What do you think is a good group?
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Florence Wisconsin Florence WI
Posts: 197
What do you think is a good group?
I have been shooting bows for many, many years and have shot with a lot of people around here and am one of the better shots out of my friends but I am wondering what you guys consider good shooting. At 10 yards I can' t shoot 2 arrows at the samb spot, at 20 yards, things change, and my groups open up to about 3 inches with a very occasional flyer. at 40 yards I am 6 to 8inches and the flyers seem a little more frequent. I never will shoot at a deer over 20 yards but was wondering what people are capable of. We had a pro living here and he would hit an X about the size of a dime at 20 yards every shot but he did that for a living. I want to know about guys who practice and bowhunt, and if I should be satisfied with my accuracy or should obsess over trying to be perfect.
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: asheboro, nc
Posts: 384
RE: What do you think is a good group?
never be satisfied with accuracy until you are driving tacks and
know where the arrow is going. (meaning the flyers)
I don' t think you can shoot a group that is tight enough! IMO
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: crawfordville florida USA
Posts: 1,251
RE: What do you think is a good group?
I can usually shoot consistant 2-3 inch groups at 30 yards under good conditions.
Im more than happy with that considering I dont shoot at a deer over 30 yards.
I think thats a good group. At least for me. Definatley not great, but good.[:-]
Keep practicing to maintain a consistant form and fine tune that bow. Your groups sound good but there is always some room for improvement. Dont obsess or worry about it too much though. Just set you a goal of bringing those 20 yard shots into two inches consistantly and over time it will come. If not, dont worry about it. Your groups are still good. Unless you shoot 3d competition where you have shots out to 50 or 60 yards. Then you really need to tighten em up.
Im more than happy with that considering I dont shoot at a deer over 30 yards.
I think thats a good group. At least for me. Definatley not great, but good.[:-]
Keep practicing to maintain a consistant form and fine tune that bow. Your groups sound good but there is always some room for improvement. Dont obsess or worry about it too much though. Just set you a goal of bringing those 20 yard shots into two inches consistantly and over time it will come. If not, dont worry about it. Your groups are still good. Unless you shoot 3d competition where you have shots out to 50 or 60 yards. Then you really need to tighten em up.
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 1,086
RE: What do you think is a good group?
To be honest I really don' t know what kind of groups I shoot, as most of my practice is done with broadheads shooting 1 at a time or at different bulls. All I know is that shooting at a deer target or mckenzie, I hit the vitals every shot up to my max range 25 yds. Once I was playing around shooting at 40 yds and 90% of my arrows went into the 5" circle, and none outside the 8" circle.
#8
RE: What do you think is a good group?
Well I got a new bow this past year and my accuracy went way up, I had to buy a multiple bull target because I was cutting fletchings and even creased an arrow at 20 yards, 30 yards I am happy with a 3 inch group, 40 yards 4 inches. All those figures are when I am in practice, I am out of practice right now because of all the rain we have had in my part of the country and I have not been able to clear the vines and grass that have grown up where I practice at.
I did an informal 3D shoot with some friends from here at a get together and Big Country who shoots profesionaly 3D took 2 shots at 39 yards and they were touching! He does this almost every time, not me![]
I did an informal 3D shoot with some friends from here at a get together and Big Country who shoots profesionaly 3D took 2 shots at 39 yards and they were touching! He does this almost every time, not me![]
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: crawfordville florida USA
Posts: 1,251
RE: What do you think is a good group?
multiple bull target because I was cutting fletchings and even creased an arrow at 20 yards, 30 yards I am
#10
RE: What do you think is a good group?
Once I hit 30 yards I actually aim for the nock, I have only done one robin hood and that was at 30 yards! I have only cut a few fletchings off at 30, never at 40![]