Practice....we are talking about practice
05-10-2009, 04:50 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Boardman, Ohio
Posts: 1,184
Practice....we are talking about practice
Got done shooting tonight and I was wondering how often you shot during the off season? I am taking a different approach this year where I try to atleast shot once a week. Once I get inside of one month I will be out 5 nights a week. I wish I could put a tree stand up at the house but I dont think thatwould go over well with the neighbors but once my wife andI move out of this place itwill be done! I do not have much room but I did shot 15arrows from 20 then 30 yards. I would like to know what approach most of you make towards your routine?
05-10-2009, 05:38 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: S. NH
Posts: 3,045
RE: Practice....we are talking about practice
Zero times...
I'll dust the bow off about 8 weeks before the season opens and practice 2-3 times a week for the first few weeks. (12-15 arrows each shoot)
Then 3-4 weeks before Sept 15th opener, it will be 4-5 times a week but only 9-12 arrows.
The last week I start shooting at sunset with my dull broad heads to get my eyes ready 3-6 arrows almost everyday.
During the season I take 1 shot only, before each time I go out, unless I miss my kill zone.
I'll dust the bow off about 8 weeks before the season opens and practice 2-3 times a week for the first few weeks. (12-15 arrows each shoot)
Then 3-4 weeks before Sept 15th opener, it will be 4-5 times a week but only 9-12 arrows.
The last week I start shooting at sunset with my dull broad heads to get my eyes ready 3-6 arrows almost everyday.
During the season I take 1 shot only, before each time I go out, unless I miss my kill zone.
05-10-2009, 06:03 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Hughesville, PA
Posts: 2,590
RE: Practice....we are talking about practice
I pretty much shoot year round. Sometimes its 200 arrows a week, sometimes its 50 and sometimes its 500. From late July on it is more towards the 500 number.
During the season, I like to shoot a few before heading out. This past year was the first year that it was possible as I hunted a new piece close to home. I liked it. It's like a pitcher warming up or a batter taking BP. Can a guy hit a home run cold, yes, but he'd rather be warmed up I am sure.
During the season, I like to shoot a few before heading out. This past year was the first year that it was possible as I hunted a new piece close to home. I liked it. It's like a pitcher warming up or a batter taking BP. Can a guy hit a home run cold, yes, but he'd rather be warmed up I am sure.
05-10-2009, 06:45 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
RE: Practice....we are talking about practice
6+ days a week.
depending on the free time, probably anywhere from 250-1000 shots per week. It really all depends on what im doin that week etc... during the winter, i was shooting 3 indoor leagues (5spot mon. nights, 20yd animal target tuesday nights, and indoor 3d to 45yds thursday nights) so you can only imagine how much it was then. I will never do that again... It wasnt that it was hurting my body, it was killing my mental game[&:]
Before all the target comp stuff, i was only shootinga few times a week...
Derek
depending on the free time, probably anywhere from 250-1000 shots per week. It really all depends on what im doin that week etc... during the winter, i was shooting 3 indoor leagues (5spot mon. nights, 20yd animal target tuesday nights, and indoor 3d to 45yds thursday nights) so you can only imagine how much it was then. I will never do that again... It wasnt that it was hurting my body, it was killing my mental game[&:]
Before all the target comp stuff, i was only shootinga few times a week...
Derek
05-10-2009, 07:27 PM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 9,085
RE: Practice....we are talking about practice
my first couple years, i would had a bit of a routine...
once the snow melted and spring was here, id start shooting at minimum of a few days a week...usually 30-50 shots...
once the dog days of summer came i was shooting daily...30-100 arrows a day...i "over did it" but i had the yard to shoot in and time to do it and would fling some arrows and jump in the pool...fling a few more and cut the grass...fling a few more and jump back in the pool etc...if i worked id get off work and shoot 30-50 arrows...once the season came i was more than ready...but once the season comes i typically only shoot on Sunday since i cant hunt...or whenever i could sneak a few arrows in...
last summer was the first i went away for the summer to work...i shot hard before i left, and was gone 15 weeks...got home mid-late august and shot hard till the season came...
this year i dont expect to bowhunt at all...if i find a place to hunt here in NC i will get my bow and find a place to shoot down here...but i likely wont be back in PA till after bow season is over....
but typically i shoot alot...i enjoy it and have the place to do it in my backyard...
once the snow melted and spring was here, id start shooting at minimum of a few days a week...usually 30-50 shots...
once the dog days of summer came i was shooting daily...30-100 arrows a day...i "over did it" but i had the yard to shoot in and time to do it and would fling some arrows and jump in the pool...fling a few more and cut the grass...fling a few more and jump back in the pool etc...if i worked id get off work and shoot 30-50 arrows...once the season came i was more than ready...but once the season comes i typically only shoot on Sunday since i cant hunt...or whenever i could sneak a few arrows in...
last summer was the first i went away for the summer to work...i shot hard before i left, and was gone 15 weeks...got home mid-late august and shot hard till the season came...
this year i dont expect to bowhunt at all...if i find a place to hunt here in NC i will get my bow and find a place to shoot down here...but i likely wont be back in PA till after bow season is over....
but typically i shoot alot...i enjoy it and have the place to do it in my backyard...
05-10-2009, 07:38 PM
#8
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Posts: 21,043
RE: Practice....we are talking about practice
Rarely miss a day, any more. If I still shot a compound, though, I'd probably shoot a couple weeks before the opener to be ready.
Cap'n....what part of NC are you in?
Cap'n....what part of NC are you in?
05-10-2009, 08:13 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Southeastern Ohio
Posts: 118
RE: Practice....we are talking about practice
i shot 3 days a week in the spring(anywhere from 10 to 50 yds most broadside, straight shots), about 30 shots a night, ill start shooting every day when aug. gets here about 50 shots a night(from 10 to 50yds from all angles, ill shoot from my ladderstand that ill set up for about half the shots, since i hunt about 50% of the time from a tree), and then when season comes i like to shoot about 10 shots or so before each hunt (usually in my basement i got a 15yd range set up)
