Is your first shot the best shot?

[jhg]

I am in this pattern that my first shot out of the bow for a session is almost always dead center on the spot. Thats good because within 20 yards its a dead elk (as long as he is broadside, not moving, looking the other way, up wind, and in the open).

Anyone else have this pattern? I think it means I need to become more consistent. But I like to take encouragement where I find it...

Joshua

[riverrat 2]

Honestly,I need to have a better first shot. You are fortunate jhg. I want my first shot good,but it rarely is as good as I wanted. As season draws
closer,I plan on making one cold shot,go get arrow,and go to work. I should probably start now.  

[billy shipp]

99% of the time my 1st shot is the best.

[Traddicted]

My first shot tends to be one of my best shots also.  I like to start a session as if I were hunting, and it was the first (and maybe the only) shot I may get.

i wish it was.  I have lost count of how often I have blown up on a give away freeby shot at game, just to grit my teeth, jerk out another arrow, step into the shot and make a killing shot.  Life would be simpler if that first one was always solid.

[Mudd]

You can put me in the same category as Pavan.

I always want it to be my best but sometimes I just goof up.

God bless,Mudd

[rastaman]

Your first shot has to be your best or it can turn into a nightmare really quickly.

[dragonheart]

Burn the spot!!!!

[Huntinfool7]

Originally posted by dragonheart:
Burn the spot!!!!

Yelp! Concentration is 99% of the game pick a small spot and give all your concentration.

And do it every shot like it was your first.

~HF~

[cacciatore]

I work ,before the season on the first shot,it is the only one that counts.

[Terry Lightle]

First is usually best for me

[Night Wing]

My first shot is the most important shot because I simulate a shot at live game. I don't want to wound an animal so my first shot is the one I concentrate on the most.

[buckeye_hunter]

I need to work on my first shot as well. That is why I ALWAYS shoot a "test" arrow from my stand. Sometimes I will even take 1 or 2 shots on my way into my stand.


I need to do better, I envy you!

[buckeye_hunter]

A little amendment. When I shot my bear, that was one of the only times I didn't shoot a test arrow. The difference was I knew my shot would be 10 yards or less on the bear.

[Pat B]

It better be. In most cases it is the only one you'll get.
  When hunting season nears I will take one shot a day, either in the morning or in the evening. In my experience that is when it counts most.
  By hunting season my shooting muscles and my shooting skills are at their peak so more than one shot a day is not necessary.

[Zbearclaw]

Main reason I only shoot one shot groups.

[wtpops]

My first shot is my best shot, i could not tell you why, i think that on that first shot im not thinking just letting it happen. The more i shoot the more i start to think about it and that screws me up.

[Jake Diebolt]

I've been taking one shot at a time for a while now hen practicing, and that's helped out a lot. But most of the time, my first shot of the day isn't as good as later shots. Practicing more often has helped, but I wouldn't say it was my best shot.

[LimbLover]

As long as Im shooting the same bow and arrow combo I'm an excellent first shot shooter. Not much of a grouper though.

I have to reset my trajectory with a new bow or different set of arrows. Usually takes one or two shots.

[cahaba]

I work hard on a relaxed first shot. Any thing after that is target practice when it pertains to hunting.