In my opinion, no. About the only thing it will do is build up your shooting muscles. The action is often fast and furious, and there is a lot of guesswork involved. You have to figure how deep the water is and allow for that, and usually don't have much time at all to get a shot off, so you won't be thinking about coming to a full draw, proper anchor, release, etc. It is loads of fun though!

Chad

Long Bows Rule!