how many arrows

[bowfanatik]

What you thinking how many (practice) arrow per day is minimum ? I think 60 is minimum

[Bud B.]

In theory and reality, only one.

If in the stand and your intended game walks by, you may only get one shot.

Last year, in the stand or on foot, I loosed one arrow at game.


I missed.

The first one may be your only one.

But at targets of foam or straw I shoot as many as I can or feel like. I have convinced myself it helps. Or at least I try to convince myself.

[flyne]

1 good shot is better then 100 bad shots I don't shoot every day and the days that I do I onley shoot until my form starts to slip some times after 10 shots others times after 100 of them I don't always shoot until my form slips but I do always try and finish with a perfect executed shot on a blank bale
Cheers jim

[Bowwild]

No max or min for me. I always try to work on some aspect of my shot process every time I practice. Sometimes, especially close to or during hunting season it is simply picking a spot to concentrate on.

I will shoot anywhere from 4-40 shots almost daily and often multiple times daily.

[VictoryHunter]

I usually only shoot about three then call it quits.

[JB74nola]

I shoot a lot.

[Sam McMichael]

It depends on the day. Some days, when things are working well I shoot as long as it still feels right. I stop when I get tired or distracted or notice form is getting sloppy.  Other days when things just don't feel good I stop fairly soon as there is no fun and no usefulness in continuing to make shots that serve no purpose.

On a good day, I shoot about 100 arrows tops. After that, fatigue causes problems.

[Jake Scott]

I shoot a lot of shots because I enjoy shooting.  While the 1 arrow theory is sound as it simulates the conditions of a hunt, I simply don't feel that 1 shot per session is enough to keep good form.  Form is based upon repetition and muscle memory.  This cannot be developed and maintained with one shot per day, in my humble opinion.

I do, however, place heavy emphasis on that first shot.  If that first shot is a miss, what corrections in form need to be made to put the arrow in its proper place on target?  I had a wrestling coach in college that used to say "practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect." I have missed more than my share of game animals.  In that moment of disappointment I have never once wished that I had practiced less.  Food for thought.

Jake

[Knawbone]

There's only one way to get better......practice! I shoot as much as I can and as often as I can.

[Sixby]

When I was in top form and shooting pro I shot upwards of 200 a day every day. I too love to shoot but if you are going to be completely confident you have to shoot a lot. There is not any substitute for repetition and making sure everything is perfect.

All that said you have to have the time., The will, The want and you have to start somewhere. You do not start at the top. You work your way there

You can easily overdo it and that is as bad as not shooting enough.

another thing. Stop on a great shot

God bless, Steve

[Wudstix]

So far this year in the woods at pigs 3.  First hit ham at 8 yards as the hog hit th afterburner and the second at that pig, 150 yards later as it jumped up and ran was a bit far front and hit the cheek bone.  Finished by BK 5.  Used that arrow about twenty minutes later on hog number two at 4 1/2 yards in the lungs.  Again finished by BK 5.  Wish I had more time to practice but...............

[RecurveRookie]

I usually shoot until I get tired.  I like to shoot from 8 to 40 yds.  I think shooting far helps my focus and form.  Right now I'm shooting 50#, on my way back to 62# (strained tendon) so 40 arrows and I'm done.  Don't just shoot, work on form, release, technique, something IMHO.  Study "themoebow" channel on youtube.

[jackdaw]

for me, 30-70 arrows a day keeps me "grooved"........!!! I've done this for about 4 years now and my shots on target are good ones right from the first release. I'm at a point where I could shoot only 10-20 arrows now  and probably maintain my accuracy level, but I enjoy my sessions so 30-70 arrows will remain  for me...good luck.....jackdaw

[jackdaw]

one thing I left out, (that others on here have stressed), is make sure your shots , whether 1 or 100, are QUALITY shots. Spraying arrows for an hour does very little good...!!!

[Pat B]

I used to shoot 50 to a hundred a day and did for a few years. I later realized if I only shot a dozen a day without a miss shot my muscle memory stayed in tact and I didn't tire out and make mistakes.  Near hunting season I take only one shot in the evening and sometimes one in the morning.

[Caughtandhobble]

Yep, it's all about quality and not quantity.

I read something recently about using bright nocks or fletching while practicing to etch the arrows flight in your mind. I hunt and compete 3D with natural barred turkey feathers and black nocks. I put a white nock on a practice arrow, I think that alone has helped my shooting.

My small range consist of 7 targets. I live in a neighborhood so my longest shot without opening the gate is 28 yards. I use one arrow and shoot a variety of distances to my 28 yard limit.

Back to topic... I do shoot daily, some days more than others. As far as that goes I will shoot at night if my time does not permit daylight shooting. I have a 6" carbon arrow with a field point on one end and a lighted nock on the other end that I will stick in a target for night shooting. My boys love the night shooting  

[Pointer]

depends..usually 40-50 maybe 3-4 times a week...

[Larrydawg]

in July I ramp up my shooting to hundred arrows a day until I get the muscles built up then I drop back to 30 every other day after Im back to condition.... this year im joining local archery club and shooting 3 d so maybe I wont shoot too bad! by bow season. I picked up 300 acres of woodland/cropland to bow hunt this year.. im happy as a pig in POOO!!!
LarryDawg

[Stumpkiller]

Some days I shoot one.  Some days I shoot 60 or more.

I shoot every day.  Typically I shoot a couple dozen arrows twice a day.  A couple times I have tried taking one shot, twice a day (before and after work) at 20 yards and leaving it in the target.  After six shots I had a "first-shot group" which I figured shows what I can count on for hunting.

[kat]

For me it depends a lot on the weather. This time of year, it may be a dozen shots.
When the weather permits; I shoot about 30 arrows per session. I usually shoot once per day.