Its that time...

[Sanderlin3]

To get outside and shoot my bows. I had a day off last week and spent it doing my yearly spring "maintenance" of my home 3D course. Brush cut trimmed and moved. Yardage markers rechecked and actually moved to be correct with a tape. I only care about distance to ingrain a "sight picture" in my memory of deer sized game. I don't think distance when shooting as I want everything automatic. I even moved my 3D's so that in the evenings I will be shooting East. A setting sun in my eyes seems to hurt my focus... LOL

I shoot broadheads 99% of the time and they are hard on my targets. This one is about due to retire as I am in the "shoot farther back and shoot the rear end in two" process.

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I want to practice in a true bowhunting situation. Like I ask everyone in our Bowhunter league, "how many deer have you killed standing upright in the Olympic shooting position"?

Kneel, sit, around brush, from a treestand, ect. ect.. I want it real. Then when it is for real everything is automatic.. A lot of times I don't even remember drawing and releasing. I do always remember anchoring and watching the arrow hit the animals...

My "reserve" deer.. It's time is about to come...
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Lets see and or hear about how you practice for bow season.

John III

[Rick Wakeman]

John...must be great to have enough room to set up some 3D targets :cool:

[Sanderlin3]

It is great to have my own target area,,, but then I don't go shoot 3D courses with my buddies because I can and do shoot at home. The main reason is I want to shoot broadheads all the time.

The only time I shoot field points is over the winter at our indoor Trad Bowhunter league in Gray Summit.. Fun but they fought me wanting to continue to shoot Olympic straight up style.. Thats not bowhunting practice it is trying to win a ribbon practice.. LOL


John III

[Mudd]

That's a nice set up John. I shoot in my back yard or 3 Creeks State Forrest which is just 5 minutes from my house so I have a place I can stump shoot.
God bless,Mudd