What is the size of your groups

[MikeW]

I hardly shoot for groups any more,arrows are expensive and I got tired of breaking them and having to refletch them.

Besides I worry more about where my first arrow goes. I tend to shoot 3-4 arrows from different spots in the yard and aim for a different location on the target every time.

[Charlie Lamb]

40 yards (Helps with the 20 yarders)
 
 

[MikeW]

^^^^^^^^
LoL..I couldn't see that ball at 40 yards let alone hit it. Nice shooting.

[bsigal]

Being a relative newbie, I'm happy with my 6 to 7" groups.

[tradtusker]

Nice shooting Rob As always      is that you Morrison longbow?

[Mark Hedges]

Shooting baseball sized groups at 20 yards is world record class shooting. What are you guys' averages on the 300 round?

Mark

[jrchambers]

250-260 nfaa one spot.

[jrchambers]

their is always one or two that fall out of the 4 ring.

[Over&Under]

Originally posted by batman:
When I get ready to leave for work in the morning I shoot one arrow at my target(15yds). I leave it. when I get home I shoot another. and so on. ONE COLD SHOT TWICE A DAY.It's alot differant than shooting 50 shots in a row and then shooting a group. I may be headed in the wrong direction, but I think not. Don

Great Idea!

I am going to try that.

[recurve_shooter]

quote:Originally posted by Toxophilite:
My one shot groups are outstanding.  

[Jerry Wald]

Best way to practice I think is this.

Stand 6 yards from the target and make a circle of 4-6".

Shoot three arrows. If you can put three arrows in the circle two times in a row. Take one giant step back wards.

Keep doing this.....if you don't get three in...stay there till you can

You will see how this can help drastically.

You will also find a place where you aren't so consistant and mostly I find that is fatigue or lack of concentration (that i mostly my problem). I have a hard time shoot target faces indoors because of this...I GET BORED EASILY.

3D in better live animals is BEST.

Jer Bear

[john fletch]

Great question and being honest helps us all.

I truly believe it has a lot to do with conditions and what you are shooting.

With my target bows, on the flat range and known distance, I can put better than 80% in the gold and the rest in the red ring out to 40 m using the approveed FITA target. Longer distance = wider groups (duh)

Now when I go to the field course or 3-D range with the hunting bow or longbow or self bow things get way different!

From that pont of view - I like the idea of only 1 or two shots from varying angle and distances to really get the hang of my ability to judge distance, elevation and conditions.

At my age now (59) I truly believe that I better keep my hunting shots under 35 yards, and 25 is smarter.  I am becoming a lot more fond of the tree stand than I used to be.  I also need to find elk wallows where the bugling is good and the hike is a lot shorter than I used to take!

It has been said above that the first shot counts - how true!

[Jerry Wald]

59 you are in your prime Fletch.....just get to the gym and put some good nutrition in you and stretch more and you will be running those hills bud.

My hunting buddy is 65 and never takes a day off doing something physical. he is in way better shape than me, but he isn't as good looking (tee hee).

trick is to never give in to the temptation that you are tooooo old....that is just a mind set. Be active get your nutrition (good nutrition and that isn't always the foods we get from the store) and stay young at heart and you will be running those animals down..Positive thinking

jer Bear

[leatherneck]

My groups are 0". One arrow is all I shoot. Just don't seem right to shoot any more than that. Then I retrieve and shoot one arrow at a different distance. Just me.

[BowHuntingFool]

I normally shot 2 or 3 arrows then retrieve them. I never shoot at the same spot on the target, I'll pick old arrow hole and shoot at them, never really try to shoot a group any more! If my arrow hits where I'm looking I'm good to go!

[Bjorn]

Shoot 1 and retrieve, shoot the next one from a different place at a different spot, and repeat; but not too often.

[ChuckC]

I have always been told that size wasn't important.
ChuckC

[buckster]

I am almost embarrassed to post, as I have a hard time keeping a decent group at 20 yards some times.

Anyway, here's the results from a new Griffin at 22 yards.  Best group of about a 30 minute session, but I am actually starting to be able to shoot a longbow, so I am a happy camper.

 http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd63/HuntPyramid/?action=view¤t=Barry112.jpg

[JimE.IV]

Originally posted by Mark Hedges:
Shooting baseball sized groups at 20 yards is world record class shooting. What are you guys' averages on the 300 round?

Mark

Its world class over 60 shots/12 rounds... I've noticed a lot traditional can do it over short periods....The Trad shooters shooting the typical 200-220 are putting together 4 or 5 rounds of 20+ which is that "baseball sized" group.

I haven't personally seen more than 3 or 4 people that can average that over 60 shots with typical traditional hunting setups though.

[koger]

I personally make my first shot of the day the most important, usually on a animal target, concentrate and work on form. If that is good, I usually shoot a 6 shot group, moving each shot, back and forth, zig, zag and so on. Doing this I usually shoot a 4-5 inch group anywhere between 15-32yds. This is as far as I shoot on animals. I also shoot different positions, angles, on my knee and so forth. I usually do real well for 40-50 shots, then because of arthritis, I start opening up. When I do this, I stop, take a breather and pull my arrows and shoot one last shot at the above mentioned distance before going in, leave that arrow in the target and it is the first one I shoot next time! This last shot  is the second most important, because I am tired, not rested, and can be a lot like getting home from work and then going hunting. This has worked for me over the years, and this year I have shot 4 shots at big game while hunting, all 4 connected, just like practice. I also shoot in the wind, rain, snow to fully apprecate the difference in these situations, helps the "computer" take over.