Just got done watching Rick Welch's shooting/hunting DVD Vol II.

Good news, I really do have form almost identical to Rick's same anchor same body position, bow cant everything.........I now see why a few different people have told me that.

The bad news: Holy crap do I have a lot of work to do! LOL
This dude is like robot-traditional shooting- hillbilly crazy man.[:-]

There is all sorts of clips of him shooting 3D and hunting and I do NOT want this man shooting at me.
Not a whole ton of techincal information and you have to wade through a foriegn accent (I'm pretty sure Arkansas is not in the continental US now...it can't be)

but I did manage to pick up a few good pointers. Since our form is so close I never realized I was within about 1/16" of getting the cock feather on the tip of my nose making a second anchor reference. Rick shoots instinctive which I now know I do 100%. I never would have figured someone THAT consistent could be a pure instinctive shooter but he is.
We have similar shot progressions, but man he does everything exactly the same everytime.
I really need to work on that..........

I got inspired and was really shooting good today, I bet I shot 200 arrows on and off all day and made some really incredible shots for me.
I shot 3 straight first arrows into the X' ring from an elevated deck at 25 yards on a little coyote 3d target. I mean 3 in a quarter sized group exactly where I was looking.
I am almost 100% kill shot (8 or better on a 3D target) out to about 22-23yds (I thought my effective range was actually closer........[:-])

I shot that same coyote for a 10 ring on my first arrow from 38 yards.........hit him 4 out of 6 at 43 yards.

I really think I have chance to get pretty good at this thing and it was really fun today just working on getting better on such a beautiful day. My buddy Frank came over with his new Morrison recurve and we had a ball.
Then we watched "Getting Stickbow close", a cool little whitetail hunting DVD , and then Eichler's "Traditional Harvests V".
Also bought myself a nice little leather hipquiver to wear 3D shooting at the Bowhunter's Superstore today.

I'm so fired up for the 08' bowseason I almost can't stand it. My confidence is soaring right now with this gear and I'm ALMOST to the point where I don't feel handicapped VS my compound for all practical hunting distances.

Just thought I'd share the day........it was ALL traditional start to finish.

The only bummer is the mailman did a flyby and buzzed the house with no new bow that I was hoping would show up.

I am too. I want something alive to shoot at so bad. I went stump shooting today, all I shot at was leaves and a squirrel or two.

Well done Matt, sounds like you had a good day shooting!!!!! I love those days! I fling a lot of arrows like you do, it might take me all day to do it but I seem to shoot better when I shoot a few here a few more a little later and continue this thru out the day, next thing ya know I've shot a hundred or so arrows in no time!!!!!! I feel this way of shooting is way better for my form, I don't tire myself out!

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I am too. I want something alive to shoot at so bad. I went stump shooting today, all I shot at was leaves and a squirrel or two.
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You guys try bowfishing with your longbows? It's a blast!

You bet! Been doing that since I was a kid. It don't open here till May 1st.

Yep, Rick is a shooting machine. I've witnessed it first hand at the Lofton Classic here in MS and he is unbelievable.. He was having to carry his little girl in between targets.. He'd set her down shoot a ten, pick her up and move on! The man is the real deal for sure.

I am too. I want something alive to shoot at so bad. I went stump shooting today, all I shot at was leaves and a squirrel or two.
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You guys try bowfishing with your longbows? It's a blast!
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Never tried it. Not too many lakes around here with alot of low lieing fish. Sounds great.

Nice!

I'm slowly....slowly coming along with the confidence you are having with not feeling handicapped with trad gear. Many trad shooters have that attitude but I still need a ways to go. Some days I'm pretty good, others, not so much. If all my days were good days, I'd be extremely confident.

Now that's something I wouldn't have thought of. I read this, then grabbed by longbow and went outside and tried it. It made a huge difference! I shot a few groups that tempted me to go and grab my camera and post them on here. Ishot a few 2" or less groups at 10 yards. One of the groups I was very happy with... one arrow each, in sequence, at 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 yards. The first three were in the 2" bullseye. The 25 and 30 yards shots were within3". Believe me, that's good for me. It started to rain, and as the feathers shrank, the tighter groups went away. Oh well. Anyway, thanks for the pointer, Matt.

I'm gonna try that trick, Matt. Thanks. I'm also gonna order that quiver. I need one to shoot a little trad 3D with.

Thanks for the link.