Shoot better in the field than on target?

[Rob DiStefano]

there is a WORLD of diff'rence 'tween the hunting archer and the target archer.  their venues, modes of shot process and execution, mindsets, and shot totals are just not the same.  

3D shoots are fine gaming social gatherings that have something in common with bowhunting that's close but no cigar.  in fact, all archery games are just that - games.  hunting is not a game.  

roving afield is still the closest one will come to the act of random bowhunting and the best form of bowhunting practice i can think of.

ymmv.    

[BWallace10327]

I like to shoot targets, especially NFAA 300.  What I have learned that a deer would be safe if I had to put 60 arrows in the heart/lung area. For me, target rounds are a very different endeavor.  I have made shots on game that were very good, but replicating them would be unlikely.  

Regardless of what anyone says, making one good clutch situation shot is different than making 60 in a row.

[kenneth butler]

Terry, I have nothing but the utmost respect for both Barry Wensel and you. I would never call either of you a liar. I have tried  to PM you and tried your email. I can't get it to work. Somehow I  ended up doubling your post. I tried to review my posts to see where I went over the line. They are gone but I count 5 other folks that disagreed and said they didn't buy it. I am not one to result to name calling but apparently I messed up and crossed a line. I tried to do this personally but failed. I would still appreciate a PM.    Thanks    Ken

[Terry Green]

No worries Ken...lets move on to 2017....

   

[kenneth butler]

Happy New Year to all.      Ken

I have two new years resolutions. 1. I want to shoot and eat 4 cottontail rabbits before the end of rabbit season.  2. I want to get at least one person suckered into shooting and hunting with a longbow.

[reddogge]

I don't know what I can add here but I do gap shoot but when I'm shooting at stumps at unknown yardages and game I'm setting that gap "instinctively" ie: I'm not spending a lot of time figuring the yardage but when I throw the bow up I'm setting that tiny relationship between the target and my arrow point as seen at the sight window without much thought and tend to be pretty accurate.

However when I shoot an indoor round I'm using different equipment and have mybow set up so the  arrow is point on at 20 yards and then it becomes purely a shooting exercise of the perfect draw, the perfect anchor, the perfect release, the perfect follow through FIVE TIMES IN A ROW. This is totally different than my field shooting and takes unbelievable concentration for me. I'm not as successful as I feel I should be at this.

Maybe others can relate.

[YosemiteSam]

I believe I read that Saxton Pope put Ishi in front of European targets & he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with his setup.  But somehow, he managed to get his fair share of game.  I always fear that I'm the opposite so I shoot often & just hope for the best.

[crazynate]

That's me as well. I can hit a golf ball @ 20yards in the yard but when I shoot on a paper bullseye my groups are like 4-5" @ 20 yards. Really weird but it doesn't bother me to bad. 3D targets I'm dead on. Jut the paper haunts me lol. Lately I have been practicing no fire drills @20yards aiming at a paper target. Has seemed to help out a ton already.

[KeganM]

Originally posted by YosemiteSam:
I believe I read that Saxton Pope put Ishi in front of European targets & he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with his setup.  But somehow, he managed to get his fair share of game.  I always fear that I'm the opposite so I shoot often & just hope for the best.

Pope also wrote that target work with a lighter bow helped their shooting on game.

Tough to know what's the right answer, so I shoot as much as possible.    

[Draven]

Indoor I shoot with compound archers and the targets are for compound. I have hard time with multiple dots target so I ended up adding my own "dot" on the target to get good results with recurve and instinctive shooting. But I don't see much difference between paper vs 3d IF I am doing what I am suppose to do.