i noticed that you said new,
what helped me the most was, putting my knuckle behind my jaw bone under my ear lobe, same place everytime.
go squirrel huntin before headin out fer deer....a live target is way different that your bag.
get a friggen range finder with arc technology. every inch literally counts!!!!
USE THE RANGE FINDER!!!!! lol
play the wind..
read this.... http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/bowh...o-dont-do.html