glad to here you took up bow huntin! i can only think you took it up to spend more time in the woods,as i did.
As far as your mistakes go dont worry,they just make you a better hunter in the long run.I have been hunting deer with a bow since 1991 and still make mistakes,we all do thats what makes it hunting and not killing.those of us that hunt deer with a bow dont do it to kill everything that comes by us. we do it for the challenge.And this my friend is what makes the hunt that much more rewarding!

good luck to you!