I took my first trad deer last fall. After that harvest, I missed two more afield. Both were clean misses.
I then purchased a new bow and hardly shot over the off season. I didn't feel comfortable enough with the stick bow to hunt with it this fall.
I still hunted hard and was able to harvest a good buck by standards, but not with traditional equipment.
My regret is not shooting in the off season. I learned my lesson there. I'm going to shoot more this off season and would also like to try a few ground hunts.