirrels. I don't carry targets in with me, but do shoot at litter people have left behind and then put it in a garbage bag and haul it out with me. Nothing better than roving and getting in some small game hunting to sharpen the eye and shooting skills for big game hunting.