judging yards?
02-08-2002, 10:26 AM
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Location: Hepzibah WV USA
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RE: judging yards?
I know I got a lot of work to do. I got good setup but if I can't correctly judge yardage then the best equipment in the world won't help.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
02-11-2002, 09:00 PM
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RE: judging yards?
Once you know the basics, the next step is to set some goals. What you need to do there is pick a couple of shoots you will attend, however local or beyond, and practice judging distance in the environment you will shoot. You also need to work with the targets you will shoot. Targets are expensive, but just a few would give you a huge leg up. The problem with judging outside the box like a soccer ball is that it doesn't transfer to the range. I am a good judge of yardage in an open field when there is a target that nobody has worked with a lot.
Last year I went to a bushy range where they had an Elk target at 51 yards, through a shooting lane that was total bush. It wasn't a hard shot in terms of threading the arrow, it was just a case of not being able to see a single piece of the intervening terrain. I have certainly shot a few elk targets, but i really can't judge range effectively by their size alone, and I couldn't visualy line it off. I used other techniques, but I had to hedge placement so I would have a more forgiving target, and I lost some points as a result.
Last year I went to a bushy range where they had an Elk target at 51 yards, through a shooting lane that was total bush. It wasn't a hard shot in terms of threading the arrow, it was just a case of not being able to see a single piece of the intervening terrain. I have certainly shot a few elk targets, but i really can't judge range effectively by their size alone, and I couldn't visualy line it off. I used other techniques, but I had to hedge placement so I would have a more forgiving target, and I lost some points as a result.
02-14-2002, 06:02 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Arcanum Ohio USA
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RE: judging yards?
You practice judging yardage when out in public. Like when your walking down the street ask yourself how many yards to that sign, then step it off or when your at wal-mart how many yards is it to aisle 7 from aisle 1. You will think of your own ways.
02-14-2002, 06:57 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Morgantown WV USA
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RE: judging yards?
Hands Down the best method is the triple Method. I started using this method after reading it from a Peterson's Bowhunting article about the method. It has increased my yardage estimating abilities greatly. 1) Judge the distance in increments. This method requires judging 10 yrds (relatively easy) then double that distance and triple and so on. Once you get close to the target you will need to call it as you see it. Say you get to 30 and there is a distance left. Looks like 3 yards. Go with that. 2)The next step is to judge the actual distance to the target. This just simply requires looking at the target and "guestimating" the distance. Say for an example 35. 3) Next step requires judging the distance to the half way point. Simply look at the target and decide where you think the half way point is and judge that distance. This will be closer and easier to judge. For example 18. Next double that distance (36). ****The last step is to add up these yardages and average them. Now this isn't always easy without a calculator and only a 2 minute time limit, but you get used to it and get good. Our examples were 33, 35, 36 This equals 104 which equals a 34 2/3 yard average so go with 35. Again this may not work for everybody but When I found it in that article and started using it my scores increased.
