well,

Im 17 and im growing up in the technology era you know what i mean. I shoot a Bowtech compound bow sights, release, all the goods. I also shoot a bear recurve as well. Im pretty good with that ol bow. I remember last years state tournament, i thought i was going to shoot my compound. Instead i grabbed that recurve and ended up taking 3rd in state with it.

Just remember According to c903 ITS A MATTER OF REALISTIC, NECESSARY,CORRECT, AND BEST.

What you may think is realistic, necessary, correct, and best, could be totally wrong. You may think its realistic, necessary, correct, and best to body shoot any animal, when we all no that is totally wrong.

"Personal preference" is not necessarily synonymous with the terms; realistic, necessary, correct, and best.

As far as archery goes, I've done at least a little bit of everything. When I figured out what's realistic, necessary, correct and best, for me, that's what determined my personal preference. 'For Me' are the key words.

One tournament season, I won championships in field archery and 3D, shooting 5 different styles. Traditional, compound unaided, compound aided, compound release and open. NFAA nomenclature would be trad, competitive bowhunter, bowhunter freestyle limited, bowhunter freestyle and freestyle limited.

When I decided to try sights and releases for a hunting rig, it didn't take long for me to figure out they had a couple minor advantages, but not nearly enough to overcome the limitations they put on me. I missed too many opportunities because I could not see the animal beyond the sights, when he was clearly visible without them. So, after that season, I quit shooting sights on a hunting bow. Now, nigh on 25 years later, my near vision is so bad that I can't see sights anyway.

And releases simply suck. Period. Really, I never have shot a release as well as I shoot with fingers.

I don't advocate that everyone should shoot like I do. On the other hand, I do advocate people at least TRY different shooting techniques and equipment types. If you don't try different things, you'll never know if they are better suited to you than what you've got. Through experiencing different aspects of shooting, somebody might find out their true personal preference is different from what they think it is.

Gee's I guess if ya can't do it right then you might as well give it up

You can't do everything right I'm used to doing everything wrong but I still have fun .don't worry about it .

nubo

slippery

i agree with you, there is obviously alot of hunting pros here, im not one of them but i am like you i sure do kill alot of deer wrong, oh well it works and the heck with being right

Well knock it off will ya!!!!

To each his own. I used a Ben Pearson bow from the time I was 12 through age 34. I killed many deer with that old rig. It had one lighted pin that was broke most the time, and I shot with an old worn out deerskin tab. I got plenty of ribbing for this set up but I could kill deer with it. I bought a new Hoyt last year with all the trimmings and haven't killed a deer with it yet!

oh drats, guess i'll have to keep doing all this wrong stuff, the deer herd needs thinning. had 17 in the back yard this afternoon. dirty job but somebody has to do it.

Yea, you're probally even driving the wrong TRUCK!

no doubt [GMC]