I used to practice in my backyard by shooting alongside the house to my target that is located on the rear edge of my property, at ground level. Starting maybe 4 years ago, I only practice from an elevated position to best simulate being in a stand. I retreat indoors and shoot from my son' s second floor window, as this is about the height I' m normally at when afield. I set up a string from the window and stretch it to various points in my yard (10 yds, 15, 20, 25, etc.). I then take the rope down and measure it with a tape measure to get an accurate distance. I' d do the real thing, but my yard doesn' t have any trees that are conducive to putting my stand in. Benefits to this are: It best simulates a real hunt, if I miss the arrow plugs into my grass and helps aerate the soil, my son' s window gets a workout and my wife doesn' t complain about that double hung window sticking anymore!

Anyone out there have any interesting ways they practice?