Arch of the arrow

[Traditional-Archer]

When I shot my Deer this last archery season The buck came in and all I can remember is the nock. He came in as I was watching some does go by. He didn't catch me by surprise, as soon as I saw him I started looking for a spot or a crease the crease became my focus point just behind his front leg.He past by at 25 yard I drew my bow and the arrow was gone. I remember the crease as I let the string slip from my fingers. Its what happend after the arrow was gone that became weird. All I can remember seeing is the nock. It looked a foot high on the bucks back. I even told my brotherinlaw that I shot to high. We let the buck go over night. The next morning we went back to find the arrow I was unable to find the  night before. To our surprise we found blood on the way in and the buck piled up 50 yard further up the trail. I guess the thing that strikes me funny is the nock being a foot high.I did not see the hit just the nock a foot high.I am as confusing as one can be.I saw the nock before the hit a foot high. I did not see the hit I lost focus or it seemed distracted by the nock. Has this happed to anyone else.  

[hormoan]

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[hormoan]

And after being asked in a differant way, OH YES our vision can be totally confused by what it see's. Or should I say think it see's. It can be totally misleading, it surely has happened to me. It has caused my local coyotes a easy dinner once  :mad:    

[Traditional-Archer]

I'm glad to hear that hormoan. I was just wondering if I lost focus or just line of sight.The arrow was on the way already and in mid flight the arrow can not be changed by me any longer.

[Deadbolt]

when i shot my buck this year i remember see'ing him come in i drew let down b/c bad angle then drew again once he was broadside i let er fly...all i remmber was feeling the knock in between my fingers looking at the deer and the fletching once i released after that i never saw the arrow.  i never saw it enter the deer nothing he just took off but when i saw the deer pile up 20 yards later i knew it was a good hit. then i saw the arrow on the ground.

not sure if thats normal but i was so in the zone i never saw the arrow.

[Chisler]

I like white nocks and white feathers so I can see where the arrow goes.  This is my first year with trad gear and one of the big diffs to me is I don't need so much light (like when I used to rely on fiber optic sights...)  So this year, when a nice doe came in early - I had my spot picked before she stopped.  She stopped in the perfect spot and the arrow was on its way - followed by that hollow whack - she took off and I heard her pile up about 60 yds away.  It occured to me after the shot that I never saw the arrow.  It was too dark!  It was legal shooting time - 1/2 hr before sunrise - but under the trees it wasn't very light.  Is that wrong to shoot in low light??  I never thought I could shoot then - but I guess I was in the zone and it worked perfectly.  I think if it felt wrong I wouldn't have drawn or wouldn't have released - but I never doubted what was going to happen and it happened.

[Traditional-Archer]

I did see the spot I picked out, and when I shot I did not see the arrow. Also the sun was starting to set when the deer came in and the light was low. My nocks are white and that is wy I think I could see the nock, as my fingers slipped from the arrow I could follow the nock in flight until the arrow dropped. I think that is the question I am asking. As the arrow is dropping would it make any sense that I would lose sight of the arrow. Not seeing the arrow hit the spot I'M looking at. Practising you can see the arrow in flight. I just want to make sure I am not bringing my head up prematurely.