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Offline dan ferguson

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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #20 on: December 23, 2009, 11:32:00 AM »
I hunt mostly from the ground, if I start to play the yardage game I,ll miss every time. If I just let my shot process take over naturally I do alot better.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #21 on: December 23, 2009, 11:45:00 AM »
Exactly what Dan said, if I think about the shot too much I screw myself up.  I go into a different mode when I am about to shoot at a live animal, I really focus on a spot and let my "instinctive" shooting process take over.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #22 on: December 23, 2009, 12:09:00 PM »
shotting at game is way different than targets. i heart shot a rabbit at 15 yards the other day. i couldnt usally make that shot at my target.  if it feels right then i will take the shot
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #23 on: December 23, 2009, 12:13:00 PM »
When I hunt from a stand I usually know the distance of the shooting lanes so I know when I can shoot.When still hunting or stalking I have no time,no will to take misurements,this was one of the reason I quit using wheels so I go with sensations and experience.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #24 on: December 23, 2009, 12:13:00 PM »
I never think of yardage. If I know I can make the shot I take it. If it does not feel right I do not. Once I draw and hit anchor my mind knows what the site picture should look like. Do not know how else to explain it.

I have killed critters out to 30 yards but only know the yardage after I pace it off when I get on the trail.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #25 on: December 23, 2009, 12:14:00 PM »
I dont pay no nevermind to yardage either.
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Offline Irish

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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #26 on: December 23, 2009, 12:27:00 PM »
When I set up a ground blind or a ladder stand, I do look around and figure what my shooting limits will be.  It is kind of mental thing that lets me know when a critter is within my shooting limits.  When it is time for a shot, I never think yardage.  If it is within my earlier set limits, I pick a spot (a very small small spot)and that is all I am thinking about.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #27 on: December 23, 2009, 12:34:00 PM »
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Originally posted by FerretWYO:
I am in the can i make the shot boat. there are many varieables.
Ok...so I'm reading along intrigued by the responses and I read that this Ferret guy is tellin us he's in the can.  

Now why would he share that...???

Then he says to "shoot the boat..."

So I just figure he's in the egg-nog early this holiday...

S-o-w-l-y it all comes into focus!  
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FWIW, I had some experiences where past certain yardage, tiny unseen twigs have deflected arrows. I won't shoot beyond a range I KNOW I'm consistent at, unless it's wide open.

So I guess I do rather drill into my surroundings and estimate what "tolerance" or 'holes' I have to shoot through...and as light fades, that yardage shrinks to compensate.
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Offline Bill Carlsen

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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #28 on: December 23, 2009, 12:40:00 PM »
Years ago when I shot competitive field archery figuring distance and aiming accordingly was pretty much second nature to most of us back then. When 3D came along and replaced the old field archery I found that I lost my ability to judge distance accurately and now I rely more on visualizing the trajectory of my arrow. Reading Jay Kidwell's  book (Instinctive Archery Insights)  is a good idea for bare bow shooters.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #29 on: December 23, 2009, 12:44:00 PM »
Good stuff guys! I thought I was alone on this! I do understand the explaining it to friends etc that don't understand it, and doin so in yardage!
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #30 on: December 23, 2009, 12:44:00 PM »
I think yardage only as mental mechanics prior to draw. Ex; I might approximate 30 yards, then draw & " + " the spot in my mind. I never think exact yardage.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #31 on: December 23, 2009, 12:56:00 PM »
I never really think about yardage I try anticipate where the animal will pass through a good opening. Then its just a matter of picking a spot and letting it fly.
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Offline Ia Hawkeye

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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #32 on: December 23, 2009, 01:16:00 PM »
Beeb shooting for over 60 years. Never have thought yardage. I just focus and shoot.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #33 on: December 23, 2009, 01:21:00 PM »
When it feels right, it is time to take the shot. I like to step it off afterwards, though.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #34 on: December 23, 2009, 01:25:00 PM »
I just tell them it was under fifty yards. Let'm wonder!  lol
If it's in my comfort zone and everything else is also a go, then it's launch time.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #35 on: December 23, 2009, 01:36:00 PM »
Like Wingnut said; I shoot instinctivley, I think.

Pick a spot, and if everything feels right, loose the arrow.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #36 on: December 23, 2009, 01:49:00 PM »
I decide if I can make the shot or not by judging the yardage. I know what my effective range is based on lots of shooting rather than "gut feeling". Inside of 20yds is pretty much an automatic decision since that distance does not require aiming adjustments for me. Beyond 20yds requires a much closer estimate of the yardage in order to hit where I want to.
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Offline Prairie Drifter

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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #37 on: December 23, 2009, 01:53:00 PM »
I just "pick a spot" also, think about yardage after the shot
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Offline don kauss

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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #38 on: December 23, 2009, 02:04:00 PM »
To me, it's all the same, if you break it down; yardage is really just numbers we've assigned to distances...and these distances are, through repetitious practice, memorized in our minds (twenty yards to one might be twenty-seven to the next). The difference lies in the fact that some have repetitiously mastered the Zen of knowing the arrow's trajectory by "feeling" it, they can just look and know. This is (my opinion) one of the lines of separation between old-school trad and wheelers. You shoot enough basketballs at a hoop, and you no longer need to pause to judge how to send the ball through the rim...of course, in either case, there's always room for error...many of the animals I've shot at could verify that. The gadget is no substitute for practice.
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Re: Make the shot vs. Yardage
« Reply #39 on: December 23, 2009, 02:18:00 PM »
Never think of yardage. I just know when it's in my effective range.
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