How do you practice?
#11
Rangeball, after reading your second post on this thread, it sounds to me like you already have a pretty good idea of how to practice. A couple of pointers I might add would be...
1. Quality practice, not quantity. If you start to get tired, stop. Shooting after you become fatigued will result in forming bad habits.
2. As boring as it is, if you want to really get good, nothing beats shooting spots at known distance. When doing this, you cannot blame the weather, wind, target angle, etc.
Try shooting 600rds. The popular spot game these days seems to be the 5 spot, 300rd. Shooting 5 arrow volleys can get tiring toward the end, and if you are not shooting a 300 in a 300rd. every time, all the time, you need more practice. Throw in a good mix of shooting 3-d targets, so you don`t get bored shooting the spots.
Good Luck!
1. Quality practice, not quantity. If you start to get tired, stop. Shooting after you become fatigued will result in forming bad habits.
2. As boring as it is, if you want to really get good, nothing beats shooting spots at known distance. When doing this, you cannot blame the weather, wind, target angle, etc.
Try shooting 600rds. The popular spot game these days seems to be the 5 spot, 300rd. Shooting 5 arrow volleys can get tiring toward the end, and if you are not shooting a 300 in a 300rd. every time, all the time, you need more practice. Throw in a good mix of shooting 3-d targets, so you don`t get bored shooting the spots.
Good Luck!
#12
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: cleveland wisconsin USA
John
You shoot one arrow because you lost the rest deer hunting.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>just kidding. If your shooting at a bale with your eyes closed it is to get your release to be subconscious. The small spots on the 5 spot work well also. Good luck
Rich
You shoot one arrow because you lost the rest deer hunting.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>just kidding. If your shooting at a bale with your eyes closed it is to get your release to be subconscious. The small spots on the 5 spot work well also. Good luck
Rich
#13
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Fayetteville GA USA
Once you get started shooting with good form, which, as others stated, may require a good coach, a good routine is as follows.
I shoot 20 arrows a night after work. The main thing is that I only take 1 or 2 arrows out in the back yard with me. This forces me to put the bow down and go retrieve the arrows from the target every 1 or 2 shots. The goal is to take time in between shots. When I first started shooting years ago, I would have a dozen arrows with me, and I would just be flinging one after another, with no time in between shots. Taking time in between each shot really helps you focus on each shot, which is very important.
I shoot 20 arrows a night after work. The main thing is that I only take 1 or 2 arrows out in the back yard with me. This forces me to put the bow down and go retrieve the arrows from the target every 1 or 2 shots. The goal is to take time in between shots. When I first started shooting years ago, I would have a dozen arrows with me, and I would just be flinging one after another, with no time in between shots. Taking time in between each shot really helps you focus on each shot, which is very important.
#14
Typical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Wichita Kansas USA
Similar to what razor does, I will have 5 or 6 arrows, but I will shoot at different ranges as I walk away from target. It is amazing how I will tend to shoot better as I get farther away from target. I think it is just forced concentration.




