35 yards. he got spooked while i was drawing back. i missed due to my arrow tail whipping. that was when i decided that if i was going to do something right, i wasnt going to cut any corners with my archery equiptment. i was shooting a reflex by bighorn hunter, cheap arrows from walmart, and a cheap release that i dont know the name of. so i went to a bow shop in mammoth cave ky to get set up this spring. so this year im wanting to be at the top of my game and i was just wanting some assurance from some seasoned archers.