How bad does holding your bow back for a long time effect your shot?
 

I asked this question because I missed a healthy doe the other day because (Well, I think because I was holding my bow back too long) i got buck fever supposively. I had held my bow back for at least 3 minutes and my knees quivered and shaking. Iam glad I had a shot(my first one ever), but I guess I was too scared that I would spook the deer if my bow made a sound when I released it.

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If your arm is shaking from the stress of the bow or the nerves from your heart, best put the bow down and wait. No sense taking a bad shot and wounding a deer. Myself, after 2 minutes, I' m like a noodle if I hold that long. Steve

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I have actually released my bow and then re-drawn it without spooking the deer. Still didn' t get a clear shot but daggone I couldn' t hold it anymore. That second draw was rough let me tell you:D

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To answer you question it certainly can. I' v pulled back on deer when it step behind a tree and had it stay behind the tree long enough so I couldn' t let the arrow fly with a clear conscious. If I have any concrete doubts about a shot I will not take it. Before this happened I had never even contemplated the sinerio. Now when I pratice the last thing I do is pull and hold. I hold until it feels arm arms are going to be ripped off. It has helped to build endurance on those super long holds that sometimes occur but I' ve yet to have it happen since. Go figure!
If you add it to your routine when you shoot it may help. wost sinerio it only takes 2 maybe 3 minutes top.:)

RE: How bad does holding your bow back for a long time effect your shot?
 

and why were you at draw for 3 mins try and cut that down to like a min at least

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3 minutes is a long time. I try to keep it under a minute or so. Though sometimes you don' t get the chance or the animal shifts it' s travel route. In those cases I' ll letoff the draw slowly and wait for another opportunity.

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I practice doing that myself. I will draw and hold as long as I can and shoot. Each time you can hold longer. It builds endurance in those muscles.

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3 minutes would probably make me mess up, especially right now the way my elbow is acting. I would have to let down and pray I didn' t get busted.

The only thing I don' t like about a high let-off bow is how difficult it is to let down slowly, to me it is 10 times harder than drawing.

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I only pull 63lbs, and I can hold it for a while. I know I have held it too long and that my accuracy will be affected when I can' t hold the pin steady. As long as the pin is steady for me my shot placement will not change...the arrow will fly to where I was aiming...Only question that remains is whether the target I was aiming at will still be there....those darn deer are quick.