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Old 08-27-2009 | 06:27 PM
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LBR
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Thanks! I'm so wound up, I know I'm driving my wife crazy. All she hears me talk about is this hunt!

Shooting update: Today I shot from a seated position, at around 18 yds. First couple of 6 arrow groups weren't that good--too wound up, rushing the shots, not concentrating at all. Almost all were in the kill, but at that distance on a target that big it was awful.

Slowed down, focused on form and follow-through, put 6 out of 6 low in the "10" ring on my elk target--right where I wanted them. I have to make myself slow down and focus--hard to do when I'm going from wide-open in the shop to rushing to get a little shooting in before dark. I'm only getting a couple dozen shots in, but so far so good. I've been shooting this bow long enough that it's like a part of me, but I do need more shooting with the leafy suit on.

I'm feeling a lot better about the leafy suit. I didn't use an armguard today either (forgot), but only a couple of the shots caught the suit. Increased noise, but didn't seem to hurt arrow flight. Only seem to be catching a couple of the "leaves", even when sitting low. An armguard will fix that, no problem.

Chad
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