Too easy to shoot accurate?

KentuckyTJ · March 07, 2011, 09:31:00 PM

I bet I know which will go to the tree though.

kongo · March 07, 2011, 09:33:00 PM

The question is - Why do you shoot one Bow better than another ? The method for shooting a recurve or longbow are not exactly the same . A r/d l/b cannot be shot the same as a HH style l/b . Pick your style of Bow , weight , length and then practice till you master it . I do shoot L/Bs & Recurves and expect that there are adjustments to be made when switching from one to the other .

CoilSpring · March 07, 2011, 10:27:00 PM

And praytell what might these 3 bow models/specs be for the benefit of these fine readers?

Guss · March 07, 2011, 10:55:00 PM

Had the same problem with a Tall Tines curve...couldn't shoot a bad arrow with it.... sold it! Is that dumb or what? I have another coming soon...maybe I'll hang on to this one!

oxnam · March 07, 2011, 11:18:00 PM

That is when you start backing away from the target to shoot longer distances, not set the holy grail aside.

cacciatore · March 08, 2011, 02:54:00 AM

I experienced the same things.having many bows and wanting to have all of them well tuned I spend more time with the bows that aren't not perfect.When I shoot a bow that drives an arrow into the target everytime I set it apart because I know it is Ok and i don't spend anymore time with it.Sometime I would like to own only one bow;but I can't.

sweet old bill · March 08, 2011, 04:23:00 AM

I wish I had that issue. I for one just do not get to the point that I feel I can shoot as well with the recurve as I can with my compound. I do have 3 bows ( total 9 bows ) that I do shoot the most:
1, Martin hunter 45 lb
2. Checkmate firebird with 2 sets
of limbs (40 lb and 49 lb )
3. Samick look like a black widow 50 lb

Shifting Shadow · March 08, 2011, 05:44:00 AM

Bowwild, I hear you brother! I had a Quinn Stalion that was so accurate, so easy to shoot, it wasn't challanging. It was too automatic. Sold it!

Bowwild · March 08, 2011, 07:19:00 AM

Ok, now I don't feel so weird, a bunch of you get it.

About a thousand posts ago I wrote how reluctant I am reluctant to name favorites because I don't want to be unfair to a bow (or more specificually it's bowyer). But, you folks and the bowyers know when we like something better than another it's intensely personal, not a condemnation or overwhelmingly important endorsement. So, the three are:

1. The Stick (58" & 47#)
2. Widow PAX (58" & 45.5#)
3. Super Wildcat (60" & 48#)

Like one said, I need to move my shooting outdoors after this long winter and "back up".

overbo · March 08, 2011, 07:21:00 AM

Maybe you need to make your target practice more challenging.If you are standing on a range at the same distance and same angle,ect.Try different positions and even throw in some moving targets.
I don't shoot or keep bows I don't shoot well.It eats too much at my confidence.

Possum Head · March 08, 2011, 07:31:00 AM

I put my curve down with the hopes of soon being able to shoot my l/b as good.I took my curve hunting every time this year because I'm more confident with it.Next season it's me and the T/hawk!

Blackstick · March 08, 2011, 08:11:00 AM

I don't have a bow that shoots any better than the others. I shoot all equally bad.

Cherokee Scout · March 08, 2011, 09:28:00 AM

I gotta be honest. If I have a bow that I can not shoot well, I get rid of it. I think that fighting with a bow that has the wrong grip, improper tiller or anything that causes me to shoot poorly should be gone. It might cause bad habits to develope in shooting style. Just my opinion.

Over&Under · March 08, 2011, 09:37:00 AM

Bowwild

I understand what you are saying completely. I am far from a good shot, but have bows on my rack that I feel are easier to shoot well for me. I feel that if I pick that bow off the rack the practice session will not be as fun because the challange of hitting my mark will be greater if I pick a different bow.

I think it is just that some bows are more forgiving for us, have a more comfortable grip, point better (or all of the above), than other bows. Not that other bows do not have those qualities, (just not for us) but we like them just as well and strive to shoot them as well as our other bows.

Stumpkiller · March 08, 2011, 10:01:00 AM

I mostly understand. I have a bow I shoot well but it gets to my fingers to shoot it extensively. Another bow that is very light, attractive and handy but I don't shoot as well, though I like hunting with it.

Each of my bows has something that makes it different.

straitera · March 08, 2011, 11:00:00 AM

Years ago started marking my spot (any distance) w/imaginary crosshairs "+". See the spot before the draw, concentrate on that + as I draw, when the index sets in my mouth I release expecting a center punch. Most often the shot is dead on or short hair close.

However, I don't score target archery at a range. If so, I might have a bow that might score better than another. Maybe this makes sense & I can see how some folks would favor some scoring bows.

rraming · March 08, 2011, 11:58:00 AM

Increase your bow weight - that will fix you!

longbowben · March 08, 2011, 12:05:00 PM

I have a MOAB that never lets me down.I shoot it better than any bow i have ever shot.But i love the D bows.But if moneys on the line im getting her out!I haven't shot her in about 6 months and took her out for a spin this morning and WOW on the money.

March 08, 2011, 12:07:00 PM

I have a Schulz longbow I bought in the early 70s. Every time I take it out, I ask my self, why in the world did I waste so much money on all these other bows. I think about how my release fingers and the other joints would have been so much better off if I would have never gone above that 65 pound bow. To me the best of all worlds would have been to have two 65s and two 52s of the identical bow and have remained confident that for me the choice was correct. I am a bit jealous of a friend that has been shooting the same Super Kodiak since the late 60s and nothing else. I knew that the Schulz was it for me from the first arrow, but alas, I have no will power, I am a child with too many bows.

danderson · March 08, 2011, 12:36:00 PM

yeah, i have 2 bows like that too! they have cam's, 65 and 80% let off and tru glo sights