ORIGINAL: bowdoc1

I use my range finder on trees and thing around my stand to get some yardage. I never use it on game because first I make my judgment of yardage and than I put all my thought into my shot placement and aiming to not make a bad hit. I tell bowhunter at 3D shoots some of them they worry about yardage to much and forget the most important things about making a good shot. They are shooting to hit the target and I'm shooting to not miss the ten ring. Make you judgment of yardage and stay with it and consecrate on making good shot. I can't remember the last time I missed a deer and than it was from hitting a limb or something and it's a long time ago. I love my 280 fps bow and can shoot nocks off out to 30 yards with it. I'm a old instinctive shooter and never had to think about yardage to make a great shot. That has help me train me for bowhunting and 3D's shooting with sights. I heard this same things about speed bows not being accurate for years. Once a speed bow was 200 fps than 250 fps and now 300 fps. They were wrong then about speed and accuracy. More that likely wrong now. I'm shooting just as good with 300 fps as I did with 180 fps now it just gets there a lot faster with more energy and forgiving "Yes". Harder for the deer to jump the string, better penetration, to getting the yardage right and a inch can make a big difference between a good hit and a bad hit. Shoot to hit the middle of the spot not to just get close to the spot your aiming at.