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Default First Target Practice! -- and a question

Well, I got my Parker Buck Hunter Outfitter package on Friday night and had the pro shop set it up for me and they let me shoot several times and readjusted the bow to where they thought it fit me best. I was pumped to try it out today and did pretty well for my first target practice even. I am excited to bowhunt for the first time this fall. Thanks everyone for the advice in my endeavor. I did have one more question. The first arrow I launched tonight did not go quite perfectly. It slipped out of the rest when I drew back all the way. I believe it was still knocked because it just angled off to the left a little. I tried to slowly ease the cable back to a relaxed position but I somehow let the release aid go and the arrow fired off the left and deep into the ground about 15 feet away. This isn't really a dry fire situation, is it? I figured the arrow would have absorbed most of the pressure and the bow looked fine and I fired several times afterward with good results. As a newbee, I am probably just overly concerned but I do remember the pro shop guy telling me that dry firing is the cardinal sin.

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