RE: Who Practices Year-Round? Is it REALLY Necessary?
 

How is that a true statement? If you can prove it then I will believe you. Plus why would you want to go hunting after practicing 30 minutes no matter how good you are?

Recurve bows and compounds are both difficult to master. Who cares if has more equipment on it then the other. A bow is a bow is a bow to me. As long as I have one to shoot I'm good.

What about manual and automatic cars. If you win a race with the manual does it make it better than the automatic.

RE: Who Practices Year-Round? Is it REALLY Necessary?
 

I shoot a least 4 times each week. Not so much for practice, but because I enjoy shooting. I've been doing this for near 15 years.

RE: Who Practices Year-Round? Is it REALLY Necessary?
 

I shoot for fun and if i get better because i shoot 3 times a week so be it.
It doesn't matter if its a 30 pointer or a doe they are all trophys to me.
I can take one with either compound or a traditional bow as long as its a bow thats all that matters to me.

RE: Who Practices Year-Round? Is it REALLY Necessary?
 

If you dont get my point by now , you never will!

I can tell from that statement your replying here for the sake of argueing and your not a traditional hunter!

RE: Who Practices Year-Round? Is it REALLY Necessary?
 

You advocate practice all year and then smash people by saying you don't want them asking questions?? Don't you want them practicing correctly??..........or would you rather they be using bad form, wrong set ups, untuned equipment and poor techniques.......as long as they are practicing??

People have to ask questions to learn the right way to do things. If you don't want to answer them then fine......you don't have to. It's an open forum and there are MANY people who want to help others learn so they can become better archers and hunters.

Discouraging people from asking for help is doing as much or more damage to this sport then people not practicing enough.

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Theres no arguement from me that compounds are quicker to become proficient with for hunting. Like I said before , it's about the hunt itself.

If your proficient with your trad bow when you step in the woods and hunt within your known capabilities , how is the hunt it'self more challenging than the compound hunter who does the same?

You asked before why so many hunters shoot compounds over traditional?

I cant answer for everyone but I'm sure there are several reasons. Most probably look at it like everything else in life and assume newer must be better. Others (like myself) , started out with traditional and switched to the compounds because they were pretty entrigueing. Others probably use compounds because they realized they just dont have the time it takes to stay proficient with a trad bow.

RE: Who Practices Year-Round? Is it REALLY Necessary?
 

I know I said I was done and all....but KY keeps edging me on.

By the way, you don't have to yell...take the caps lock off next time;)

I know that I live in a rural community and I do have the luxury of shooting in my back yard....but some people do not. Some live in teh city with no yard or have limitations set on them by the city to where that can't shoot in their yard.

Now this I will talk about on a personal basis. If I pull my bow and my gun out after a year of no shooting and shoot from 20 yards, I will be hands down more accurate with my bow. Why......because I am a terrible shot with a gun from a standing position. So what does that mean, if I go gun hunting.....I am going to have to do a lot of practice.

Oh yeah, and for the record I can hit the broad side of a barn (or atleast my little toolshed out back):D Trust me, I know from experience.

Can anybody guess the one word that keeps coming up post after post??

PROFICIENT

Just be proficient with the tool you are using and go hunting!!

RE: Who Practices Year-Round? Is it REALLY Necessary?
 

arthurp,

I don't know if any of your post was directed towards me (nor do I care;)) but I will respond by saying that I don't advocate not shooting at all but shooting all year certainly isn't necessary. The guy that I mentioned hardly shoots at all and RARELY makes a bad shot. You seem to me to be more of an archer than hunter. I see you tout, quite often, your shooting abilities but I never recall you recapping your hunting successes. I don't have an issue with it, it just seems to me like you approach things from an archer's standpoint that occaisionally hunts. I think people need to practice as much as it takes for them to responsibly take game and they need to know their limitations, however, that is a different amount for everyone. I typically practice for 3-4 months before season rolls around but that doesn't mean that I am more ethical than the guy that I mentioned. That guy is money in the bank when it comes to killing deer. I would put him up against anyone that I know when it comes to deer shot at to deer recovered (and he actually shoots at them;)). He's a naturally good shooter and he just doesn't take bad shots and he just doesn't miss. I certainly don't advocate that people not practice (nor do I believe does anyone else in here) however, I also think it's rediculous to say that people are unethical if they don't practice all year long:eek:

RE: Who Practices Year-Round? Is it REALLY Necessary?
 

It takes some investment in time to get honed in. It takes about 6 weeks for me to hone in find the form and burn it in. Basically I strive for that point at which I can consitently hit 1.75 inch 9 arrow groups at 20. And then I have the confidence I need. But I really need to keep it tight throughout the year to get it done. Is it necessary all year long? Probably not but it aids in confidence to keep it consistently close. We spend all season for that one shot or maybe two. It's a small investment so that when the opportunity presents the shot is made.

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[quote]ORIGINAL: shed33


When I hunt I never feel buckfever infact when I see the animal coming that I want, I get tunnel vision and simply want to kill that animal as quickly as I can by making a good shot.

Never? You gotta have just a little, not to the point of losing consentration, but I wouldnt be having any fun if the presense of game didnt make my heart pound. I'm sure most people still get that feeling, I hope so, or is it just me?