I find I do much better if I just shot a few arrows and then go back to other items that I can do around the house and the bow shop. I shoot one arrow and will walk to the target, pull it and then walk back. I will shoot a max of about 5 arrows and then stop. I am doing this in my bow shopo and just shooting 10 yards... If I am shooting outside I have several targets 3D next to the shop and will shoot a total of 7 targets at shooting yardage from 10 yards to a max of about 30 yards...I also seem to fine this helps me to get a better overall workout for my bow form... how about you and how do you practice ?????
i have 3 3Ds, 2 burlap targets, 1 foam block, and 1 bag target I shoot from varied distances. I just enjoy shooting and do it several times a week.
I have a couple of bag targets, a Morrel outdoor range target, a couple of 3D deer and a Block. I'm also a member of a local club. During winter, I shoot at the club alot, but it will soon be backyard season. I love nothing more than a summer evening in the backyard with the grill going while I shoot.
Some weeks I shoot every day other weeks I shoot 3-4 days, Right now I'm shooting in my cellar, Sometimes just a few arrows other times I'll shoot 60 or more. I like to mix it up with a lot and a little, I feel it keeps me in tune with hunting situations and also long days at the 3D range, anyhow I love to just shoot.
I have 4 different targets set up right outside my shop at different distances and usually just grab a handful of arrow and a bow,fling some arrows from different ranges.Sometimes only 1/2 dozen total,sometimes I'll shoot 3 dozen or more.Guess it all dependes on how much time I have and wether or not my backs giving me problems on that particular day,well not wether it's giving problems really it's how much problem it's giving me.
This time of year, I'm like you, 10yds, a single shot every now and then, while I'm making rods. Once it thaws out up here, 3-4 targets right out back, move them around every couple of days. I try to keep them from 10-25yds, plus I leave a ladder attached to my garage, for those down-angle shots.
This time of year my practice is limited to a bag target in my shed. But outdoor season will be here soon, and then it is mostly stump shooting with judos around the yard.
No matter what I am using to shoot at, I tend to shoot too much for my own good. I know that the short sessions are much better for my form, and I do shoot better when I limit the shots and just do one at a time. But I just enjoy it so much it's hard to stop!
I fling 1 or 2 arrows at a time, retrieve. Then 1 or 2 more arrows. I do this until my "practice time" runs out (I.E. when my girls are tired of jumping on the trampoline) or until I reach about 20-50 shots depending on how I feel.
I practice as often as possible, but usually 3-4 days a week.
Down in Louisiana, I can always shoot outside unless it rains. I usually shoot for about 30 minutes to an hour on my work days (2 on, 2 off), always using only one arrow. On my off days, I might go out for 2 or 3 sessions throughout the day. I only have a bag and the pitiful looking rear section of a deer target, which I stick a small white dot on to shoot at. I always shoot a few arrows for form to warm up, then move around from 15 to 40 yards. Anytime my shot execution doesn't feel right, I go back to point blank range and shoot for form till it does. Paul.
I like to vary my practice and vary the distance and days I shoot,but also I like to think about the shot and focus on small spots without shooting.
I only practice the very first shot, everything else is forum work. I shoot from 5 yards out to 40 yards now. need more work on the 35 & up yardage. I'll shot every chance I get (just got done shooting, since it is starting to rain)
Stump shooting is a great way to practice distance.. just walk & shoot at leaves, twigs & clumps of dirt.
I find stumping to be great practice. I also shoot at a friends house with 3-D targets. I usually just shoot one arrow. Like Mystic said, it's the first shot that counts, and that's why I like the stumping. It's hit or miss.
Forty plus yards for a few days then fifteen to twenty for a day. The long range really makes the close up ones easy. Stump shooting is also great practice.
I usualy shoot at a target.....sometimes I even hit it.....
Smoker going ,in the spring summer and fall while I shoot. Shoot a few stoke up the firebox. Shoot a few more flip the ribs and chicken. Shoot a few more, fill a glass with frosty beverage. I don't know that I'm getting a lot better but I sure do love it.
One arrow, one judo and plenty of targets on the farm !
DR
I have 3 3d targets, a bag target, and a yellow jacket block target. I usually shoot 1-3 rounds; 5 arrows each round, out of a treestand I have setup. All of my hunting is done from a treestand so that's how I practice. If I shoot too many arrows in one practice session my concentration and form start to suffer. Anyway, it seems to work for me.
I find stumping to be the best practice. You go out in the field to shoot at different tagets at an unknown distance. I feel this is the best way for one to practice for hunting situations.
Mike
I've found I have a tendency to back off and shoot longer distances at various angles. But I have noticed that I need to shoot short distances more to keep really consistant on form. So, I shoot a lot of short distances concentrating on form. About a 60 to 40 per cent ratio short to long. Always moving around for angles and use two to three arrows a shoot.