practice with 1 arrow then retrieving it

[wasapt]

I have been getting so sore in my finger joints, I started just shooting 1 arrow, going to get it, then shooting it again, over and over... till I have shot about 30 shots. I used to shoot 6 arrows, then go get them, shoot again and end up shooting about 75-80 arrows..This seems to help my joint pain and my concentration.

[JamesKerr]

I can concentrate better on what I am doing if I just practice with one arrow at a time. If I try shooting groups then I tend to rush the consecutive shots.

[Bjorn]

I have been shooting single arrows for years-much better practice. As it gets closer to a hunt I shoot one or two arrows several hours apart.

[Kamm1004]

same here, I might shoot groups every now and then for fun but when its practice time i shoot one and try to make it count because in hunting situations you only get one shot so you gotta make it count. If your first shot is always the best,what else matters?

[Hawkeye]

One judo-tipped arrow comprises 98% of all my practice.  Lately, it has been 10-25 shots per day at wiffle balls, leaves, and dandelions in my yard, from from 15-35 yards with the occasional 50 yarder slipped in for variety.  It is really satisfying to end a session by center punching a ball from 20 or 25 yards...

Does me a lot more good for hunting purposes than shooting groups at fixed ranges.

[sawtoothscream]

I like shooting groups myself.  just like seeing how tight I can get them and like seeing progress being made

[Soonerlongbow]

Due to only currently having 2 serviceable arrows, when my wife and I went out the other day we shared arrows. It seemed to help my groups and hers. Prior to her coming out to play later than I did I was shooting both and groups were not as good. I think it was because I focused more per shot knowing it was my only shot. This is similar to gun hunters that shoot single shot rifles or muzzle loaders.

[Tom Anderson]

I tried doing the 1-arrow thing once, but all it did was cause more pain in my knee with the torn meniscus.  I like to shoot about a half-dozen and then go get 'em.

[buckeye_hunter]

I shoot one at a time as well. Keeps me from shooting too many arrows and having joint pain in my bow arm elbow and pulling shoulder. I also tend to shoot better when doing one at a time. Added bonus is you don't shoot and ruin your own arrows!

[Bowwild]

I shoot groups most of the time during the off-season. As a serious hunting season gets closer I continue to shoot groups but I really count the first arrow as the most important, for reasons stated above.

I always warm-up the shooting muscles by 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 drawing the bow 5-6 times before I shoot. I also do this in my treestands before it gets light on AM shots.

Once hunting season begins I reduce my shooting of groups and typically shoot one arrow from the tree stand at the conclusion of an AM hunt and one arrow at the start of a PM hunt. I try to make sure that PM shot is taken where I DON'T expect a deer to walk so I don't have a human scent bomb in a position to maybe spook a deer.

I've experienced a little soreness in the bowarm elbow (amazing what ice will do for that!). I also had sore drawing hand finger joints when I shot with a glove. I switched to a tab (Cavalier Elite-3Rivers) two years ago and that joint soreness disappeared.

[Lost Arra]

Shooting groups always seemed counter-productive to me.
The better you shoot, the more you break your arrows/nocks.

[UrbanDeerSlayer]

Been taking single shots lately. Its the first one that counts. As the season draws near I'll be taking single cold shots from the tree stand.

[woodbender]

thats the only way i practice,been doing it for years, like some stated i focus more on that one arrow. if i shoot a bunch at a time groups open up. plus you get alot more exercise

[YORNOC]

Like Buckeye and Lost Arra said, no more ripped feathers or busted nocks.

[Roger Norris]

Especially with broadheads, I'm a big believer in the "one arrow at a time" concept. Sometimes I find myself walking them in if I shoot more than that. I NEVER shoot more than 3.

[hardtimes]

I have been shooting single arrow for the last couple of years. Sometimes I will shoot two arrows but no more than two.

[Hoyt]

I always shoot the first arrow as if I was in a hunting situation, then I start to practice. Being old and decrepit I have to shoot a lot to keep my strength up.

I've noticed during the season when I'm hunting almost every day and don't shoot, when I do I'm not as strong or sharp..so I shoot a lot.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

I suppose everyone has to find what practice routine works best for him/her. Occasionally I shoot one arrow and then pull it, but only at the end of a long practice session when I’m trying to avoid sloppy shooting due to fatigue. In the winter time, I split my practice between close bale work in my basement (12 yards and under) and longer indoor shooting at the club (10-40 yards). When the weather’s nice I’ll usually go to the club, start off with a 14 field to work on form, and then move on to 3Ds to work on distance estimation and forcing myself to pick a spot where there isn’t one.

[awbowman]

Been doing for a while now.  I hate breaking arrows!    

[reddogge]

I, like Hawkeye, like to vary the practice with one judo tipped arrow and walk to it. Ranges from 10-80 or more yards. Great exercise.