Is your first shot the best shot?

jhg · July 30, 2011, 10:39:00 PM

I am in this pattern that my first shot out of the bow for a session is almost always dead center on the spot. Thats good because within 20 yards its a dead elk (as long as he is broadside, not moving, looking the other way, up wind, and in the open).

Anyone else have this pattern? I think it means I need to become more consistent. But I like to take encouragement where I find it...

Joshua

riverrat 2 · July 30, 2011, 11:10:00 PM

Honestly,I need to have a better first shot. You are fortunate jhg. I want my first shot good,but it rarely is as good as I wanted. As season draws
closer,I plan on making one cold shot,go get arrow,and go to work. I should probably start now.

billy shipp · July 30, 2011, 11:13:00 PM

99% of the time my 1st shot is the best.

Traddicted · July 30, 2011, 11:22:00 PM

My first shot tends to be one of my best shots also. I like to start a session as if I were hunting, and it was the first (and maybe the only) shot I may get.

July 30, 2011, 11:32:00 PM

i wish it was. I have lost count of how often I have blown up on a give away freeby shot at game, just to grit my teeth, jerk out another arrow, step into the shot and make a killing shot. Life would be simpler if that first one was always solid.

Mudd · July 30, 2011, 11:45:00 PM

You can put me in the same category as Pavan.

I always want it to be my best but sometimes I just goof up.

God bless,Mudd

rastaman · July 30, 2011, 11:58:00 PM

Your first shot has to be your best or it can turn into a nightmare really quickly.

dragonheart · July 31, 2011, 02:12:00 AM

Burn the spot!!!!

Huntinfool7 · July 31, 2011, 02:48:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by dragonheart:
Burn the spot!!!!

Yelp! Concentration is 99% of the game pick a small spot and give all your concentration.

And do it every shot like it was your first.

~HF~

cacciatore · July 31, 2011, 02:58:00 AM

I work ,before the season on the first shot,it is the only one that counts.

Terry Lightle · July 31, 2011, 05:51:00 AM

First is usually best for me

Night Wing · July 31, 2011, 08:27:00 AM

My first shot is the most important shot because I simulate a shot at live game. I don't want to wound an animal so my first shot is the one I concentrate on the most.

buckeye_hunter · July 31, 2011, 09:30:00 AM

I need to work on my first shot as well. That is why I ALWAYS shoot a "test" arrow from my stand. Sometimes I will even take 1 or 2 shots on my way into my stand.

I need to do better, I envy you!

buckeye_hunter · July 31, 2011, 09:31:00 AM

A little amendment. When I shot my bear, that was one of the only times I didn't shoot a test arrow. The difference was I knew my shot would be 10 yards or less on the bear.

Pat B · July 31, 2011, 12:12:00 PM

It better be. In most cases it is the only one you'll get.
When hunting season nears I will take one shot a day, either in the morning or in the evening. In my experience that is when it counts most.
By hunting season my shooting muscles and my shooting skills are at their peak so more than one shot a day is not necessary.

Zbearclaw · July 31, 2011, 12:39:00 PM

Main reason I only shoot one shot groups.

wtpops · July 31, 2011, 12:39:00 PM

My first shot is my best shot, i could not tell you why, i think that on that first shot im not thinking just letting it happen. The more i shoot the more i start to think about it and that screws me up.

Jake Diebolt · July 31, 2011, 08:50:00 PM

I've been taking one shot at a time for a while now hen practicing, and that's helped out a lot. But most of the time, my first shot of the day isn't as good as later shots. Practicing more often has helped, but I wouldn't say it was my best shot.

LimbLover · July 31, 2011, 11:16:00 PM

As long as Im shooting the same bow and arrow combo I'm an excellent first shot shooter. Not much of a grouper though.

I have to reset my trajectory with a new bow or different set of arrows. Usually takes one or two shots.

cahaba · August 01, 2011, 09:12:00 AM

I work hard on a relaxed first shot. Any thing after that is target practice when it pertains to hunting.