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Old 06-30-2009 | 01:12 PM
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m9a9g9i9c
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Default RE: shooting at 50 yards

I personally think that every bowhunter should have practice rounds going to 50 yards.
I thought my bow was set and everything tuned but after going to 50 yards I discovered there was still a lot to fine tune on bow and on the arrows I use. And my form wasn't 100%. When I filmed myself on the 25 yard shots I saw myself dropping the bow down too fast which doesn't make any differenceat 25 yards. At 50 yards the arrows drop down almost 3" when I did that.
Another thing I noticed is that my confidence is very high even on these long shots now that I shoot tight groups of 3" and less.
I had to reset the rest and the backwall of my 82nd and now 2 out of 3 arrows hit bull's eye at 50 yards.
Another critical issue was my poundage, I went from 55 to 57,5 and those 2,5 pounds did make a big difference in drawing back my airborne. I shot around 500 arrows to get the feel backthat I owned the bow and not the other way around......
I might put up the little youtube clip with my practice.

I must say that once again all the intel and answers helped me out.
Now I need to get an animal in my sight and shoot it.
If all goes well maybe this fall..........

Frank

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