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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: mrstorms on September 09, 2015, 07:14:26 PM

Title: Traditional archery group question
Post by: mrstorms on September 09, 2015, 07:14:26 PM: Hello to all. To all the traditional bow hunters out there what, in your personal opinion, is a "good" practical group at 15, 20, 25 and 30 yards?
Title: Re: Traditional archery group question
Post by: h2ofowlr on September 09, 2015, 08:05:20 PM: Silver dollar sized stickers and 1 arrow per sticker. Grouping arrows just gets expensive.
Title: Re: Traditional archery group question
Post by: dreamunelk on September 09, 2015, 08:26:00 PM: Quote from: mrstorms on September 09, 2015, 07:14:26 PM
Hello to all. To all the traditional bow hunters out there what, in your personal opinion, is a "good" practical group at 15, 20, 25 and 30 yards?

Every arrow in the kill zone!
Title: Re: Traditional archery group question
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on September 10, 2015, 10:37:15 AM: Quote from: h2ofowlr on September 09, 2015, 08:05:20 PM
Silver dollar sized stickers and 1 arrow per sticker. Grouping arrows just gets expensive.
As long as you can hit what you are trying to.
One arrow at a time.
I ruined arrows and targets before I figured this out.
Practice for the first shot, not the follow up.
Then run around until your breath and heart rate are up, try again.. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Traditional archery group question
Post by: coxral on September 11, 2015, 10:29:27 AM: Don't put emphasis on yardage, got with comfort zone.
Title: Re: Traditional archery group question
Post by: poisonarrow on October 10, 2015, 06:29:02 AM: I have shot traditional for a number of years. The pressure to shoot silver dollars kills a lot of enthusiasm. I sell a life size target cover. I decided to see how many shots were in the kill zone. I have shot 500 times now and only 6 are not kill shots.

That is shooting at 18 yds. at a elk size target. That is as far as I can shoot in my shop. After 1000 shots I am going to take a picture of the target cover and post it. My thought is that, too many guys get discouraged trying to hit the bulls eye when actually 99% of their shots would be killing shots in real life. Relax and enjoy shooting. That what traditional is all about, enjoyment.