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Author Topic: I think I'm good at hunting just bad at shooting under pressure  (Read 1263 times)

Offline old_goat2

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Re: I think I'm good at hunting just bad at shooting under pressure
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2016, 11:31:00 PM »
Just keep at it, I consider myself an above average shot and knowledgeable hunter and my freezer gets a deer every couple years, and it's usually a doe, been years since I got an elk! I usually have to miss once then if I get a second opportunity I make the shot. Some people are stone cold when the time comes and some people take a bit too chill! I look at it this way, losing your marbles means it's still exciting as hell!
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Re: I think I'm good at hunting just bad at shooting under pressure
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2016, 11:52:00 PM »
If you can hit a 3d target consistently from the ground or a tree stand, then you should be able to do the same on a live animal. Just pretend that the animal is a 3d target.
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Re: I think I'm good at hunting just bad at shooting under pressure
« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2016, 07:59:00 AM »
Joel Turner's methods really helped me with my deer fever (and TP). That, and going to three under/high anchor so all I have to do is point at it, kinda like Rick Welch's style.

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Re: I think I'm good at hunting just bad at shooting under pressure
« Reply #23 on: November 10, 2016, 08:01:00 AM »
Lots of good advice here. Picking a spot or a hair is good advice, also draw your bow first, then bend at the waist, then focus on that hair and you should be good with the shot. Focus is big.

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Re: I think I'm good at hunting just bad at shooting under pressure
« Reply #24 on: November 10, 2016, 09:08:00 AM »
I'm same as you. It's over on Saturday for us. I can't stand pa...

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Re: I think I'm good at hunting just bad at shooting under pressure
« Reply #25 on: November 10, 2016, 10:32:00 AM »
From a tree stand you will always shoot high if you don't bend at the waist ! I was told this by an old guy about 40 years ago and he was absolutely right...

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Re: I think I'm good at hunting just bad at shooting under pressure
« Reply #26 on: November 10, 2016, 10:35:00 AM »
I know how you feel!
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Re: I think I'm good at hunting just bad at shooting under pressure
« Reply #27 on: November 10, 2016, 01:37:00 PM »
Some shooting styles and philosophies are more difficult to complete when a live moving animal is involved.  I had a friend that had a very long awkward form for his size.  He, 5' 8" with a 68" arm span, spent most of his concentration on fully reaching his unnatural 29" draw when trying to shoot deer from a high tree stand.  He shot high every time or failed to get off a shot.  I gave him a shooting lesson that was done 100% while sitting on a ladder stand in my backyard, basing everything on the shot angle and the sitting position he was in and shooting down to my target 12 yards away.   He lost three inches of draw, had his eye over the arrow, a solid anchor and follow through, he could melted his body into the shot and still maintain the proper arm and shoulder alignments.   Most important, he was consistent.   Boring a hole through it, picking spot, needs to be practiced on every shot, not just the shots we take at live game.   It takes a little bit to keep the eyes fixed on the spot.  Shooting with natural shot timing really helps when shooting at game, with a butt load of adrenalin and buck fever, the more automatic and natural the shot the better.

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