The contet I used it in was .....

I said a hunter could gain experience faster (or...straighten out the learning curve) by putting more animals on the ground.

I'm not comparing 2 years to 20 in hunting.....far from it. But....an intelligent hunter....killing 5 deer a season can straighten out the learning curve.

Again....my contention is there is NO substitute for actually putting an animal on the ground. I waited to do this too long....and it cost me when the time came for me to attempt to put a nice deer on the ground. I was ill-prepared for the actual experience (the emotions....the adrenaline...etc...) when the time came.

My advice to ANY new bowhunter....or any bowhunter in his fledgling years....is to put some animals on the ground. It's kinda like a hockey term I heard, once. No shot on goal is a bad shot.

That was my context.