So I switched to 3 under many years back. And I found that I shot instinctive-ish at close range, but as the shot got farther and farther I started to use my point as a reference. I was point on at about 30. I could shoot better groups at the longer distance than at 20 yds. Fast forward to deer season. Big buck at 3.5 yds.... Three....point....five.....yards... Danger close. Easiest shot I've ever had (other than having to hold it at full draw for 30 seconds for him to give me a shot, which may have hurt me
). He finally walks broadside. I begin to aim with my jello-y arms...I see the point and start to consiosuly aim with it. Thinking its a close shot, I should aim a bit lower....and i skint his belly.
Just a flesh wound. And wouldnt you know...the next morning I shoot a buck at 25 yards no problem.
I found that in the moment of truth instead of trusting my instinct I tried to aim with the point.
This lead me down a path of using longer arrows to reduce my point on distance. However doing this makes it tough to shoot past the point on range, I'm no good at aiming above the target using this aiming style. But I'm pretty decent using a point on aiming style within its means....
Fast forward to a few months ago...
I get drawn for the mcaap hunt. And it rekindles my trad interest. I get on here and fumble through some posts and pass by the "push" thread. Open it up. Watch the video. "2 hours!!!???!!!" I'm not watching that. About a month later I see a post on fixed crawl in the shooters forum. Have no clue what that means. Read into it a bit, see that "the push" is referenced in that thread. So I go back and watch it.
"Boring...boring...boring...basic stuff...yawn... Is this video for me??? I know what I'm doing.... Blah blah blah...." (looking back its a great film, and covers everything someone new to trad needs to have a good start). I zone off into lala land. Then I hear him say something about reducing point on distance...my ears perk up...fixed crawl something or other...
And it's brilliant. I've never heard of a fixed crawl and it makes total sense with the way I aim. His science and explanation made perfect sense to me and this is what my shooting has been missing.
So now I'm tuning my bow for season. Its liking a 29" fmj 400 with 145 on the end. I install my fixed crawl and get it set for 25 yards. Shoot a bit and get comfy with it. Then I scoot back to 30 and give it a whirl. I still have issues holding my point over where I want to hit. So I grab near the conventional nocking point and let fly. Point on at 35. And It turns out that I'm pretty good at 35 doing this. And I can hold at the bottom of the chest at 30 yds and shoot well.
So does anyone see any issue using this sort of aiming method? My broadhead seems to be flying true using both crawls.
I'm almost tempted to install another nock for a 15 yard crawl. Am I crazy??? Triple fixed crawl??? (This may not be necessary since I'm shooting decent enough at close range with my 25 yd crawl).
I know I know....I'm another string walking heretic. But I shoot so well this way! And I can set up multiple bows with the same 25 yd crawl and hit exactly where I want on the first shot with each bow.
My thinking is use the 25 yds crawl from 0-25 so I never have to give up the body. Just put the point at the bottom of the chest until I get to 20ish. Then gradually aim higher to point on. Once the range gets to 27ish I switch crawls (to no crawl I guess), and repeat the process to 35.
I've still got some practice to do. But I think this is going to work out well!
Topic: Double or triple "fixed crawl"??? And my journey to the fixed crawl (Read 892 times)
