millerhunter13

ok first off, for the hand issue, your arm should be bent, and if your not bending it your draw lenght may need to be shortend alittle, for sighting in if your new like me i would stick to 20-25 max if that, for sighting usally alot of people set there pins at 10 yards 20 yards 30 yards ect. so measure out to ten yards and start practiceing if your shooting to the left move your sight to the left, if it is shoot down move your sight down, ect. also if you havnt it is a must to have your bow tuned by a professional at a pro shop, not basspro, or gander moutain ect. i have learned that the hard way, make sure the arrows you are shooting are setup for your bow and are the the right arrows lenght, i really dont think you are going to be ready this weekend if you practice alot and your form is good and you dont run into problems you might be ready in like 2 weeks or so, another question that people ask is groupings how close should they be the way i think is at 10 yards 1 inch groupings at 20 yards 2 inch groupings 30 yards 3 inch groupings ect. you need to make sure you are anchoring at the same spot every time, so find a comfy spot that you know your anchoring at every time, also dont torque your grip it you shouldnt grip it very tightly just alittle bit that could give you bad groupings, also make you you fletching are clearing you cables, i have to slightly adjust mine so they dont, and what is your draw weight? with your draw weight it should be very comfy to pull back, and you shouldnt have to stick the bow in the air to be able to pull it back you should be able to hold you bow straight out and pull it back, and depending what rest you have but especally with full containment rests like the whisker biscuit, which is what i use, you have to make sure you are following up with the shot which means after you release an arrow you should keep the pin on the target until the arrows hits the target, and dont punch you release you should gentely pull the trigger just like a rifle squeeze it slowly, and if you can or already have get string leeches limbsavers and a stabilizer, and put some pics on here of you pulling back ur bow so we can see if there is anything wrong with your form, and if possible, try to have a mentor and have him/her help you with shooting if not that is ok, and if you shoot the whisker bisciut try blazer vanes they really help, that isbout at much as i can think of to help ya out, if you have any problems, let us no we can help
hope this helps
mike