How accurate do you feel you should be?
09-17-2007, 08:30 PM
#31
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: How accurate do you feel you should be?
ORIGINAL: Greg / MO
I've shot EXTENSIVELY at 50 this year, and it's amazing how big a 2" circle on my Morrell bag looks at 20.
I've shot EXTENSIVELY at 50 this year, and it's amazing how big a 2" circle on my Morrell bag looks at 20.
09-17-2007, 08:51 PM
#32
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Normal, IL
Posts: 1,552
RE: How accurate do you feel you should be?
I deffinetly agree with you greg, shooting at 50 and 60 all summer makes anything inside 40 seem like a piece of cake. Thats what I usualy do, just make sure my 20,30,and 40 pins are dialed in then practice from 50+.
09-18-2007, 05:22 AM
#35
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: How accurate do you feel you should be?
I like the old pie plate rule. If you can hit it consistantly at say... 80 yards, you can go hunting.[8D][8D] You should beable to consistantly hit an NFAA bullseye for the appropriate range and then you should beable to hunt and shoot out to any reasonable range for your neck of the wood or open range. The one inch per 10 yards is a pretty good starting point. Range estimation errors and the excitement of the moment tend to stretch everyones groups when macho buck steps out.
09-18-2007, 08:28 AM
#37
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Posts: 6
RE: How accurate do you feel you should be?
i know i dont post here much, but theres a huge misconception for many about accuracy for bowhunting here.
your accuracy is based on what you can do 100% of the time. not 6 times out of 10, not 7 out of 10, not 8 out of 10.yes you must add in those fliers as well. because while they dont happen a lot, they do happen.
not even the top Pro shooters in the country can hit a 2 inch circle at 20 yards 100% of the time. this is with Indoor target gear, Indoor conditions and field points. if you would like proof, just look at the NFAA website and look at all the 599 scores in theAMFS class. this means they missed a 3 inch circle at 20 yards with Indoor target conditions and top performing gear.
but yet many here trying to tellmany bowhuntersthat this is exactly what they should be able to do in the field, with broadheads, uneven terrain, unknown yardage,windy and poor lighting conditons.
it isvery close to being impossible. ifyou think you can shoot 100% of the timeshooting 2 inch groups at 20 yards, then you need to start shooting Indoor target. you can win close to 15,000 dollars for winning the vegas shoot.
i find that for most bowhunters by being able to keep a 5 inch group 100 % of the time will be just fine for hunting. once you get out to a range where you can not maintain 100% 5 inch groups, then thats your max yardage.
Shoot Strong
Tony
your accuracy is based on what you can do 100% of the time. not 6 times out of 10, not 7 out of 10, not 8 out of 10.yes you must add in those fliers as well. because while they dont happen a lot, they do happen.
not even the top Pro shooters in the country can hit a 2 inch circle at 20 yards 100% of the time. this is with Indoor target gear, Indoor conditions and field points. if you would like proof, just look at the NFAA website and look at all the 599 scores in theAMFS class. this means they missed a 3 inch circle at 20 yards with Indoor target conditions and top performing gear.
but yet many here trying to tellmany bowhuntersthat this is exactly what they should be able to do in the field, with broadheads, uneven terrain, unknown yardage,windy and poor lighting conditons.
it isvery close to being impossible. ifyou think you can shoot 100% of the timeshooting 2 inch groups at 20 yards, then you need to start shooting Indoor target. you can win close to 15,000 dollars for winning the vegas shoot.
i find that for most bowhunters by being able to keep a 5 inch group 100 % of the time will be just fine for hunting. once you get out to a range where you can not maintain 100% 5 inch groups, then thats your max yardage.
Shoot Strong
Tony
