All the target "gizmos" do help. But.....you gotta have a good "shot" to start with. If your a "punch and hope" shooter, indoor spot shooting is going to expose all of your faults. I'm not saying this to tick you off, but if you want to be serious about spot shooting,(sounds like you are)you will most likely have to learn a back tension release, or at the very least learn how to perform a perfect squeeze on a trigger or thumb release.

As far as bows go, you will shoot better with a dedicated target bow. The Apex, Protecs and whatever other long limbed bows out there are what you want to look into. I've been messing around with aTrykon XL for my spot league thisyear, and I'm not really intothis bow. I'm having a hard time convincing myself that parallel limb bows are good for spotshooting. I'm picking up a Protec tonite for spots, and I'lltell you straight, they pound the spots. The Mathew Apex is a really, reallygood spot bow also.You'll want at least a 38"-40" bow with long, soft limbs and solid cam wall. Your arrows should be 2613, or 2514 or any really fat carbon arrow with the heaviest tips you can find fletched with 5" feathers. Don't worry about FOC, my spot arrows weigh over 600 grains right now. You'll want some sort of blade rest, some guys call them diving boards, or something along the lines of Bodoodle Pro 500. 26"-30" stabilizer, smallest peep you can see through, and a 3 or 4 power lens in your sight with a medium size target to get you used to aiming. I wouldn't recommend shooting a small fiber optic yet, you'll notice your movement to much with it, next thing you know, you'll have target panic because of it. I know, I've been there...

As far as rules go, I don't know anything...

Give it a shot, you'll be amazed at how good you get if you set your mind to it. Spot shooting is 75% mental, 25% physical. Most of all, your hunting shooting confidence will grow by leaps and bounds.

Mikey