low light practice

[doug77]

Try to most nights from late Aug. thru hunting season.

doug77

[Thumper Dunker]

I do it  Great practice

[STEVE R.]

My neighbor asked me, why I practice in the dark? I told him because that is when I hunt.He thought I was serious. I later told him way. He got a big laugh.

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

Best practice there is, I think! It really sharpens your ability to trust that your hold is good. I like to shoot in the dark, using what street light bleeds into the yard after reflecting off the smog - kind of like half-moon light.

[mcgroundstalker]

Now You're Thinking! That's what trad is all about.

... mike ...

[todd smith]

It's interesting to me how many people shoot high in low light.  I wonder why that is?

todd

[mrpenguin]

I do.  Helps tremendously to walk up and see groups!  Byron practice shooting candles out in the dark... maybe I should do that  

[njloco]

I started shooting in almost total darkness to find out if I am shooting instinctive or gap. One of my friends who has been shooting Trad. for many years told me if I shoot gap I will have a lot of trouble shooting in the dark because it is difficult to see the tip of the arrow. If I am shooting instinctive I should be able to hit the target. It would seem I am shooting instinctive.

Ken

[Bowtie]

Really helps me to shoot in low light for actual hunting conditions.  Discovered the advantage shooting 3D in the back yard just before dark.

[sabas silva]

I do it quite a bit

[amar911]

I do it a lot and have for decades. I agree that it helps in many hunting situations. Sometimes it is so dark when I am shooting that there is no way I can tell where my arrows are hitting. The only way I know I am shooting well is when I hear my arrows hitting each other when they get to the target. It always surprises me how little we need visual cues to shoot well when we spend enough time practicing and use good form. If my shots are erratic, it is virtually always because I allowed my form to break down, not because I was shooting under difficult conditions, like near darkness. Instinctive shooters don't need no stinkin' light!

Allan

[SteveB]

Legal shooting hours here are legal sunrise to sunset. Enen in the woods, I don't get a legal shot anywhere near being dark. Even in low light, I don't take the shot because it is the little branches and brush that disappear 1st and get in the way. So no, I don't see any value for me to practise those shots.

[ArrowCrester]

I used to practice with a longbow at night with lit candles in front of a hay bale backstop…. was able to put out the flame with a little practice. at various distances.
 

         

[ishoot4thrills]

Lately, I have been practicing from around 20 minutes before dark until it gets too dark to see.

[WRV]

I sometimes shoot at night with a spotlight shining on my target. Helps me to focus on the spot I want to hit. Don't know about anybody else, works for me though.....Randy