Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: shankspony on October 13, 2020, 01:19:32 PM
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A few weeks back I got asked to help a couple of new hunters sight in their new rifle. I was guiding them along and letting them shoot and it wasn't going so well. So I suggested I fire a few shots as a control.
I fired two shots and immediately knew there was an equipment setup fault, as I just do not shoot that badly with the two shots 4-5 inch apart. An examination found a fault with the scope rings.
Forward to this week and Im tuning a new bow... ( Pictures of that to come.) and things are not going to plan. Arrows consistently hitting left. Ok too stiff a spine, so I drive an hour and half to nearest bowshot and pick up the last 6 Trad hunters in the country one step weaker. Still left even when I stack the weight on the front.
Now to confuse things I go back to my old bow and arrow set up and its shooting left as well.
At that point I start thinking its me and am getting frustrated trying to get off clean shots.
I head inside and decide im thinking too much, so have a beer or two and then head back out in a more relaxed attitude. No change but I get to thinking about the rifle incident and decide to stop thinking its me, and go over my gear again properly.
I grab a bow square and check my brace height on my old bow and well look its off my mark. Fix that and old bow is shooting straight again.
Then I start increasing the brace height on the new bow and watch arrows move right until I hit a coke can at 40 with a bare shaft.
Over the years I have often fallen into the trap of thinking its me with the bow and chased my tail until I start looking for other answers. Got to learn to trust my own abilities more.
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Yes sir. Been there as well. But it takes time and success to get to that spot where you trust yourself and your abilities.
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On the other side, we have seen a number times when shooters shoot high and/or left from tree stands be the shooter's flaw. Not canting into the shot enough and holding the head up off line of the shot. Sometimes a secondary sighting reference can come in handy.