Shooting a bow is something I love to do. It has a therapeutic quality for me. I don't count arrows, but I shoot A LOT. Sure, it can be overdone, but I approach shooting practice a lot like sports practice. You don't get to be a great shot shooting five arrows a day. Michael Jordan didn't achieve basketball greatness shooting five free throws a day, did he?? There are guys out there that may not need to practice much to maintain their form and stay sharp. I am certainly not one of them.
A lot of guys shoot one arrow at a time. While certainly this is good hunting simulation, if your shooting technique and form are not well established that isn't nearly enough, in my opinion.
Shoot until you can hit your mark. Then shoot until you hit it a lot. Then shoot until you rarely miss. Then shoot more. Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
When the chips are down, and you have Papaw buck with a brushpile on his head standing broadside at 8 yards....you've got this. You've done it THOUSANDS OF TIMES. I've been accused of "over preparing", my response is always the same. There is no such thing. I guarantee you one thing. All bowhunters miss, especially young, green ones like myself. Whether its the first shot at an animal, or the hundredth, do you think that one time a hunter has ever said "Man, I wish I hadn't practiced as much"????
Food for thought.
Have fun, and shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot.
Jake