Addct2hntng Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 when shooting my bow tonite I shot about 40 arrows at a nice big old buck and about 40 arrows at some circle targets . grouping was consitant on both but on the buck they were right in the honey hole right were i was aiming and on the circle target i am to the left 5 inches in same tight grouping. any ideas guys? Im going out weds to shoot some more and see maybe I was just getting tired on the circle targets or see if something got bumped on my bow .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyLuck Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: target vs animal It's you. When shooting at a 3D target you have that imaginary spot that you aim for. It makes floating the pin easier. When shooting at a specific dot you are subconciously trying that much harder to hold steady on that one spot making you more eratic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: target vs animal I was thinking it might be your sight picture...how yur holding differently on the two different objects before firing a shot. If you think whats happening is bad now...I seriously dont reccomend strapping on a laser to your bow...Geesh Man that was humbling to say the least. After I took it off though for some reason I shot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: target vs animal [ QUOTE ] It's you. When shooting at a 3D target you have that imaginary spot that you aim for. It makes floating the pin easier. When shooting at a specific dot you are subconciously trying that much harder to hold steady on that one spot making you more eratic. [/ QUOTE ] Sounds right to me.... I had to re-adjust when I started to shoot from a elavated platform, this also changed the target perception and threw me of for abit....until I became comfortable shooting from above the target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinwheel5 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: target vs animal I was talking with some of the top pros in the country last year and they all say the same thing. If you are going to shoot 3-d you need to sight in on 3-d targets because your point of impact will be different from spots. That explains why I was always changing my pins after the first two or three targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: target vs animal [ QUOTE ] If you are going to shoot 3-d you need to sight in on 3-d targets because your point of impact will be different from spots. [/ QUOTE ] But why? Addct2hntng mentions that the groups were still good, just in a different place, so I think that rules out target panic (my personal difficulty with spots which usually results in an occasional wandering arrow or two). So why would there be any difference in impact point just because you are shooting at a 3-d deer instead of concentric circles? Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: target vs animal [ QUOTE ] That explains why I was always changing my pins after the first two or three targets. [/ QUOTE ] The last two tournaments I entered last year, I did this. Shot three eights on the first three targets. Consistently left of the X ring. Moved my sights and was money the rest of the way. I even shot bags before the tourney and felt like I was on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: target vs animal Wierd, I site in on small orange dots stuck to a target we made full of old clothes, and I've never been hitting differently when aiming at 3D targets.......sounds more like an issue of over shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnatecsteve Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: target vs animal Was it a large circle?? Sometimes it's hard to center a pin in a circle with horizontal pins since the pin body hides the one side somewhat making it harder to see if you're centered or not. Try drawing a vertical line on your target and shoot to hit the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addct2hntng Posted February 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: target vs animal 5 in circle I will try that steve and report back thx this problem is driving me nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: target vs animal That's how I sight my bow in Steve. I first put a piece of colored tape vertical and do all my vertical adjustments using that line as my center and then I use a horizontal piece of tape to do all my horizonal adjustments. Take the tape away and draw a small circle and your dead on the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: target vs animal I also think it's you.. on a deer target, you have a bigger target. I have a two block targets and I aim for a very small black dot, I put up there by a marker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: target vs animal I agree with scottyluck here. [ QUOTE ] When shooting at a 3D target you have that imaginary spot that you aim for. It makes floating the pin easier. When shooting at a specific dot you are subconciously trying that much harder to hold steady on that one spot making you more eratic. [/ QUOTE ] Try to relax a little more when shooting the dots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: target vs animal [ QUOTE ] It's you. When shooting at a 3D target you have that imaginary spot that you aim for. It makes floating the pin easier. When shooting at a specific dot you are subconciously trying that much harder to hold steady on that one spot making you more eratic. [/ QUOTE ] I agree 100%. I don't have the problem with my groups moving around when switching from a 3D deer to a target with circles. But, I do find it much easier to hold steady on an animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Sauceman Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Re: target vs animal Target Buck fever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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