Traditional Accuracy........
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Traditional Accuracy........
I know that traditional accuracy is a lifelong pursuit and one should never get satisfied with his shot.......... For us new guys, what should we consider satisfactory? At 20 yds you should be able to hit a [fill in the blanks] dot everytime......
How good are the top pros that shoot bowhunting rigs? What type of groups do they hold at 20-25 yds?
How good are the top pros that shoot bowhunting rigs? What type of groups do they hold at 20-25 yds?
#2
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Traditional Accuracy........
I took 4 shots today from 20 yards. Each hit the spot I was staring at. It was scary, so I put down the bow and walked away...
It's funny, with the string in my hand and no pins to worry about, I just stare down the spot I want to hit and the release happens automatically. I could never get to this point with a compound, I was always worring about something or other.
I'm very confident from 20 yards and in. Don't even want to talk group or target size. I take one shot at a time, stare down the spot, assess the result to monitor form, walk downrange to get my arrow and start over.
It's funny, with the string in my hand and no pins to worry about, I just stare down the spot I want to hit and the release happens automatically. I could never get to this point with a compound, I was always worring about something or other.
I'm very confident from 20 yards and in. Don't even want to talk group or target size. I take one shot at a time, stare down the spot, assess the result to monitor form, walk downrange to get my arrow and start over.
#3
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RE: Traditional Accuracy........
Those days are great aren't they? I was shooting like that at yesterday morning. I would walk back to 20yds and shoot.... bam!!! bullseye... Go get my arrow, walk to 12yds, shoot bam!!! bullseye......then back to 20 yds, 18yds, 8yds, 22yds, etc....
I also only shoot one arrow at a time, but based on my shooting, I have a good idea of what group size would be.
I also only shoot one arrow at a time, but based on my shooting, I have a good idea of what group size would be.
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Traditional Accuracy........
I don't know. Really! I think it's a mistake to get all tangled up in group sizes at such and such a distance, and then declare you'll never take a hunting shot beyond that distance. When you see the spot you want to hit and then you procede to do it, no matter what the distance is, that's acceptable accuracy.
A couple of years ago, I shot a quail at somewhere around 80 yards with a good 25+ mph crosswind. (I thought it was a clump of grass though[:-]) I knew I could hit it and I took the shot. Then there are times I know I'd probably miss the bottom of a #2 washtub at 20 feet.[&o]
Some days you gots the mojo and some days you don't.
A couple of years ago, I shot a quail at somewhere around 80 yards with a good 25+ mph crosswind. (I thought it was a clump of grass though[:-]) I knew I could hit it and I took the shot. Then there are times I know I'd probably miss the bottom of a #2 washtub at 20 feet.[&o]
Some days you gots the mojo and some days you don't.
#5
RE: Traditional Accuracy........
To be honest with you my groups are not that good, but if I walk threw the woods and shoot at randome things I am vary acurate. When I am at the target I think about shooting, when I am in the woods I think about KILLING, nothing else gose threw my mind just the target I am aiming at. I am confident out to 18 yards on the ground and I shoot alittle better out of the stand.
Some days I get great groups and othere I dont, but I still have shots on those days that are great. For a kid with ADD, 3 shots in a row is alot to ask for.
Some days I get great groups and othere I dont, but I still have shots on those days that are great. For a kid with ADD, 3 shots in a row is alot to ask for.
#6
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RE: Traditional Accuracy........
I know some people wont agree with me... but I never thought to much about group size. I really just hunt so far with the bows I have owned. So to me the only shot that matters is the cold (first) shot.
#7
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RE: Traditional Accuracy........
ORIGINAL: axehind
I know some people wont agree with me... but I never thought to much about group size. I really just hunt so far with the bows I have owned. So to me the only shot that matters is the cold (first) shot.
I know some people wont agree with me... but I never thought to much about group size. I really just hunt so far with the bows I have owned. So to me the only shot that matters is the cold (first) shot.