How do you practice

[sweet old bill]

I find I do much better if I just shot a few arrows and then go back to other items that I can do around the house and the bow shop. I shoot one arrow and will walk to the target, pull it and then walk back. I will shoot a max of about 5 arrows and then stop. I am doing this in my bow shopo and just shooting 10 yards... If I am shooting outside I have several targets 3D next to the shop and will shoot a total of 7 targets at shooting yardage from 10 yards to a max of about 30 yards...I also seem to fine this helps me to get a better overall workout for my bow form... how about you and how do you practice ?????

[Deadbolt]

i have 3 3Ds, 2 burlap targets, 1 foam block, and 1 bag target I shoot from varied distances.  I just enjoy shooting and do it several times a week.

[CJ5]

I have a couple of bag targets, a Morrel outdoor range target, a couple of 3D deer and a Block. I'm also a member of a local club. During winter, I shoot at the club alot, but it will soon be backyard season. I love nothing more than a summer evening in the backyard with the grill going while I shoot.

[Stone Knife]

Some weeks I shoot every day other weeks I shoot 3-4 days, Right now I'm shooting in my cellar, Sometimes just a few arrows other times I'll shoot 60 or more. I like to mix it up with a lot and a little, I feel it keeps me in tune with hunting situations and also long days at the 3D range, anyhow I love to just shoot.

[varmint]

I have 4 different targets set up right outside my shop at different distances and usually just grab a handful of arrow and a bow,fling some arrows from different ranges.Sometimes only 1/2 dozen total,sometimes I'll shoot 3 dozen or more.Guess it all dependes on how much time I have and wether or not my backs giving me problems on that particular day,well not wether it's giving problems really it's how much problem it's giving me.

[Kevin L.]

This time of year, I'm like you, 10yds, a single shot every now and then, while I'm making rods. Once it thaws out up here, 3-4 targets right out back, move them around every couple of days. I try to keep them from 10-25yds, plus I leave a ladder attached to my garage, for those down-angle shots.

[Whip]

This time of year my practice is limited to a bag target in my shed.  But outdoor season will be here soon, and then it is mostly stump shooting with judos around the yard.

No matter what I am using to shoot at, I tend to shoot too much for my own good.  I know that the short sessions are much better for my form, and I do shoot better when I limit the shots and just do one at a time.  But I just enjoy it so much it's hard to stop!

[gwhunter]

I fling 1 or 2 arrows at a time, retrieve.  Then 1 or 2 more arrows.  I do this until my "practice time" runs out (I.E.  when my girls are tired of jumping on the trampoline) or until I reach about 20-50 shots depending on how I feel.  
I practice as often as possible, but usually 3-4 days a week.

[Diamond Paul]

Down in Louisiana, I can always shoot outside unless it rains.  I usually shoot for about 30 minutes to an hour on my work days (2 on, 2 off), always using only one arrow.  On my off days, I might go out for 2 or 3 sessions throughout the day.  I only have a bag and the pitiful looking rear section of a deer target, which I stick a small white dot on to shoot at.  I always shoot a few arrows for form to warm up, then move around from 15 to 40 yards.  Anytime my shot execution doesn't feel right, I go back to point blank range and shoot for form till it does.  Paul.

[JRY309]

I like to vary my practice and vary the distance and days I shoot,but also I like to think about the shot and focus on small spots without shooting.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I only practice the very first shot, everything else is forum work. I shoot from 5 yards out to 40 yards now. need more work on the 35 & up yardage. I'll shot every chance I get (just got done shooting, since it is starting to rain)

Stump shooting is a great way to practice distance.. just walk & shoot at leaves, twigs & clumps of dirt.

[Jerry Jeffer]

I find stumping to be great practice. I also shoot at a friends house with 3-D targets.  I usually just shoot one arrow. Like Mystic said, it's the first shot that counts, and that's why I like the stumping. It's hit or miss.

[sunny hill archer]

Forty plus yards for a few days then fifteen to twenty for a day. The long range really makes the close up ones easy. Stump shooting is also great practice.

[woodchucker]

I usualy shoot at a target.....sometimes I even hit it.....

[HATCHCHASER]

Smoker going ,in the spring summer and fall while I shoot.  Shoot a few stoke up the firebox.  Shoot a few more flip the ribs and chicken.  Shoot a few more, fill a glass with frosty beverage.  I don't know that I'm getting a lot better but I sure do love it.

[Danny Roberts]

One arrow, one judo and plenty of targets on the farm !
DR

[Fritz]

I have 3 3d targets, a bag target, and a yellow jacket block target.  I usually shoot 1-3 rounds; 5 arrows each round, out of a treestand I have setup.  All of my hunting is done from a treestand so that's how I practice.  If I shoot too many arrows in one practice session my concentration and form start to suffer.  Anyway, it seems to work for me.

[Stringdancer]

I find stumping to be the best practice.  You go out in the field to shoot at different tagets at an unknown distance.  I feel this is the best way for one to practice for hunting situations.

Mike

[Tbilisi]

I've found I have a tendency to back off and shoot longer distances at various angles.  But I have noticed that I need to shoot short distances more to keep really consistant on form.  So, I shoot a lot of short distances concentrating on form. About a 60 to 40 per cent ratio short to long.  Always moving around for angles and use two to three arrows a shoot.