View Poll Results: How far out do you practice?
I don't... I'm just that good
2
1.56%
30-40
64
50.00%
50-60
46
35.94%
70-80
14
10.94%
90+
2
1.56%
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what distances do you all practice out to?
09-02-2009, 12:59 PM
#23
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Middleton, Wisconsin
Posts: 979
same thing as i do....if possible i wait for the closest shot...but every afternoon before hunting i always take a shot from 40, then 50, then 60, then 70..and alot of times then move into 20 or 30 for the last shot... if i wasnt shooting good that day i wouldnt consider taking a shot over 30. but if i was dead on with all of those shots i wouldnt hesitate to shoot up to 50.
09-02-2009, 07:04 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
09-03-2009, 08:15 AM
#25
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 137
THANK YOU! This is helping me resolve an argument with a friend, he shoots holding the bow grip tight like a pistol and according to him torquing your grip will have the same effect (in inches) at 20yds as it will at 60yds,
I was trying to tell him that if he torqued the bow 6 inches left at 20yds that he WILL miss the block completely at 60yds
haha of course he subconsciously slightly changed his grip at the longer shots so it's like arguing with a wall
09-03-2009, 10:24 AM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
THANK YOU! This is helping me resolve an argument with a friend, he shoots holding the bow grip tight like a pistol and according to him torquing your grip will have the same effect (in inches) at 20yds as it will at 60yds,
I was trying to tell him that if he torqued the bow 6 inches left at 20yds that he WILL miss the block completely at 60yds
haha of course he subconsciously slightly changed his grip at the longer shots so it's like arguing with a wall
I was trying to tell him that if he torqued the bow 6 inches left at 20yds that he WILL miss the block completely at 60yds
haha of course he subconsciously slightly changed his grip at the longer shots so it's like arguing with a wall
09-03-2009, 11:04 AM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: north florida
Posts: 1,277
I practice only to 20yds because I don't shoot at a buck over 20yds.
About 8 years ago, my dad's friend gave me some advice and it stuck with me. He is the manager of a very large QDMA plantation owned by one of Georgia's elite, so it was his responsibility to thin the doe population. He had taken 42 does in the past couple years with his bow without missing one and all were recovered. He told me to concentrate hard on the deer's vitals and never take a shot over 20yds, as he only shot one pin in his sights. The most helpful advice I have ever received IMO...
About 8 years ago, my dad's friend gave me some advice and it stuck with me. He is the manager of a very large QDMA plantation owned by one of Georgia's elite, so it was his responsibility to thin the doe population. He had taken 42 does in the past couple years with his bow without missing one and all were recovered. He told me to concentrate hard on the deer's vitals and never take a shot over 20yds, as he only shot one pin in his sights. The most helpful advice I have ever received IMO...
09-03-2009, 11:20 AM
#29
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Newport, MI.
Posts: 128
Same here for me it make a 40 or even 50 yrd shot seem like its 20 - 30yrds for me for ME
