ORIGINAL: bowdoc1
Over the years I Have heard a lot of bowhunters say I'm a bowhunter not a target shooter, But hunting with them and working in a archery pro shop I see way they say that, they can't hit a bull in the butt at 10 yards. I have hunted and got to know some big time bowhunters thay are good hunters, but have see them shoot two are three bigs before they get one down and than hit it in the ear are butt and getting it. I see one shoot two big buck in one night and lost both of them found one about a week later dead cut of it's rack off and had it mounted and that year was in a bowhunters mag with his big buck telling every one a diffident story and how great of a bowhunter he is, but i knew how he got it. I over heard a big time recruve shooter so he thinks and other thinking that too in the shop telling some new people he alway shoot two are three deer every year before he gets one. I got mad at him and told him that he shouldn't be saying thing like that and he shouldn't be bowhunting, he thought that was funny, we are not friends any more. Some people are just lucky and can make a bad shot and still get it. I knew the guy that has the second biggest buck in P&Y he has passed away now, but he shot it the butt and was made a big time bowhunter over night in the 60s
I'm not quite sure where you are going with that postbowdoc1. I fall into the "bow hunt only" category as I do not shoot any competitive shoots at all, I only hunt. But I work very hard on my form because no matter what you are shooting at ie: target or animal, you still want to hit what you are aiming at and do it on a consistent basis.
I think TFOX showed us all why good form is important and that being you can't always count on a deer standing right smack in front of you. Sometimes (more often than not) you need to move your body to get into position to make a shot and having good form will allow you to make those shots.
In fact I think form is MORE important to a hunter than a target shooter because of the different shooting positions hunters find themselves in.