3Rivers Archery



The Trad Gang Digital Market












Contribute to Trad Gang and Access the Classifieds!

Become a Trad Gang Sponsor!

Traditional Archery for Bowhunters






LEFT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS TRAD GANG CLASSIFIEDS ACCESS RIGHT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS


« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2] 3 4   Go Down

Author Topic: How good are you?  (Read 924 times)

Offline Plumber

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1134
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2012, 06:41:00 AM »
I know when I put a good shot on a deer all I remember seeing is a patch of brown hair no head no tail just a patch of brown hair it is hard to committ to a spot with everything going on,but when you do it you will fully understand an it becomes eaiser.I like to shoot at 15yds an under.if they are at 22yds or so chances are they will come to 15-18yds be pacient an dont push anything,you do this an a whole new world will open up to you an a new level of understanding.other things can an will come into play that cause misses.but these are things we can seldem controll.good luck ED
Logged

Offline elk nailer

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 247
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2012, 07:28:00 AM »
I'm like batman, "the older I get the better I was."
Logged

Offline Mudd

  • TGMM Member
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ***
  • Posts: 12391
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #22 on: February 07, 2012, 07:41:00 AM »
Someone else said they didn't know exactly how to answer the question.

Well...I fall into that same category.

A head count of game taken doesn't mean much to me but maybe that's just my not fessing up to how bad I am...lol

I enjoy myself so I guess that's good enough for me.

God bless,Mudd
Logged
Trying to make a difference
Psalm 37:4
Roy L "Mudd" Williams
TGMM- Family Of The Bow
Archery isn't something I do, it's who I am!
The road to "Sherwood" makes for an awesome journey.

Online trad_bowhunter1965

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 2601
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #23 on: February 07, 2012, 08:37:00 AM »
I don't know how far I can shoot anymore I shoot instinctive so that doesn't matter and I love to shoot so if I miss I get to shoot again and if I miss when I am hunting I get to hunt longer.
Logged
" I am driven by those thing that rouse my traditional sense of archery and Bowhunting" G Fred Asbell

Trad Gang Hall of Fame
Yellowstone Longbows
Compton Traditional Bowhunters
Professional Bowhunters Society Associate Member
Retired 38 years DoD civilian.

Offline Charlie Lamb

  • Administrator
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ****
  • Posts: 8237
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2012, 08:50:00 AM »
Some days I'm Howard Hill....other days I'm over the hill!
   :D
Logged
Hunt Sharp

Charlie

Offline Jim Wright

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1324
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #25 on: February 07, 2012, 08:56:00 AM »
I remain haunted by the very few arrows that did not go exactly where I intended.
Logged

Offline bear1336

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1480
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #26 on: February 07, 2012, 09:00:00 AM »
I am killed deer at 40 yds and misssed at 20 feet. LOL
Logged
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside thoroughly used up, totally worn out, with bible in hand and loudly proclaim...WOW...What a Ride!!!

Offline The Hawk

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 191
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #27 on: February 07, 2012, 09:20:00 AM »
I killed an elk calf at 40 yards but, I have since rethought those longer shots. I am more of a 20yd and in guy now. I think a lot of the sport is about "getting stick bow close", not trying to shoot 40 or 50 yards. The time of flight on a trad arrow allows an animal to move a lot if he is beyond about 20 yards. Sometimes a long poke is your only chance and then you have to make a decision "a man's got to know his limitations" My question is not can I hit that animal in the kill zone but, can I put that arrow exactly where I need to to stop him in under 100 yards. Happiness is a short, heavy blood trail. I like to see the critter fall and then follow the blood trail. I like happy endings!
Logged

Offline Izzy

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 7487
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #28 on: February 07, 2012, 09:32:00 AM »
Charlie Lamb,,,, thats too funny.   :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:
Logged

  • Guest
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #29 on: February 07, 2012, 10:36:00 AM »
When it comes to small game, my bow always shoot the arrow right where it is pointing.  The problem I have with squirrels is that sometimes they won't sit where I am pointing.
Logged

Offline kbetts

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1610
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #30 on: February 07, 2012, 10:49:00 AM »
Are you wanting to shoot targets or critters?  I'm no target shooter so I concentrate on one arrow at a time.  If the first one is consistantly good, I'm not too worried about the rest.
Logged
"The overhead view is of me in a maze...you see what I'm hunting a few steps away."  Phish

Offline huskyarcher

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1504
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #31 on: February 07, 2012, 11:06:00 AM »
I agree with betts above, i can't hit crap on just targets, unless its got a hole wore out behind the shoulder. But i have  cleanly taken many game animals, big and small,  along with a few running and 1 flying shots. So i don't think I'm great, i just think I'm good enough, but this is why i sling dozens of arrows in my basement at night!
Logged
------------
Dalton Lewis

Psalm 37:4- "Delight thyself also in the Lord:and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."

Offline Eugene Slagle

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1049
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #32 on: February 07, 2012, 11:13:00 AM »
I concidder my shooting OK but not great.
Time & my natural abilities keep me from being as proficient that I want but then again like a few have said, if I got to that point I'd probably get bored.
Logged
Zona Custom Recurve: 60" 49# @ 27.5".
Sky Sky Hawk Recurve: 60" 47# @ 27.5".
Genesis 27:3 Now therefore, please take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt game for me.

Offline RC

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 4450
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #33 on: February 07, 2012, 11:41:00 AM »
I`m a deadly shot at big game at 10 yards...thats what I strive for. My shooting ability is not really "tested" like that.Now shooting tree rats consistent at 15-20 yards....I`d go hungry. RC
Logged

Offline lpcjon2

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 7667
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #34 on: February 07, 2012, 02:20:00 PM »
When I continually practice daily I am very scary accurate(2" groups 10-20YRDS), when I dont practice Im Mr. pie plate (10-20 yrds) Practice daily and you will succeed your expectations.
Logged
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a
difference in the world, but the Marines don’t have that problem.
—President Ronald Reagan

Offline Shakes.602

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 3643
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #35 on: February 07, 2012, 02:22:00 PM »
How does that Old saying go? "The Older I get, the Better I Was?"   :goldtooth:
Logged
"Carpe Cedar" Seize the Arrow!
"Life doesn't get Simpler; it gets Shorter and Turns in Smaller Circles." Dean Torges
"Faith is to Prayer what the Feather is to the Arrow" Thomas Morrow
"Ah Think They Should Outlaw Them Thar Crossbows" A Hunting Pal

Offline FerretWYO

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 5099
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #36 on: February 07, 2012, 03:47:00 PM »
I have had good days and bad. I went a long time and did not miss an animal. I have missed my share though there is no doubt. As for how good I am. Never good enough to suit the critique of myself.
Logged
TGMM Family of The Bow

Offline trad_in_cali

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 281
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #37 on: February 07, 2012, 03:55:00 PM »
There is no such thing as being good enough with a trad bow. Traditional archery is a path, a hard and frustrating one at times, but always rewarding. We learn about our tackle about who we are when it counts. How can one ever be good enough at knowing that? If one shoots a trad bow to 'just' hit the 'X', there are faster and more efficient ways to do that. We like and understand the journey, and by definition, a journey is a process, not a destination. Keep walkin'
Marco
Logged

Offline elknutz

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 853
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #38 on: February 07, 2012, 03:58:00 PM »
If I'm not shooting nearly every day, my shooting quickly gets totally unacceptable.  I guess that means I am not a natural.  :D
Logged
"There is no excellence in archery without great labor" - Maurice Thompson
"I avoid anything that make my dogs gag" - Dusty Nethery

Offline Jesse Minish

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 930
Re: How good are you?
« Reply #39 on: February 07, 2012, 04:02:00 PM »
I once shot a hair off of a bucks back   :D
Logged
Pages: 1 [2] 3 4   Go Up
« previous next »

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©