Shouldn't you be out practicing?

[JBar]

Been shooting all summer but started shooting and working with my gear last week. Found that my new gloves cause me to shoot 2 inches to the right and I needed to move some gear around on my pack as not to get into the way. Had my backup release also give me trouble so I had to do some maintinance on that also.  I'll be ready to go by Thursday night so I can relax and just shoot to keep the muscles loose until next Tuesday. Wow next Tuesday been waiting a long time to say that.

[PolarBear]

I shoot my bow year round.  Want to have fun, go to Cabela's during the next couple of weeks and see how many folks are buying new bows (for the first time) to go hunting on the first.  I actually saw a guy shoot a bow that he just bought and set up at their indoor range.  His groups (in that tiny range) were 5-6 inches apart and he told his buddy that he was ready to hunt.  Bring on the gut shot does.

[Matt]

Unfortunately that is pretty common.  I have had guys come to my house at 8pm the night before they are going hunting with a box from Cabelas, new uncut arrows and all the accessories and want it put together so they can go hunting in the morning.  I used to go out of my way to help but not now.  Then there is the guy that shows up at the top of the mountain, been hunting for 2 days, decides to take a couple practice shots in camp and completely misses the block at 30 yards and says thats about normal.  That guy ran his bow over with his truck the next day.....too many beers at lunch he said.  Or hows about the guy that you run into while out hunting....you look at his quiver and he doesn't have 2 arrows that are the same.  Yep spend a week up in the Nile and you see a bunch.

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[Hillbilly270]

Been practicing for a while now and my fletchings are showing wear on them.  I shoot with the odd color up.  why are my fletchings hitting my rest?  its driving me crazy.......i have a trophy taker and the experts at cabelas just moved my nock point up along with the rest so it would lay down flatter.  think they could be hitting the plastic arrow alignment hooskerdoo that is out beyond the rest?  Or am i supposed to shoot with the odd color fletching down?  thanks,

[WonkyWapiti]

Well I was out helping my buddy work out his bad habits and get dialed in last night.  My broadheads are shooting very consistently out to sixty yards.  I've put in more practice time and more scouting time this year than ever before.  I know it's the pre season fever but I really am feeling good about this upcoming season.  I think good things are gonna happen. 

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[WAPITIHUNTER]

Well I just got my arrows back from Rainier Archery ( Fletched for Free) Boy what kind of crappy shop would do that? Got home and shot one arrow at 40, 50 ,60 ,70 yards and they were all there.

Of course that was with one of them crappy cheap "Wasp Bullets"!

[uplandhunter870]

Been practicing for a while now and my fletchings are showing wear on them.  I shoot with the odd color up.  why are my fletchings hitting my rest?  its driving me crazy.......i have a trophy taker and the experts at cabelas just moved my nock point up along with the rest so it would lay down flatter.  think they could be hitting the plastic arrow alignment hooskerdoo that is out beyond the rest?  Or am i supposed to shoot with the odd color fletching down?  thanks,

i had the same problem Hillbilly a while back.  i tore off that arrow alignment thingy that helped a bunch but still had some fletch contact so i put the arrow, odd color up, on the string and ever so slightly twisted the arrow and shot until i didnt have any more fletch contact.

and i shoot year round, launching sticks is just too much fun to do once a year! everything is shooting lights out.  just need to shoot my broadheads over the weekend to make any slight adjustments that may be needed

[xXx Archery]

Matt you are funny