Are You Any Good?

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

I suck.

[Scott88]

Been shooting off and on for 42 years

[fnshtr]

Originally posted by The Vanilla Gorilla:
I suck.

Pretty well sums up my shooting too. But I do get by. 2 deer per year are plenty now that it is just the wifey and I.  

[kennym]

Originally posted by The Vanilla Gorilla:
I suck.

I pretty much do too in my opinion , past 18 to 20 yards, so I set up my hunting shots at 15 and get along pretty nicely.

[Hermon]

A year or two ago I would have said I wasn't too bad a shot.  The last year or so I have a lot less confidence in my shooting.

I think too much emphasis on group sizes at targets can give folks a false impression either way on whether they are good shots or not.  Sure, I can hit my deer target and when I knuckle down can shoot tight groups, but really what difference does that make?  There is more to being a good hunting shot than just shooting groups.  There are lots of shot variations that happen when one is small game hunting that the stiff target shooting does little to prepare one for.   I believe that mixing things up and trying to hit fun stuff can make the game more real and wake up the brain.  Just shooting at short range and at the same target trying to get groups can make ones brain get stale.  The enemy of clear concentration is apathy and routine boredom.

[Shaun]

If I get good, I up the challenge. Presently shooting self bows. If I get good at them, will have to start  throwing rocks.

Can shoot a near perfect group of one arrow and often do so on game. Not much of a shot but a heck of a closer on the hunt.

[riverrat 2]

Been shooting Trad 12 glorious years now. Hell of a shot to boot.

You seen that Elf Legolas in Lord of the Rings? taught him all he knows...rat'

[Azwatasha]

First recurve in 1972, I still suck. Shoot almost everyday.  But I love to watch the arrow fly.

[Friend]

I am good at not being any good.

Went out this afternoon, wow, I was scrabbled. Hands jumping, arrows that previously flew perfect spiralling, everything was out off.  Went out after supper, started from scratch on all of the bits and pieces, after 50 shots or so, I finally found the groove back.  Why does fun stuff always take so much work, before it's any fun?