tc fan - 
Button Buck
Northwest Indiana. Hobart to be exact.
 | | 08/23/2007 8:07 PM |
| | I am just getting into this sport so I was wondering how much practice should I get? I have had this bow since the 14th of this month and I have tried to get out each night. I will try to shoot at least 100 arrows each time. Is that enough? Not every one is a bulls eye but 80% of them can be covered with a paper plate. I switch between 10 and 20 yards because I have enough room for that in my back yard. If I want to shoot farther I have to pack up the gear and go to a range about 10 miles away. | | | |
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mcraddock -
6-Pointer
Possum Kingdom, SC
| | 08/23/2007 9:33 PM |
| | As often as possible. The important thing for a new bowhunter is to build up the muscles used to pull and hold your bow back as smoothly as possible. As you go, you will become more proficient at placement and judging distance. Just get comfortable with your rig by shooting from various positions and elevations. I try to shoot my bow at least 3 times a week with probably 50 arrows downrange at each session. | | | |
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r_rayjr -
4-Pointer
Council Bluffs, Iowa
| | 08/24/2007 1:32 AM |
| I try to practice as much as I can. I don't get to do it as much as I would like. But I do get some practice done.
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cb -
6-Pointer
| | 08/24/2007 12:47 PM |
| | I have been shooting from an elevate stand and from the ground 3to4 times a week, maybe 50 shots. I need to get used to my new set-up on my bow and I am improving with form and accurracy | | | |
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matt_man215 -
Button Buck
FLorida
| | 08/24/2007 2:05 PM |
| | i shoot about 30-40 arrows a day or so for the last couple months |
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hoody06 -
Button Buck
NJ
| | 08/24/2007 8:37 PM |
| I shoot every day that its not raining to hard all year long.
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thwack is the only sound i want to hear from sept to feb!!! | |
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va_switchback_man -
Button Buck
| | 08/24/2007 10:15 PM |
| I shoot about every other day. Remember 10 perfect shots are much better than 100 ok shots. Slow down and focus on making each shot as perfect as possible. Try to pick up on the slightest differences in your grip, anchor, release, and follow thru on each shot. Then work on doing everything exactly the same every time.
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Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. | |
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newhunter -
6-Pointer
Grandville,Michigan
| | 08/24/2007 11:02 PM |
| | I practice as much as possible.The more you practice the better you will become. | |
      
 
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z3z528 -
4-Pointer
Massillon, Oh
| | 08/25/2007 6:52 AM |
| | last year i shot quite a bit.. but ive only been out shooting one time this year.. and i got a month left till season starts so i need to get on the ball and set up the target | |
Ohio is where the Big Bucks Roam!!! | |
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RJF -
Spike
| | 08/25/2007 11:00 PM |
| | Ive shot everyday since june when I got my bow set up. I can shoot between a nickle and golf ball pattern. at 20,30,40 and 60 yards next year Im gonna upgrade my sight and go for 75 yards | | | |
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mossyoakcowboy -
Button Buck
Haslet, Texas
| | 09/02/2007 3:01 AM |
| | I shoot everyday year round. I turned part of my house in to a 35 yard range so I can shoot even when theres bad weather. Just remember that after so many shots your arms get weak. Sometimes this throws off your technique. The technique you use is the most important because when a big buck comes by and you get nervous that is all you have to fall back on. At first dont worry about the accuracy as much as the use of a consistent technique. Accuracy comes later. | |
Live life 8 seconds at a time | |
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Rilla -
Button Buck
New Iberia, Louisiana
| | 09/04/2007 12:17 PM |
| | It doesn't take one hundred shots to kill a deer or whatever you are hunting. Practice at different yardages with 3 to four arrows until you get the bulls eye every time!! When i practice shoot i make my first arrow count>>>bullseye!!! Then i shoot a few more just to loosen up...A few days a week is all it takes!! | |
7MM Rem. Mag. reach out and touch something!! | |
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Q2hunter -
Button Buck
Blue Ridge Mountains, Va.
| | 09/04/2007 1:18 PM |
| I dont shoot year round unless I make equipment changes. If I get a new bow, or new equipment, I try to get it during the late winter or early spring to start shooting. To get to the point of your question, when ever I do start shooting each year (Typically in June), my first shot of every session is 20 yards and I put myself in a hunting state of mind, I want to make that one my best. Cold, stiff muscules is what you will have when you draw down on that big buck, so that is why I want that first shot to be the best it can be. After that first shot, I go to my fartherest range, which is 70 yards. No, I'm not gonna shoot an animal at 70, but long distance shooting will drastically improve your form and aim. I shoot probably 10-12 shots from there concentrating on my aim, form, and follow through while I am still fresh. Then I start working in as I start to fatigue. I think it is important to shoot a few shots while fatigued when you first start shooting as it will build your stamina. After about 3 - 4 weeks of this, I start cutting back. My stamina is built up, and I am usually back in good form. At that point, I may only shoot 15-20 shots, but every shot is in "hunting mode", with the state of mind of a "killer", as that is what I want to do, kill that animal with the most leathal shot I can make. Also at this point, I dont want to miss a single day, rain or shine, if its raining, thats even better, I can put my rain gear on and simulate hunting on a rainy day with an extra layer of cloths on. By the last two weeks or so before season starts, I want to have practiced many shots from a tree stand, many shots from my knees, and any other kind of "potential hunting situation that I may be in during season. I also want to have multiple sessions in while wearing the exact atire that I will have on while in the woods, including my Bolocova, gloves, heavy & light jackets, and just a long sleeve shirt for the hot days in stand. Those last weeks, I want to make sure I've covered every possible hunting situation, and not worry about trying to just put 100 arrows a day into a target.
Sorry for the long windedness of this post, but thats what I do! | |
You can run, but your gonna leave a blood trail! | |
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tc fan -
Button Buck
Northwest Indiana. Hobart to be exact.
| | 09/04/2007 8:17 PM |
| I would like to thank everyone who has responded to this thread. I have put your advice into practice. I am not shooting as many arrows each time. Now I shoot 5 at ten and clear the target and then shoot 5 at twenty. Repeat this about four or five times each night. Before I would shoot a dozen then clear the target and shoot till I got to a hundred.
While I am not shooting nickle size groups they are down to coffe cup from paper plate. I still have the stray shot now and then. Still on the bag but maybe six to eight away from the rest of the group. If I think about it after it hits I can sometimes pick out what I did wrong. I still have a lot to learn but I am having fun doing it. Working on my form has really helped.
On a side note I shot my broadheads for the first time tonight. I have Rage two blade and Magnus Buzzcut. The Rage were as tight as the practice tips. The Magnus were just a touch low but group just as well. I think my sights are set I just need to work on being smooth each shot. | | | |
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Camogirl -
Forum Moderator
Spike
Q Town
| | 09/06/2007 11:35 PM |
| | I try to shoot as often as I can... | |
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away"
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rebel deer hunter -
Record Book
florida
| | 09/07/2007 8:12 AM |
| | practice makes perfect, I dont practice as much as I should, but I make sure my sights are on make some adjustments in needed and then shoot to make sure then practince the 3 weeks before season. | |
SOUTHERN PRIDE | |
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mossyoakcowboy -
Button Buck
Haslet, Texas
| | 09/08/2007 10:27 PM |
| | btw, I am not saying you should shoot everyday. I do because I enjoy shooting. I also need to because outside of working at the rodeo I shoot competatively for extra money. I need to practice everyday for more then just hunting. | |
Live life 8 seconds at a time | |
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rackmaster4413 -
Button Buck
| | 10/28/2007 6:10 PM |
| | me and my buddy ust to shoot almost every day for about 2 hours during the summer. we ust to go through so many nocks and vanes that it was just crazy. Now we only shoot about once or twice week. | | | |
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rnwinter -
Spike
Texas
| | 10/30/2007 7:29 PM |
| | I shoot about an hour a week, most of the year. There are some really cool clubs that I could join, but the outlay of cash for a bow that would let me do the best I can for these type clubs is more than I can afford. Not in terms of the club, but a bow worthy of me doing my best. If you can devote an hour every other week all year, you'd probably be doing well for any type of hunting. | | | |
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