Here is the deal. Make sure you are shooting correctly from elevation in practice. If you are, start practicing and mentally going through the scenarios you will see in the woods. Hold your bow for 60 seconds then shoot, hold your bow for 45 seconds, then bleat stop the deer, then shoot....keep trying different scenarios to start understanding each shooting situation and more importantly to start finding out your limitations. For me, I like 20 yards or less...I have taken one long shot in my life for me(34 yards) and hit/killed a buck. After I took that shot I realized that the shot felt uncomfortable for me and I have really just tried to shoot 25 yards or less ever since. Also, play with your elevation shots, sometimes the shot will be very steep, other times it will be almost a level shot...feel how the two different shots feel different. If it makes you feel any better, I struggled like hell early on.

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