Practice routine

[Junction hunter]

I was wondering what type of practice routine most of you are using?
Do you have a routine; warm up exercises or other exercise to work on form?
Or do you just get out and shoot?
Looking for a way to make my practice time shooting more productive.   :confused:

[trapperDave]

I just go out and shoot. The very first arrow is the important one IMO. If ya want to make that first shot as close to a hunting situation as possible, run around the house once or twice then grab your bow and ty to hit the "sweet spot"

[George D. Stout]

Or....work on your form.  There is no better one shot accuracy training than learning proper, repeatable form; because, when you need to make the (one) shot, you will defer to learned form.  I usually shoot about a dozen arrows into my bale before going to the stump woods.

[rastaman]

The older i get, the more conscious of injury i become.  i try to at least do some isometric exercises to loosen up (i also do that on my stand if i've been sitting for a while).  After warming up with isometrics, i will pull my bow back a few times & hold for a few seconds.  i probably should do more, but that's it for now.
Randy

[Over&Under]

I just go out and shoot whenever and for short periods of time, stopping when I feel tired, trying to work on good form.

I even pull the target inside and shoot from the kitchen down the hall and practice good form as Mr. Stout mentioned.

I seem to be improving.

[carparcher]

The one thing I won't let myself do when target shooting is stay at the same distance.  After every arrow I move either closer or further from the target.  I call it "two-steppin."  If I hit the kill area, I take a step backwards, if I am outside the kill area, I take two steps closer to the target.  It keeps it fun and turns it into a personal game where I see how far I can get from the target.  When it gets close to hunting season, I don't shoot further than 20 yards (my ethical range on an animal).  However, months of taking longer shots somehow makes those 15 yarders like "chip" shots.

[Three Arrows]

It really makes a big difference when you warm up and stretch before shooting.  I stretch my neck side to side, jog in place to get heartrate up, and rotate my shoulders with my arms out to the sides.  The bow seems lighter and pulls smoother.  I also practice like Carparcher using the "two-step".  I usually don't practice long or well unless I warm up first.  It really prevents injuries also.

[WildmanSC]

I practice at 10 yards on the indoor range at the Archery Shop on Saturdays with 3 to 5 arrows.  In my back yard I shoot with one arrow.  With that one arrow I shoot random distances and from varying angles.  I pull the arrow from the target and I turn and throw the arrow for my next shot.

Bill

[finger lakes bowhunter]

I shoot inside at 15 yards, through the bedroom, living room and to the end of the kitchen.  I shoot between 100 to 150 arrows a day. Three sets with 8 arrows when I wake up.  Three more sets after coffee and the rest in the evening after dinner.  In the summer I shoot up to 200 arrows.  I got a 3d course I set up where I can shoot from the same spot down into a gorge at 5 different targets that are at different yardages and angles. At around the end of august I set up the bottom of my climber to a tree where I shoot from. Having such a small platform to shoot from really helps me during the season. During the height of mayfly season I will only shoot about 50 arrows a day since I spend all of my time on the stream.  I do not have kids and I work out of my house so archery and fly fishing is all I do.

[Keuka]

I practice with only one fletched arrow and one bare shaft. I start out by shooting the bare shaft to ensure my form and eguipment are where they should be. This usually takes only one to two shots with the bare shaft, unless there is a problem. Then I switch to the single fletched arrow. After each shot I "THINK" about that shot while walking to and from the target. This  prevents me from becoming lazy and repeating mistakes in my form. I mix up distances and shooting positions. I also do alot of so called "stump shooting". Years ago, while taking a lesson, my shooting instructor said "remember the most important thing is not how many arrows you shoot but rather how many you shoot correctly.

[Ramsey]

I do like wildman does but I take 5 arrows
and chuk them and that is the spot.This time
of year I do it til I get cold.In the summer we
do the samething in the ceders which keeps it
real.