Shooting Indoors then shooting outdoors

[Frank AK]

I have been shooting indoors quite a bit since winter rolled around. I recently went stump shooting and found most of my shots to be short. When you guys have been shooting indoors for a while does it seem to mess up your ability to judge range outdoors?


I doubt that these are long term effects because I seem to be over it now.

Just thought it might make some interesting conversation.
Frank

[Luke Vander Vennen]

could your heavier clothing maybe be causing you to short draw a little? I was shooting outside the other day and found i couldn't quite reach as long a draw as normal. Just a thought...

[Frank AK]

I would  think not seens how the tip always touches my finger before I shoot. I havent really looked into it but there is probably more than one thing that is different.

[john gerrard]

Frank, I think alot of it has to do with perception. Indoors everything is level, with walls, ceiling,lighting,ect,ect. Outdoors the lay of the land is uneven, sunshine,clouds,trees, different unknown distances. This all falls into your ability to judge distance.  Brokenwing

[Stu]

Agree with John. I don't have any trouble with 10-20 yard stuff when I get out, but longer than that takes some getting used to again. I don't shoot at deer past that anyway but sure like to kill leaves & stuff that are "way out there". Stuck in the basement lately at 10 yards, cannot wait to get back outside to stump shoot but that'll be awhile here in MI.

[Bjorn]

Whenever you shoot a lot at location 'A' and switch to 'B' things may need a bit of readjustment. Your brain will wire in the 'A' location shots and memorize the distances and elevations so that often you are shooting without seeming to aim and the shots still go to their intended place. IMHO anyway.

[Shawn Leonard]

I had just the opposite happen recently. I have been shooting a real lot outdoors and Sunday went to an indoor shoot and I shot high all day. Shawn

[Stone Knife]

When i shoot indoors my distance is limited to about 14 paces. When i go outside after shooting indoors for long periods without going out. My shots seem to fall short till i warm up a little. Then it goes better.

[Van/TX]

When I shot indoors my shooting outdoors was never better.  I think in terms of 20 yard increments.  Everyone is different though    ...Van

[Jeff Strubberg]

Screws me up every year.  Shooting in a confined space under flourescent lights is fun, it's good mechanical skill practice, but it is NOT like shooting outdoors.  

I usually found that I have slipped into the trap of looking for the tip of my arrow when I first hit the outdoor bags again.  Takes a week or two for me to adjust.

[Chortdraw]

I have a hard time when I shoot in doors which is only once or twice a year. I always thought it had a lot to do with the lighting? As one ages the old lens need more light!!    

Chort

[swampbuck]

Sometimes it takes my eye's a bit to be able to focus under floresent lights but so far I,ve not seen any differance really.Perhaps it,s just how I shoot I aim my arrow in my perifial vision from the start of the draw all the way thru.Don,t know what my gap would be or nothin like that just can see it's pointed at the spot I,m lookin at....kinda wierd thing is all my shots look the same to me,the arrow is projected out like a laser in my 2nd vision and looks like it,s pointed at the spot reguardless of distance untill ya get way out there beyond 40 yrds.I only shoot high that far if I think about havein to aim higher instead of just shootin the same shot I do on the 20 yrd indoor or 10 yrd outdoor for that matter it all looks the same to me.

An example of how I aim that way is : Point your finger at something like a door knob if you step back you automatically hafta raise your arm to be still pointing your finger at the same spot

Anyhow NO I don,t notice other than my eye's are sharper in real light than floresent the shot is the same reguardless

[T-Mac]

I think jons right on the preception and alot has to do with the back ground or lack there of in doors. The lighting and everthing changes when you move outdoors. I find when i move from different ground types or cover surroundings i have to adjust. Things just don't look the same I try to trust my brain and that helps some but to the eye it is different.