The Trad Gang Digital Market
*** TRAD GANG SPONSOR LIST ***
3Rivers Archery
Abowyer Inc.
A&H Archery
American Leathers
Art Vincent Leather Works
Backwoods Grind Coffee
Big Jim's Bow Company
Bill Langer Bowhunting Productions
Bison Gear Packs
Black Widow Bows
Bow Hush
Broderick Head's Taxidermy
Cari-Bow
Dryad Bows
Eagle's Flight Archery
G. Fred Asbell
Gray Wolf Woolens
Hill Country Bows
Instinctive Archer Magazine
Island Graphics
KME Sharpeners
Marksman Quivers
Montana Bows - Dan Toelke
Mule Creek Outfitting
Onestringer Arrow Wraps
Pedernal Bowhunts
Pine Hollow Longbows
Polk Knives
Ron La Clair's Archery Shoppe
Schafer Silvertip Bows
Shift's Seasoning
Silent But Deadly Bowstrings
Smokeys Deer Lure
St. Joe River Bows
Todd SMith Company
Tolke Bows
TradArchers' World
Trad Gang Digital Market
VPA - Vantage Point Archery
The Waldrop PacSeat
Wood from the West
Zipper Bows
Zwickey Archery
Contribute to Trad Gang and Access the Classifieds!
Become a Trad Gang Sponsor!
Traditional Archery for Bowhunters
LEFT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS
TRAD GANG CLASSIFIEDS ACCESS
RIGHT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS
The Cyber Camp of Traditional Bowhunters
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
Did you miss your
activation email
?
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
News:
Home
Help
Login
Register
Trad Gang
»
Main Boards
»
PowWow
»
good groups....what distance?
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
Author
Topic: good groups....what distance? (Read 309 times)
jlbpa
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 44
good groups....what distance?
«
on:
August 12, 2010, 09:53:00 PM »
I see lot's of pictures with good groups on trad gang but hardly ever see anyone post the distance the shots were made from. Not sure if it's me or my current bow or the arrows ....or I'm not close enough
Unfortunately anymore the only way I can shoot groups as good as what I see is with wheels, peep, and pins.
How far away is everyone when they post a picture of their groups?
Logged
s_mcflurry
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 185
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #1 on:
August 12, 2010, 09:58:00 PM »
From what I've seen, the usual distances are 10 yards or 25 yards. Don't go to the dark side! Keep at it!
Logged
"Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that and just play."
-Charlie Parker
Mitch-In-NJ
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 396
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #2 on:
August 12, 2010, 10:06:00 PM »
Remember also that we never post our "bad" groups.
Logged
"The encouragement of a proper hunting spirit, a proper love of sport, instead of being incompatible with a love of nature and wild things, offers the best guaranty for their preservation."
-- Theodore Roosevelt
koger
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1284
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #3 on:
August 12, 2010, 10:11:00 PM »
I would venture that most groups are 20 yards and under, some way under. ON average, I can usualy shoot a 6 shot group in 4-5 inches at 20 yards, and 6-8 inches at 25, a little bigger at 30. That said, last 3 deer I shot were 30-35 yards,open grass or big timber, all dead under 100 yds. or so. But most of my deer are shot 20 yards and under, on the ground from pop up blinds, natural blinds and in a Ghillie suit with plenty of background cover.
Logged
samuel koger
Guest
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #4 on:
August 12, 2010, 10:12:00 PM »
The other night I shot ten arrows into a 3 inch circle from 24 yards. It only took about fifteen trips back and forth from the target to get the last five arrows in with the rest. To be honest, I only care about the first two.
Logged
njloco
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 2357
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #5 on:
August 12, 2010, 10:35:00 PM »
Shooting with wheels is like having a vertical cross bow. Once you start to shoot well with a Trad. bow there is no looking back. It's more fun and if you hunt, it's more rewarding. If your having any trouble watch one or two of the DVD's on your style of shooting, it will help.
Ken
Logged
Leon Stewart 3pc. 64" R/D 51# @ 27"
Gordy Morey 2pc. 68" R/D 55# @ 28"
Hoyt Pro Medalist, 70" 42# @ 28" (1963)
Bear Tamerlane 66" 30# @ 28" (1966)- for my better half
Bear Kodiak 60" 47# @ 28"(1965)
lpcjon2
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 7673
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #6 on:
August 13, 2010, 12:55:00 PM »
If your shots are all over don't be afraid to go back to the basics.Form is most important,and them the marriage between the arrow and the bow.I feel that form is most important,if you make a shot that is not on you may be compensating your form to get it to hit the mark.10-20 yrds is good for most game animals and thats what most of us shoot.
Logged
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a
difference in the world, but the Marines don’t have that problem.
—President Ronald Reagan
Ragnarok Forge
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 3034
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #7 on:
August 13, 2010, 01:23:00 PM »
I have three new trad hunters who shoot great at 15 yards and that is their hunting limit this year. How far you can shoot good is not as important as finding the limits, nocking 5 yards off that and staying in that range limit when hunting. If you can hit a pie plate every time at 25 yards in my camp your range would be 20 yards for hunting.
Logged
Clay Walker
Skill is not born into anyone. It is earned thru hard work and perseverance.
buckeye_hunter
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 2982
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #8 on:
August 13, 2010, 02:29:00 PM »
Any pics I have posted on here show groups out to 20yds or less.
Logged
Red Tailed Hawk
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1347
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #9 on:
August 13, 2010, 04:21:00 PM »
I get 1" groups at 1 yard
Logged
I'm drinking from a saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed
lt-m-grow
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1252
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #10 on:
August 13, 2010, 04:31:00 PM »
Keep at it and quit worrying...
You will see a lot of tight groups on here on targets that have arrows holes sprayed all over the face. You will also see tight groups and folks will have large target stops. If they shot that well all the time those large stops would not be necessary :-)
Logged
Bjorn
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 8789
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #11 on:
August 13, 2010, 08:01:00 PM »
I don't practice groups very often, sometimes I will shoot 4 arrows backing up 5 yards each time and changing the angle just a bit with every shot. So the last arrow goes at 25 yds.
Logged
Mudd
TGMM Member
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 12391
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #12 on:
August 14, 2010, 07:24:00 AM »
I shoot out to 70 yds(it's my limit) only because it's all the range I have set up. If I could, I'd shoot out to 100 yds or better if I could just because its fun.
I also shoot a lot of 40 yd shots, but only because that's the distance from my back deck to the target.
Most of the pictures I've posted have been at 30 yds but that's because it's easy to walk out into the drive from my back door and shoot from that spot.
I doubt that I'd ever be tempted to take a shot on a deer at that distance. Too many things can go wrong!! I'd rather watch a nice fat doe or monster buck walk away healthy than watch it run off wounded with a questionable hit.
I have posted a few at 15-20 yds which is what I consider my longest effective hunting range and therefore my self imposed limit.
I know for a fact that within the next week I will be practicing a bunch more at 4-12 yds. These shots are what I plan/hope for under hunting conditions.
I limit the number of arrows shoot from these short distances because arrows are so very precious to me( as I'm sure they are to the rest of those who don't make our own)
God bless,Mudd
Logged
Trying to make a difference
Psalm 37:4
Roy L "Mudd" Williams
TGMM- Family Of The Bow
Archery isn't something I do, it's who I am!
The road to "Sherwood" makes for an awesome journey.
Covey
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1827
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #13 on:
August 14, 2010, 07:54:00 AM »
I don't shoot for group's to much. I take a couple judo's and a tennis ball and go have fun. I also stump shoot, it's alot better practice "for me anyway" than trying to shoot tight groups. I just give the ball a good toss and shoot, if I hit it.. somtimes it will bounce 25 more yards, so I just shoot it from where I stand. Good practice and fun to boot!! Jason
Logged
2 edges
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 105
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #14 on:
August 15, 2010, 01:32:00 AM »
15 - 35 yard I will shoot @ game up to 35
Logged
ozy clint
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 2663
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #15 on:
August 15, 2010, 07:03:00 AM »
has anyone ever shot a group at an animal? only one arrow counts....the next one!
i shoot my 3d pig, one arrow at a time. stump shooting is great for replicating hunting senarios.
Logged
Thick fog slowly lifts
Jagged peaks and hairy beast
Food for soul and body.
Border black douglas recurve 70# and 58# HEX6 BB2 limbs
Plumber
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1134
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #16 on:
August 15, 2010, 07:34:00 AM »
10 -20 I cant take any shot farther when I know Its out of my comfort zone.If I am going to shoot it I want to kill it.anyhow if its at 25-30 chances are it will come closer.
Logged
Mudd
TGMM Member
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 12391
Re: good groups....what distance?
«
Reply #17 on:
August 15, 2010, 07:57:00 AM »
Ozy Clint-Quote: "has anyone ever shot a group at an animal? only one arrow counts....the next one!"
To me this sounds like the voice of one that speaks the truth!
There is such a "ring of truth" that it hit me like a hammer when I read Ozy Clint's words.
I think I'd be stupid if I didn't change my attitude and actions toward how I prepare myself based on "truth". Now that I see it for what it is, it's almost a "duh!" for me.
I believe my future hunting satisfaction and success can be greatly affected by doing both.
Thank you Clint for the "eye opener"!!!
God bless,Mudd
Logged
Trying to make a difference
Psalm 37:4
Roy L "Mudd" Williams
TGMM- Family Of The Bow
Archery isn't something I do, it's who I am!
The road to "Sherwood" makes for an awesome journey.
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up
« previous
next »
Trad Gang
»
Main Boards
»
PowWow
»
good groups....what distance?
Users currently browsing this topic:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Contact Us
|
Trad Gang.com ©
|
User Agreement
Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©