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low light practice

Started by Jmatt1957, August 19, 2010, 08:47:00 PM

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Jmatt1957

How many of you practice shooting in low light conditions to simulate that first/last light shot? I started doing that several years ago it really does help.

jcar315

I seem to have fallen into it with my work schedule. I am hoping it helps!
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ron w

Went last evening and shot just before dark in the woods at our range......real eye opener!!
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

koger

Done it for years, cant tell you how many deer I have taken with a bow, last 2-5 minutes of daylight.
samuel koger

lpcjon2

I find it to be a asset.Nothing like using the silhouette to find the mark.
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a
difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem.
—President Ronald Reagan

stevewills

i started doing it cause its so hot out..but i love too shoot whenever i can
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buckeye_hunter

Did that shooting tonight with my girls!

Night Wing

I do it while it's still pretty dark in the mornings. It really helps one to concentrate.
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 10.02
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 11.37

Cherokee Scout

I like to shoot very early in the morning, just as the sun comes up. An added plus is the weather/temp is cooler then. It has been so hot here since March, not much fun to be outside. Too many mosquitoes in the evenings too.
John

Mitch-In-NJ

I often shoot after sunset.  Low light doesn't just make picking a pot more of a challenge, but I also think it skews my perception (sight picture) so practicing for it is beneficial.
"The encouragement of a proper hunting spirit, a proper love of sport, instead of being incompatible with a love of nature and wild things, offers the best guaranty for their preservation."

-- Theodore Roosevelt

Gen273

Yes, I think that it is a big help.
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ncsaknech1ydh

I always time my evening practice sessions out so the last 10 minutes or so it is nearly dark, it is amazing how you can put the arrow where it needs to be just by looking at the outline of a block or 3D target! It also makes shooting in well lighted conditions that much easier.
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64" BobLee BCentenniel TD RCurve  53# @ 32 1/2"
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Pete McMiller

One of the difficulties of practicing in low light is seeing where your arrow hit.  I just started using the fake rabbit fur strips that wrap around and stick on your shaft right behind the fletching.  I use white as I have natural, barred turkey fletching and - wow.  I heard it described as like having a candle on the end of your arrow and that isn't a wild exageration.  I've shot both with and without in low light or in a dark woods and the fur strips really help.
Pete
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vtmtnman

I like to practice in the last few minutes of daylight.I have three chartreuse feathers and the same color cap dip on my surewoods.They really show up well during lowlight.Amazing how much better you concentrate on the target.
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Bonebuster

The best practice is that which produces the most realistic conditions.

I have been doing this for years.

saumensch

I seem to shoot better the lower the light gets, i think its due to less things visible around that could catch my mind focusing.
And sometimes our dreams they float like anchors in hopeless waters oh way down here
Sometimes it seems that all that matters most are all the things that you can't keep
(William Elliot Whitmore)

bucksdown

i to love to pratice in low light, that's one advantage we have. looking through a little hole, trying to pick which sight pin to use is hard enough, now try and find the deer, dang!! which way is he going. been there, done that. we can shoot a good 20 minutes longer. sure some of my buddies can out shoot me at 40yds., but who can even see a deer in low light at 40yds? in low light all things become equal. it's a good thing it's not legal to hunt on a full moon, there wuold be even more pope and youngs on the wall.  :saywhat:    :saywhat:    :saywhat:

stickbowmaniac

I shoot when it's almost pitch black dark at least 2 days a week usualy.My regular shooting is 5-7 days a week.
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bolong

Do it just about every day.
bolong

Bama Recurve

Yea i shoot a lot better in low light. It seems that my mind naturally relies on insticts and form in the dark. Zero target panic and better grouping!
"Relax and pick a spot"


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