Are some of you guys really that good at 50, 60 70 yds???
05-10-2006 | 04:39 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Are some of you guys really that good at 50, 60 70 yds???
Just as a general statement, I'd say bowhunters as a group are far more prone to exagerating than even fisherman are. Mostly it's a macho thing. My experience is that the average bow hunter says his bow is set5 pounds heavier than it really is, and the actual setting is 5 pounds heavier than the fellow can properly handle. He also exagerates the draw length and the speed he is getting by at least 10% so do I think guys are as accurate as they say they are? Not even close... but of course I could be exagerating somewhat. 
05-10-2006 | 04:44 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Are some of you guys really that good at 50, 60 70 yds???
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Just as a general statement, I'd say bowhunters as a group are far more prone to exagerating than even fisherman are. Mostly it's a macho thing. My experience is that the average bow hunter says his bow is set5 pounds heavier than it really is, and the actual setting is 5 pounds heavier than the fellow can properly handle. He also exagerates the draw length and the speed he is getting by at least 10% so do I think guys are as accurate as they say they are? Not even close... but of course I could be exagerating somewhat.[/blockquote]
How'd the old Budweiser commercial go? True, true...
Unless of course he's been taken care of by a reputable dealer. Most everyone I know shoots through a chrony and Len hasconverted their draw length to be right. I suspect most bowhunters are better than you think. They all want to know their speed, their K.E., and their draw length so they can buy the correct arrow. How else would you get the arrows near correct. I find most bowhunters to be tinkerers, anal retentive almost when it comes to the smallest thing .... and they're definitely as a whole the best hunters in the woods. I think the exaggerators are the exception, not the rule.
Just as a general statement, I'd say bowhunters as a group are far more prone to exagerating than even fisherman are. Mostly it's a macho thing. My experience is that the average bow hunter says his bow is set5 pounds heavier than it really is, and the actual setting is 5 pounds heavier than the fellow can properly handle. He also exagerates the draw length and the speed he is getting by at least 10% so do I think guys are as accurate as they say they are? Not even close... but of course I could be exagerating somewhat.
[/blockquote]How'd the old Budweiser commercial go? True, true...
Unless of course he's been taken care of by a reputable dealer. Most everyone I know shoots through a chrony and Len hasconverted their draw length to be right. I suspect most bowhunters are better than you think. They all want to know their speed, their K.E., and their draw length so they can buy the correct arrow. How else would you get the arrows near correct. I find most bowhunters to be tinkerers, anal retentive almost when it comes to the smallest thing .... and they're definitely as a whole the best hunters in the woods. I think the exaggerators are the exception, not the rule.
05-10-2006 | 04:46 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Are some of you guys really that good at 50, 60 70 yds???
Thanks for the replies...seems that the general concensus is that people practice long to improve the realistic shots they will take. After practicing at 40...the 25's and 30's do seem awfully easy.
05-10-2006 | 05:00 PM
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RE: Are some of you guys really that good at 50, 60 70 yds???
I practice out to 45 yards but Im only confident out to 40 yards max on game. Most of my stands and shooting opportunities where I hunt is 30 yards or less. If the buck is unaware and conditions are right I'll shoot 35 to 40 but it doesn't occur very often.
05-10-2006 | 05:07 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Are some of you guys really that good at 50, 60 70 yds???
I shoot to 50in my yard. At deer I limit myself to 30, and honestly I really don't run into many situations where I am tempted at far ranges. I typically hunt stuff so thick, 20 yds is far. I'm heading west for elk this far and I will easily shoot to 40, and expect to be good enough to move that to 50 under the right conditions.