Shooting Regimen

[dawgitall]

How do you guys go about practicing (not how many times a week.etc), ex. farther shots first and work your way in. From elevations? Do you have a certain system that you like to use and why?

I know my first shots are usually my best. I'm guessing that most other people will be similar.

Thanks in advance for your input!

[Cuz Doctor]

i shoot from 20 yds. first and then back up to 30. i usually shoot 2 sets of 9 arrows from each spot. every other day i get into a stand in the back yard and shoot broadheads.

once the season gets closer, i shoot one arrow every morning before i leave for work...helps my psychic doing that.

[mike13candace]

I like the idea of quality.. not quantity. Focus on the first arrow like it is all you have. I shoot from 25 to 45 yrds. The average deer is arrowed at 14 yards in the Northeast. Practicing from long distance (should) make the close shots easier. LOL

Good luck this year..

[fly]

Every year I shoot till I have close groups in the bullseye. I start at 10 and go up by 5 yards till I hit 30-35 yards. This year I'm up to 30, but not 35 yet.

I try to shoot fewer arrows and have more outings. I'll rarely shoot more than 30 arrows in an outing. I generally shoot 3 or 4 at a time.

[ildrhntr]

I usually start at 50 yds, I use three practice arrows. If I put all three in the 10 ring on the 3 D target I move up to 40 and repeat this all the way up to 20 yds. I only shoot real close within 20 yds a couple times a week. A couple times a week I back up to 60 and 70 yds which makes all the closer ones easier in my book

[J.ALLEN.IA]

I like to start out at 20, doing sets of 5 until I make sure I'm good and solid across the five different targets on the bag. Than back up to 30 and 40 doing the same thing. As others have mentioned, most of my shots are less than 30 yards so try to spend most of my time there, but you never know if you get a lifetime shot on a monster over 30 you'd be tempted to take and want to be confident.

[The Kid]

sometimes ill sit there and tell myself im not going to leave till i shoot a group the size of a 50 cent piece at 25 yards,, whether it takes me a few tries or not

[NYBowhunter71]

I usually start at 20yds, and shoot rounds of 3-4 arrows, then I will vary distances, odd distances 33yds, 27yds etc. I will also vary the angles on my 3D target. SOmetimes I even bring it in veyr close (under 10yds) which iharder to hit than it seems.

[m gardner]

Join a club or find a group of people that you can shoot with and have fun. I like to shoot with folks that shoot better than I do so they can help correct my form problems and keep pushing me to improve. Shoot at different ranges when you first start shooting. It'll show you where your problems lie. Anybody can hit well at close range not warmed up. See what your limitations are for your first arrow on target. Mine is 40 yards for a certain kill every time. When I warm up It's 80 yards, which makes me feel like a hero. Just pick up the bow some day when you don't feel your best and it's cold and rainy and see where the first arrow goes. Just like if you were hunting. That's why I passed this buck last week at 62.5. He had me so I took his picture with my pocket camera. If I'd been warmed up on the range he'd been toast.Mark

[arrow32]

I start where ever feels good at the moment:D Anywhere from 20 to 50 yards.I use to shoot a 100 atleast 50 to 75 arrows daily but this year I've slacked off not real sure how many I've been shooting but still holding x ring groups.

But the longer you shoot the harder it is to hold that bow to were your still hitting x's after 50 shots. It takes practice and lots of it. Oh and good form really helps as well.

[Tony]

usually i shoot all summer at 3D shoots. this means i have to have good groups at all ranges from 10 to 50 yards. this summer i did not shoot many 3D shoots, but i have shot my hunting bow all summer in preperation for my Wyoming antelope hunt.

i start out close at first, 20 yards and shoot a few shots until i get warmed up and i have good shot execution. then i move out to 30, 40, 50 and 60. once i have shot 10 to 15 shots at each distance and im confident that my pins are on, i then move to odd yardages and shoot at those.

most practice session are from an hour to 2 hours.. it just depends on what im trying to do.

i agree, that quality shots are a lot more important than quantity. each shot you shoot should be done with your best concentration and form.

Tony

[bloodtrails]

just as long as you are practicing does it really matter where to start or finish. just get out and fling arrows and work on being the best you can be at it!

[dawgitall]

Thanks guys. I generally like to shoot longer distances first and then the shorter distances seem that much easier.

[MUDRUNNER]

I usually start shooting 10 arrows at 20, then 10 at 30, and 10 at 40, then go back and shoot 5 at 20. I usually only shoot 2 times a week. I also go to the shop and shoot pop-ups and DART from time to time.

[sskybnd]

same here i'l shoot 15 to 20 times from 20 to 60 yards i'l shoot like its the only shot i'm going to get, so it makes me concentrate more on the shot, giving me a good shot placement