I started my daily shooting today. Shot 5 from 20. Tomorrow I'll shoot a couple from 20 and then step back to 30. Will probably keep it between 30 and 40 up until season with the random 50 yard shots thrown in.
What do you do to prepare
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Have you paper tuned it? That’ll let you know the issue...
What's your draw weight, draw length, current arrow length, and current point/broadhead weight? And what spine rating are your current arrows (400, 340, 300, etc)? First things first... Gotta make sure your arrow spine is appropriate. After that, check for fletching contact if you shoot a dropaway rest. Make sure you're not torquing the bow grip when you release a shot. Also google 'Walk Back Tuning.' Simple and easy method for checking/adjusting the centershot of your arrow rest.
Backed it down to two arrows from 35 -40 yards tonight and going forward for now on.
I just edited this video to lighten it up some because it was pretty dark and I still almost pulled off a Robinhood. May have to shoot one arrow at a time, geez-wize.
I just edited this video to lighten it up some because it was pretty dark and I still almost pulled off a Robinhood. May have to shoot one arrow at a time, geez-wize.
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Shoot an unfletched arrow (bare shaft) at the target from about 5-10 yds away. If the arrow is in the target with the nock end to the right, your arrow is too stiff (overspined). If nock is left your arrow is too weak (underspined). I'm guessing you're probably overspined.
Will this work with a fketched arrow too or will the fletching cause the fishtailing and depending on distance from Target it can be left or right. I ask because to do this would mean I have to decommission an arrow to strip the fletching. I don't have the set up to refletch currently and to get that done mean a 40 minute drive. With fletched arrows they tend to be sticking to the right.
Could I increase tension by twisting the string and shortening it to combat?
You can use a fletched arrow but it may or may not show you what you need to see. The feathers will correct subtle deficiencies, but in your case it sounds like they're still sticking to the right.... So don't strip a perfectly good arrow. Adding twists to the bow string (increasing brace height) might help, but it may not be enough to straighten out your arrow flight. You easiest thing to do would add weight to the front of your arrows until you dial it in. But make sure you've got a smooth release too. Torquing the bow hand or a bumpy release can cause poor flight as well.
I'll give it a shot I've been meaning to try my release with it, just haven't had the time. It's a whole lot different than shooting a compound that's for sure. I did move up to my heavier field tips already. Thank you for all the tips to try!
4 out of 5 ain't TOO bad from an elevated position.
I woke up this morning feeling a little sore in my left shoulder due to a past injury from a broken bone. I think between the cooler mornings lately & shooting the bow quite a bit has aggravated it some. Trying to work through it today. Anyhow, I wanted to get an idea how it will affect my shooting abilities, so I pulled out the bow and gave it a whirl.
My first 5 shots of the day and honestly, I can't complain TOO much!
I woke up this morning feeling a little sore in my left shoulder due to a past injury from a broken bone. I think between the cooler mornings lately & shooting the bow quite a bit has aggravated it some. Trying to work through it today. Anyhow, I wanted to get an idea how it will affect my shooting abilities, so I pulled out the bow and gave it a whirl.
My first 5 shots of the day and honestly, I can't complain TOO much!
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You didn't lose any! My first time breaking the bow our after dislocating my shoulder months prior was iffy. Just felt like it was going to come back out and I was gonna punch myself in the head. Need to keep at it to build the muscle back up. Hopefully they don't get worse.... Too damn young to start using a crossbow.
String and cables have been replaced. Paper and walkback tuning tonight.
Maybe a touch low on the nocking point, but I ain't fooling with it.
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Glad to see you're back at it again. Good deal
I'm still trying to iron out a sore shoulder today...
Hard to get much better than that through paper. Quick walkback tune and you'll be all set.
Usually shoot year round. At times I'll toss my rhienhart in the back of the van, bow in case and I'll take her out to some of my jobs and get some good angle shots from 22-36' roof tops. When I was hunting out west I'd go into the foothills practicing uphill shots too, those are always harder. And at some of those terrains you can't beat doing the real deal.
Sgt Fury
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My first setup & first two arrows of this evening @47 yards.
Hitting just slightly above the intended target. You might be able to hear the clanging of the two arrows from the second shot on impact.
I'm feeling very comfortable shooting my compound bow now. Definitely reaching the intended confidence level before the season opener. Feel pretty good at this stage of game. Now I'll be focusing more on finishing up all my setups in the field.
For now on, if you anyone wishes to continue seeing any of my bow shooting progress, you're more than welcome to visit my YouTube channel @ https://www.youtube.com/user/WildlifeOhio and I'll put them all in a playlist for anyone to view. I'll no longer be posting any of my shooting progress here on this tread, however don't let this discourage any of the rest of you. I hope to see many of you continue to share your experience on how you're getting prepared for the new bow season.
Take care, have fun & good luck letting those arrows fly gentlemen!
Hitting just slightly above the intended target. You might be able to hear the clanging of the two arrows from the second shot on impact.
I'm feeling very comfortable shooting my compound bow now. Definitely reaching the intended confidence level before the season opener. Feel pretty good at this stage of game. Now I'll be focusing more on finishing up all my setups in the field.
For now on, if you anyone wishes to continue seeing any of my bow shooting progress, you're more than welcome to visit my YouTube channel @ https://www.youtube.com/user/WildlifeOhio and I'll put them all in a playlist for anyone to view. I'll no longer be posting any of my shooting progress here on this tread, however don't let this discourage any of the rest of you. I hope to see many of you continue to share your experience on how you're getting prepared for the new bow season.
Take care, have fun & good luck letting those arrows fly gentlemen!