Comments on my setup for whitetail needed

[Ray Lyon]

Just an additional point of clarification, since you're new to the traditional game. Backyard practice on the same target over and over is good from a repetition standpoint and getting your form to be solid and the shot process to be second nature, so this should not be discounted. However, as you get close to getting in the woods, you want to be challenging your mind with practice at different distances and not seeing the same 'sight picture' as when you walk out to your back yard. A buck in the rut walking in on you from a different direction than you expected in your tree stand will challenge your 'normal shot' routine. Be ready for that by getting out and shooting 'quickly', but still with good form on a 3-d target. Your squirrel hunting idea is good too. Nothing like live critters to challenge your shot sequence.

  John Schultz in his video quoted Howard Hill used to saying, 'if your form is good, you won't be to far off at 60 yards......'.  For us mere mortals, translate that to 20 yards.     If you're shooting tight groups in the back yard, your form is probably pretty consistent.

[OkieGrant]

Thanks for all the help gents. I've got no doubt this will be yet another addiction.

In another forum, someone passed this link along to me. Much of this i'd already read in a forum or online but seems to be a pretty inclusive tuning guide for trad archers. I wanted to post here in case another newbie finds the thread.

 http://www.acsbows.com/bowtuning.html

[Terry Green]

I agree, if your form is good, you're accurate, and you have great arrow flight  o need to start tinkering at this stage of the game ...you've got plenty ...continue to practice, go hunting and have fun.

     

[Autumn Sunrise]

Hi there.  My first bow kill was a 260lb feral hog.  36lb draw weight.  Think you'll be just fine  

[tomsm44]

I haven't read all the responses, so it may have already been me ntioned, but when you get your broadheads in, make sure you practice with them some.  If there is any issue with tuning that isn't showing up with field points, those big broadheads will show them to you.  Other than that, you should be good.  Lots of whitetails fall to 40-45# bows and a 450 gr arrow.