Hunting form or target form?

[huntnut]

How many of you pratice with the right or wrong form? I'm talking about upright perfect stance, feet in the right place type of form, or hunting form, kneeling down, twisted backwards some, bow canted more then normal. I was thinking about this, if your bow is tune good, I twould think it would be better to practice like you hunt instead of hunt like you target shoot. When I practice I don't like shooting standing with the textbook type of form so many people say you have to do. I pratice bent over or on 1 knee or both, twisting behind me, setting on a stool, just in weird possisons. I feel it helps me more out hunting, to know that I can shot accurate these way.

[robtattoo]

There's no differece! From your waist up, whether you're knelt, stooped or bent double, your form should be the same.
Good form is good form. Your arm/elbow/shoulder/bow & arrow alignment won't change (or shouldn't!) no matter how contorted you are.

[vermonster13]

What Rob said.

[eagle24]

I agree with Rob and David for the most part.  In most cases you can shoot with good form regardless of your stance or body position, however, there are exceptions.  I have had situations where I could not get my shoulder/arms/arrow in alignment (ie. good form).  I think it is good to practice these situations so you know your limitations.  For me, shooting around the tree my stand is in sometimes creates a position that I cannot get the proper upper body alignment.  Clearing the stand or tree with my bow limbs sometimes creates similar situations.  Bottom line is you have to know what shots you can make and which ones you need to pass up.  I might be able to take a 10 yard shot from an awkward position, but need to pass it up if it were longer.

[NorthShoreLB]

I like to practice from all kind of different positions, just to keep sharp for hunting.


...Still monday night (in the moonlight) I wasn't hable to draw on a good sized pig at 3 yards, because my knees where in the way                ....I gotta start adding that position to my practice regimen  :D