[quote]ORIGINAL: McPhee

I think everyone has to try different methods and find out what works for him or her. Some have their style ingrained in stone while others experiment and experiment trying to come up with a winning combination or perfect what they are doing. So I wouldn't be too hard on someone if their style doesn't fit yours.


i couldn't agree more. In my mind, "judging distance" is the same thing as instinctive shooting. The only difference is how fast you do it and how precise the shot will be. obviously the greatest shooters aren't secretly pulling out a rangefinder. it's all about practice and "getting a feel" for how to aim for a particular target. it's all calculations that your actually doing in your head without realising it. you get used to your bow's speed and from there you can shoot moving targets. you get used to how flat of trajectory your arrows have and then you judge/"get used to" different distances
~just something to think about