WANT TO GO TRADITIONAL BOWHUNTING.

[Boss .300 winmag]

A tip 'o the hat to mr Boss 300. If you can skip an arrow under a 35 yard  grouse after just three days of practice you have what takes. Focus on the individual feather (or hair) you want to hit, get a consistent solid anchor and follow through. Be careful not to drop your bow arm when you release - try to get in the habit of not moving either your anchor hand or bow hand until,the arrow hits the target.

I've put a lot of marbles down range with a wrist rocket, maybe that is helping me since they have no sights. 

[scotsman]

Yeah, your can now tell your mom that all that time you wasted blasting sparrows with your slingshot was beneficial to your maturity! ;<)

I'll respectfully take exception to Trackers input about moving the release hand backwards. In theory, yes, but in reality I have seen many new archers overemphasize the hand movement which can lead to Bad habits. Most of the people you see using dramatic release hand movement are target archers with light draw weight bows, 35 pounds or less. Their string doesn't have enough power to release cleanly so they exaggerate rearward hand movement. Most hunting weight bowstrings can cleanly pull out of the fingers without making a big procedure.

For example, Refer back to my video a few threads above; note that I'm shooting bare shafts. Bare shafts will dramatically increase any flaw in form; a shot that would be 2" off target at 30 yards with a fletched shaft will be a at least a foot off target with bare shaft.

Fast forward to my three shots and watch my release hand. The first Shot had very little movement of the release hand and hits the tennis ball. The second shot had excessive movement of the release Hand.... The third shot little movement. The 2nd shot missed, the 3rd shot was real close.  I knew the second shot was bad by the 'feel' of the release and it hit 9" to the right of the tennis ball... I think you could see by my expression after the second shot I knew it was bad.

Expanding on that thought I will stick by my recommendation that for hunting height bows, hold your form until the arrow hits the target.

[Boss .300 winmag]

No wrist rockets as a kid as the cork gun did that in for me. 

Mom didn't like the old cork gun in the butt with mud plugs while bent over in the garden. 

Wrist rocket is something I picked up as an adult, fun shooting them with marbles. 

[Tracker0721]

Slingshots can now launch your arrows just as lethal as a bow! Just take one of those from now on.

And Scotsman I didn't even think about that. With my 63lb recurve I never needed to worry about touching my ear but now that I have a 47lb longbow it feels necessary to do complete follow through. So Yes, I spoke without thinking it through, holding the form would be benificial to a new hunter. Better then trying to remember every step some guy online told you to complete in order to get an arrow down range haha

[ImMrBill]

Two words.............Schulz Longbow

[Special T]

Part of the reason I picked the 45lb limbs for may Samic Sage was the fact that I could draw back and make my anchor point very similar to shooting my compound. When i shoot my compound My pointer finger knuckle is under my ear/hole thumb under back of skull. When i shoot trad I use the  Apache release (3 fingers under knock)with my thumb hooked under the edge of my jaw all the way against the  yoke of my thumb/pointer. I do it this way mostly for consistency in anchor so i dont have to think too much.

Boss it sound like it going good! See you at the Club some time!

[lokidog]

Hey Boss, I've got a good place for some close range deer bowhunting... I'll trade for a trip to your modern area with you.   

[Boss .300 winmag]

Hey Boss, I've got a good place for some close range deer bowhunting... I'll trade for a trip to your modern area with you.   

Try for the multisesson permit then we can scout it in September before modern and might get a shot then, or come back foe modern.

[Payne]

Heck yeah! I just recently decided to try traditional bows as well and cannot stop thinking about it.

I just recently picked up a Damon Howatt Hunter #44 @28 used for 180 bucks. The thing is a piece of art and is in almost perfect shape (not sure how old it is) and I already understand why bows are as bad as guns.

Thanks to everyone's info as well!

[Boss .300 winmag]

Looks like you gotta pretty good deal comparing it to eBay.

[Tracker0721]

The hunter is an amazing bow! Hopefully Martin never stops making em.

[D-Rock425]

I'd really like to shoot a deer or elk with traditional equipment.

[Boss .300 winmag]

What's stoping you? 

[D-Rock425]

What's stoping you? 

i dont like to miss.

[Boss .300 winmag]

What's stoping you? 

i dont like to miss.

Nothing ventured nothing gained.