I agree Vic--but total darkness is the only situation I can think of where you can't use the arrow as a referance, conciously or not. "Instinctive" does have different definitions, depending on who you are talking to.

BB, I don't claim to be any kind of expert or historian, but as best I can gather the Indians relied on getting close, especially to game. They didn't have spine testers and scales so I imagine a set of matched arrows was out of the question. The best shots I know and have read about all use some sort of aiming system.

Chad