Shooting your bow laying down?

[Toklat1]

I have seen this done in videos but can anyone out here shoot there bow laying down or, have you ever been in a position to have to do so and done it? I know its extreme however I have always pondered this question.

[getstonedprimitivebowhunt]

I need to learn to do that too.... I'm always falling asleep in the woods.... Just getting old...lol !!! Seems the deer are interested in my snoring ... Kind of crazy !!

[Bill Tell]

Yep! I can shoot my bow laying down.  Never had a need to do it though except for just showing off.

If you are a spy and in a fight you could shoot the bad guy's shins under the car.

Worm hunting are ya?

[BCWV]

Me and a fellow club member was shooting laying down a while back after a 3D shoot. It was fun and I was surprized we hit as well as we did.

 I really don't see me having to use it in a hunting situation, unless like gspbowhunt above and fall asleep, but it's fun to play!

[Sam McMichael]

I have done it a few times just to say I could. I found that arching the back enough to handle the shot making (lying on the belly) is for much younger and stronger guys than me. Us older shooters just don't need to strain that much!

I can't imagine a need to really use such a shot in a real hunting situation, though.

[Grey Taylor]

One of the local trad 3D shoots always has a laying down shot; many people do fairly well at it. But the big surprise is seeing a guy with an ataltl hit the 10 ring on that target.

Guy

[Toklat1]

Was in the panhandle of Texas once out in the wide open and if I had known how to do this, could have taken a shot! I watched a doe feed for about an hour till it got dark. There was no way to take a shot.

[Grey Taylor]

I did hear a story one time about a guy who would walk out into a field and lay down. When he shot at deer from that position they were so close he actually shot up into them.
No idea if it was a true story or not.

Guy

[elkbreath]

spot and stalk mulies in sage brush country, as well as speed goats, this has come in handy.  I even got an elk this way several years back, he came in on the wrong side of a deadfall I was kneeling next to.   Though it isn't a true laying down flat....   I lay flat on my belly then pull one knee up against my chest, then draw horizontal.  that helps me be more stable then with both legs flat, and its still very low to the ground.  IT works good And is surprisingly accurate, though always to the right at first.

[beemann]

Me and a buddy used to do it alot to show of at shoots. We would wait for a crowd of wheel bow guys than take the belly shot always freaked em out.  Works good if you can lay your chest on a big rock or hang your bow out over a cliff.  My buddy had the built in elevation with his gut.  Longbow with no quiver works great.

[Txnrog]

Did it for a little trial in a weekly shot competition with the guys on TBH.com, was surprised that I could shoot reasonably accurate in that position, trick was really to focus on calming down during the shot sequence, not just straining up and shooting quick. Not sure I'd do it hunting, but nice to know it's possible.

[S.C. Hunter]

I have done it many times from may back. You have to roll the string is the best way I know how to describe it to you. When I first tried I could not keep the arrow on the bow.

[vtmtnman]

I've tried it a few times.Just need to find a consistent place to anchor and it could be as accurate as any other postion.

[Eugene Slagle]

I've done it a few times playing around but not something I would think I have a real need for other than the fun factor.

[Charlie Lamb]

[kbetts]

How is that arrow staying on the shelf?

[Bill Tell]

Charlie that is too funny.

[Bill Tell]

Originally posted by kbetts:
How is that arrow staying on the shelf?

You have to roll the string in a bit to hold the arrow on.  Try it.  It is a lot of fun and everyone always asks, "How is that arrow staying on the shelf"?

[Ron LaClair]

I used to do a lot of shooting from the prone and other positions back when I was doing shooting demos.
Here's a video clip that I did for an outdoor show in 1980..      ...The Bear was a  bionic steel target with a hole in the kill zone. The stake in front of me was where the target was normally shot from, I was shooting from around 20 yards with a 70# Big Horn bow made by Ron Maulding. I was slimmer and more agile back then..        

  http://www.tradgang.com/videos/ronlaclair/ronl-2.wmv

[BMejia]

I would not do it in a hunting situation but I can shoot pretty accurately out to about 15 yds on my back or belly.