LBR makes some good points as do the others. I just picked my recurve up after many years. I never have really hunted big game with it but have killed several deer with my compound. Lotsa fish with the recurve but nothing any bigger. I decided to hunt with it this year. I started shooting it every day for at least 20 min. I try to picture each shot as the only one I'll get. Shooting groups just builds the shooting muscles.(Not a bad thing). When I started I was less than 50% at 15 yards on a 8" target. Now with "good practice", I 'm shooting 3"-4" grpups at 20-25 yards. I shoot one arrow and visualize the shot from draw to release every time. My shots are more consistant and my practice more productive. Better practice makes better shots. You only get one.. it better be right.. huh? Just my practice technique.