RE: ever missed a 15 yard shot
 

Yes My very first 2 shots!

RE: ever missed a 15 yard shot
 

a spider web?

RE: ever missed a 15 yard shot
 

well i feel better now knowing i am not the only one

RE: ever missed a 15 yard shot
 

I've never missed at 15 yards. Man what where you thinking...do you practice? To answer your question...nope not 15, but I have missed at 5 yards on the biggest buck of my life 2 years ago. :eek:

RE: ever missed a 15 yard shot
 

Well yes I have. 29 years ago when I was 14 years old, I first started hunting deer with a recurve bow, I will always remember that shot, I drew back and let her fly, the lower bow limb hit a branch upon release and I shot over the deer. Those old recurves were long. Brings back memoroies.

RE: ever missed a 15 yard shot
 

I've missed a bunch within 15 yards, several within half that distance, including a few low nicks. I've also blown many opportunities by moving at the wrong time, arrow fall off rest, etc.

Finally I gave myself a good talking to. I was seeing deer, goodclose kill opportunities every year. Hitting a target the size of a deer's vitals is realatively easy within 20 yards. There was really no excuse for me not making kills. So I started analyzing every mistake, and eliminating them. Bottom line: it is all about overcoming buck fever (which I am very vulnerable to).

RE: ever missed a 15 yard shot
 

I missed a forkie my first year ever with a bow, I was really PO'd at myself. Now I just laugh about it!

RE: ever missed a 15 yard shot
 

no, but then again i have only shot 2 deer. both double lungs.

RE: ever missed a 15 yard shot
 

i havent personally missed at 15 yards but then again i have only bow hunted for about 2.5 years and only shot at 1 doe and killed it but i had a good buddy that missed a 10pointer with about a 18 in. spreadon sunday. the buck came in around 430 and didnt have a clue that he was there and he missed right over the bucks back...sad story