Well, the wife and i made the leap!

[huntingbaldguy]

That buddy of yours.. good dude from what I hear!  you guys will have fun... Ill show you a great area for elk this spring... you guys should have a good time in sep.... just cant let you in on where I took you guys during rifle  I dont want to have to hurt you lol...

No doubt!   

I wouldn't dare try to move in on that spot lol. 

[huntingbaldguy]

Nice to see someone who got their bow fitted correctly and has good form!  You're both standing with shoulders above the hips, not leaning back, GOOD!  a lot of women (and men!) get their forward hip thrust out, leaning their shoulders back.  Neither of you are!  Nice!  welcome to the addiction!   

We've had a darn good tutor pointing us in the right direction.  We are almost there, couple little things to work on!

I'm super excited to try and get my first archery deer and elk next year, but what i'm more excited about is trying to get my wife her first animal and just the opportunity to hunt with her.  It's a very exciting thing for me.

[BABackcountryBwhntr]

You guys are doing good for sure. Just a few things to work on. I'll help you gus as much as I can next year.. where to go etc... we need to do scouting this summer..

[trophyhunt]

Good for you guys!  You might want an arm guard if your gonna keep your arm straight when you shoot.  I'm not a pro by any means but I think your supposed to bend your arm just slightly?  If you hit your arm with the string with no guard or clothing, it's gonna look and hurt like hell.

[lokidog]

Good for you guys, my wife bowhunts as well and loves it.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

 

[huntingbaldguy]

Good for you guys!  You might want an arm guard if your gonna keep your arm straight when you shoot.  I'm not a pro by any means but I think your supposed to bend your arm just slightly?  If you hit your arm with the string with no guard or clothing, it's gonna look and hurt like hell.

Yeah i've done that already, it hurts.  My draw length is at it's absolute max so it looks like my arm is straight but my elbow is out.

[huntingbaldguy]

You guys are doing good for sure. Just a few things to work on. I'll help you gus as much as I can next year.. where to go etc... we need to do scouting this summer..

Yeah we will definitely put in as much scouting time as possible for elk.  Deer we will probably be somewhat local for most of the early season.  I have 3 properties i'm gonna set cams up on now that are 5 minutes driving distance from my house.

[Russ McDonald]

That is awesome.  I got my wife shooting a bow now but she doesn't want to hunt yet.  Work in progress on that front.   

[BABackcountryBwhntr]

Good for you guys!  You might want an arm guard if your gonna keep your arm straight when you shoot.  I'm not a pro by any means but I think your supposed to bend your arm just slightly?  If you hit your arm with the string with no guard or clothing, it's gonna look and hurt like hell.

   

His arm is fine. Arm guards are not needed if your grip is correct. It's impossible to hit your forearm if your grip is correct.

[nwwanderer]

Sure, with proper grip you will not need a guard.  When you are shoooting around the corner, downhill, through the only clear zone your grip might suffer.  Losing a little hide is not unusual.  Be aware through practice in feild situations and use a guard if the risk is of concern.

[BABackcountryBwhntr]

Sure, with proper grip you will not need a guard.  When you are shoooting around the corner, downhill, through the only clear zone your grip might suffer.  Losing a little hide is not unusual.  Be aware through practice in feild situations and use a guard if the risk is of concern.

well in 20 years Bowhunting and just a few animals on the ground.. that has never happened.... the angle of the shot in no way changes the grip of the bow... with all due respect, that does not even make sense.... you adjust your hips to get the correct form on any non level shot.. that does not change in anyway how the bow is gripped.

[lokidog]

Good for you guys!  You might want an arm guard if your gonna keep your arm straight when you shoot.  I'm not a pro by any means but I think your supposed to bend your arm just slightly?  If you hit your arm with the string with no guard or clothing, it's gonna look and hurt like hell.

Yeah i've done that already, it hurts.  My draw length is at it's absolute max so it looks like my arm is straight but my elbow is out.

Shirtless, in good form, I would have no worries.  However, toss a jacket or sweatshirt with folds like your wife's has, it would probably be a good idea.  No big deal if an arrow is a little off while target shooting after catching a ripple, but hunting is, of course, a different story.   

[huntingbaldguy]

I'm sure i'll need to set up some scenarios that would be close to hunting conditions prior to actually going out hunting.  I've done some reading about how to set up some things for your nerves to get a little more acclimated.  I don't necessarily have a lot of experience killing animals, as i've only put one deer down.  I did fail pretty hard in elk season and i'm unsure of what i did wrong, but it has haunted me enough to where i think about every shot, consider form for every shot, etc.  That said, i won't really know how i'll be until i get out and have an animal in front of me at full draw.  Maybe i tag my arm, i figure that's something many bow hunters, or hunters period, go through is getting out of their own head to make a good clean kill. 

I really plan to set the stage to not fail.  I've already started reciting a little something in my head as i walk through the steps of drawing, sighting and releasing, so that it's kind of burned into my head that i can't skip steps and have success.  I've started trying to train myself on back tension.  I just need to figure a way to get my heart rate up and get some pressure on myself while shooting.  I figure i'll do some sprints one of these days, get back and pick up my bow and see how i do. 

As for the arm guard, i definitely won't be wearing one while hunting honestly.  I figure if i can't shoot with the right form, i deserve the pain.

[RadSav]

It's now been 35 years since I put an arrow through my first archery deer, bear and elk.  I can not ever remember a shot that hit my arm with a compound bow or recurve.  I have, however, had some winter clothing that would interfere with the string and have missed a couple shots as a result.  I now use a spandex sleeve or some camo Duck Tape if the weather dips below zero and I need the Ommpa Loompa suit on while bowhunting.  But it has to be DANG cold before I hunt with that on.


Hope I didn't just jinx myself