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Main Boards => The Shooters FORM Board => Topic started by: broketooth on April 19, 2009, 08:19:00 PM
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i have mad a post on pow wow that i was primarily a self bow shooter for many yrs got pretty consistant with it . not a " howard hill" mind you but ok. then i started shooting a recurve within the past couple of yrs with marginal results.started to show some improvement. but recently ive aquired a new selfbow but the draw weight was increased by 25# @28 . my ald bow was 45# @ 28. for the past 2 weeks ive been shooting the new bow every day. ive made leaps and bounds in my accuracy. ive decided to try shooting a target the size of a playing card at 20 yrds , while using my old target which is 24" square as a backstop.even if i miss the playing card size target i still hit the back stop = no or minimal arrow loss. ive been getting pretty good at this for about a 2 week time. now today i went to a 3d tournement and sucked i lossed or broke most of my 6 arrows, and turned in the worst score ever. has this ever happened to anyone.im pretty diligent about my practice, with keeping in mind that i train to shoot within a self bow's means. this was a mixed tournement. compound shooters present. some of the targets were more than twenty yrds. am i beating myself up, beating myself or should i take to shooting targets more than 20yrds for better practice.i also dont own any 3d targets .ive also taken big game with my selfbow through the yrs so a 3d tournement shouldn't be any different , right? or did i hit the wall? for now. has this happened to anyone. i feel embarressed
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Okay, anybody out there who hasn't had a bad shooting day please raise your hand. Hmmm..I don't see any hands. ;) Don't beat yourself up. I've been shooting for several years and most of the time I'm happy with my accuracy. Then there are days when I might as well just go hang the bow back on the rack. On those bad days the harder I try the worse I get.
As for the range at which you shoot, try longer distances. I have a personal rule of never taking a shot at a deer beyond 20 yards. Most of my practice is spent shooting at that range or less but I also go stumpshooting where anything goes in terms of distance. I've found that shooting at longer distances makes me more accurate close up. Give it a try.
John
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Probably let the target distance and the stress of shooting with others watching get to you. It happens. Practicing at longer distances, and shooting more 3-D shoots will help, particularly if you shoot them with other trad folks. Good luck.
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i do tend to shoot by myself alot.but i wouldn't think that it would end up being an issue when shooting with others.i thought that the more i shoot ,the more confidence in the skill im developing would be there when i shoot with others. im keeping at it though. thanx for the words of encouragement