There has been a lot of talk about how people practice.
First off IMHO there is not any wrong way as long as your practice is taking your shooting to where you want it to be.
I am a bow hunter so my practice is geared toward my goals
I do a lot of whitetail deer hunting in Pa. I hunt from stands and we push deer. My shots on my last few bucks have been in the 6 to 8 yd range and from the ground
For stand practice I shoot off of an elevated deck. I place different targets at different distances and since the grade of the land drops away, different elevations. I have trees around the deck that I shoot thru etc. I will shoot multiple arrows from the deck but I move to different places on the deck which is around 130 ft long . I try and never shoot from the same spot when I am not tuning or just screwing around.
For on the ground practice I use one arrow and shoot retrieve , move to different angle,distance etc.
The shots usually average from 10 yds to 30 yds.
The Rhinehart 18 & 1 is hanging so it spins and moves. The trick is to pick a dot and hit the dot no matter what angle the cube is at. So you get a spinning shot like on a walking deer. I don't grunt to shoot a walking deer I just shoot them. I don't like to tell a deer I'm there especially at 8 yds on the ground :)
For this video the shots are from about 10 yds out to 25. I wanted to stay on camera so I kept my area fairly tight for the video. I like to get hard angles and I shoot for actual vitals not rings. So I try and bisect my target.
I am far from a great shot but just wanted to show one way I practice. Of these 11 shots everyone was a kill shot with only One a bit far back but it would have done the job
If you have an area that you can shoot like this I feel it is an excellent way to practice
Btw I don't shoot deer off the feeder in my Yard that's for Squirrels :)
Thx for looking
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa302/jparanee/6c560e65.mp4
Nice to be able to shoot in yer 'jamies ain't it?
I like that idea, I'm on flat land and don't have an elevated deck but I keep a 16' ladderstand set up in my back yard and get the kids to retrieve for me(costs me a nickle per arrow!)
Man I gotta try that my kids keep complaining :)
I practiced out of a climber one time and had my wife fetch the arrows so I didn't have to keep climbing up and down, LOL! (Not without complaining, however) Discovered it aint too easy to shoot a trad bow out of a sit and climb style climber. Have to cant the bow alot more to clear the rail. Anyway, great video!
The suspended moving target is a great idea! Just give the right amount of movement to simulate a slow moving deer.
Thanks guys
Practicing like this has been a huge part of my success
The moving target works super
cool video, nice shooting
Pretty cool, Joe!! :thumbsup:
Thanks guys
I thought it was arnold shooting at first
Nice video! You have a great place to practice. With the drought we're having here in Iowa, I almost didn't recognize what green grass looks like! :biglaugh:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
QuoteOriginally posted by Bernie B.:
Nice video! You have a great place to practice. With the drought we're having here in Iowa, I almost didn't recognize what green grass looks like! :biglaugh:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
We went from not cutting the grass for a month to some rain
Everything grew overnight :)
Cool stuff and good shooting.
Just the way I do it .....but I don't wear sleepy pants...LOL! :biglaugh:
Nice set-up, great for practice. Have to try the hanging target.
Cool video, what is the set up your shooting?
It's a Morrison ILF all phenolic riser with a set of BF Extreme Limbs
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa302/jparanee/5f69b018.jpg)