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Old 08-26-2005 | 12:54 PM
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I went out last night to shoot some and I was happy at how tight that my groups were. I was putting 2 out of three in a circle on a block target which I'm guessing is about 1 1/2 inches.Usually I can hit tight to the dot but for some reason I rarely hit it.Now I've been shooting for a lot of years and have killed quite a few deer but for some reason when I'm shooting at a dot I can seem to consistantly put arrows in it. So how consistant are you. NO BS either.
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Old 08-26-2005 | 12:59 PM
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Anything less than 40 yards and I have to shoot at a different bullseye....At about $10 an arrow it got toexpensive shooting at the same bullseye.
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Old 08-26-2005 | 01:03 PM
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usually I can shoot 21/2 to 3 inch groups at 20 yards, thats the farthest my backyard will allow.
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Old 08-26-2005 | 01:11 PM
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I started shooting alot of 3-d this year and found I have the same problem with hitting the dot on a target. The problem I found I had was that I could still see the dot which meant I was not covering it up with the pin. I couldn't figure it out because on 3d targets I would shoot dead on but always on the edges of the dots on the target.

You might be doing the same thing.
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Old 08-26-2005 | 01:12 PM
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I am pretty consistent but I would say that I am just an average shooter anymore. I can typically reach around my groups with my thumb and my forefinger out to 30 yards and I start to open up some after that. I have an occaisional flyer that's 3-5 inches off but that only happens every couple of hundred shots. It's not real uncommon for me to have a 1" - 2" flyer. I probably have one of those every 20 shots or so.
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Old 08-26-2005 | 01:13 PM
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Without shooting all year long, I can consistantly (29 of 30) put three arrows inside of a coffee cup at 20 yards, which is 3" dia.

I just found out last week, though, that my arrows were under spined, so we cut 1 1/2" off of them and I seem to be grouping much tighter now. I still need to buy stiffer arrows when I shoot these up, but there was definite improvement. I put my broadheads on Wednesday night and after adjusting my sites, I put three inside a 1" group, using separate dots. I can't say I can do that consistantly yet, but I was very stoked. A properly tuned bow and arrows to match it, makes all of the difference.
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Old 08-26-2005 | 01:21 PM
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Pretty keep all my groups in an area the size of a CD. That may be crappy for you target shooters, but for me that is still in the killzone.
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Old 08-26-2005 | 01:22 PM
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IM SURE NO ROBIN HOOD ...I SHOOT THEM WHERE THERE THE BIGGEST ...I SHOOT FOR A PIE PLATE NOT A DOT .... I HUNT ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE AND HAVE HARVEST ABOUT 65 DEER WITH MY BOW IN THE LAST 15 yrs ...

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Old 08-26-2005 | 01:46 PM
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At 20 yards I can put 6 arrows in about a 2" group. I try not to shoot at the same dot because it is expensive. At 30, it's about 3" and at 40 it's about 5" That is if my shoulder isn't hurtin and I don't pull a flyer. (I've had rotator cuff surgery and want to shoot my compound as long as I can pull it back.) I noticed that I shoot better if I pretend that the target is a monster buck and I only get one shot at it.

The problem I have at 30 yards and out is my pin is .29" and really bright. I try to focus on a 1" dot but that pin just covers up everything. I'm sure it won't be a problem with a brown background!
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Old 08-26-2005 | 01:58 PM
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i don't usually shoot groups but i can consistently put my arrow in the kill zone out to 30 yards that is until i start getting tired.
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