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#151 |
Four Point
![]() Join Date: May 2014
Location: Midlothian, Texas
Hunt In: Bosque county Texas, Webster county Iowa
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Great post, Very informative, Been shooting over 25yrs and just recently picked up a Bear recurve for a new challenge
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#152 |
Ten Point
Join Date: May 2014
Location: splendora, TX
Hunt In: mostly TX
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Cool
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#153 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Jun 2015
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thanks
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#154 |
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Austin TX
Hunt In: TX, CO, AK, MI
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I like to mix instinctive/throwing a ball idea w/ gap/reference... works for me
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#155 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Trinity, TX
Hunt In: SHNF and Trinity Co.
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Very informative. Thank you. In the process of picking up traditional now. Just shot one a few months ago and became addicted. The compound is fixin to take a back seat.
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#156 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Austin TX.
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Great thread! I started gap shooting about 8 years ago after watching a Ricky Welch video.
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#157 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: San Marcos
Hunt In: searching
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Lots and lots of great information in here, possibly too much for me to completely take in in one reading. From what I've gathered you can gap shoot with either the three under or split method correct? Also wondering if using a delineated target like the one the OP showed would be the correct method to start with considering I'll be shooting my first traditional bow, and the first bow in 20-some-odd years, in a few weeks. I'm still in the initial phase of this in that I'm still narrowing down the correct arrows for the bow.
Thank you for your time and consideration. Richard. |
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#158 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgetown, Texas
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You can do it split finger but it moves the arrow down on your face more and the gaps start getting pretty big. 3under works much better for it. If you anchor up higher with split finger then the top finger is in the way.
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#159 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: San Marcos
Hunt In: searching
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So if I want to shoot instinctive go split and if I want to gap shoot use three under?
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#160 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Tomball, TX
Hunt In: Hill Country & East Texas
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#161 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgetown, Texas
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Not really. Many people shoot instinctive 3 under. I did for over 30 years. It just seemed I lost my ability to tell where my shot would go so I started gap shooting. If you practice gap shooting, eventually you will start to shoot instinctively, your gap just being right for the shot.
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#162 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: San Marcos
Hunt In: searching
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Just reread this and wanted to update where I'm at with it. I've not built a delineated target yet but did find a 5x5x5 box at work that's pretty thick and will bring it home this weekend to use. I've noticed that less than or at 10 yards out I just look where I want the shaft to go and most times it does, within a margin of course. Out to 15-20 or so (I don't have any marked off ranges here at the house) I find that I put the arrow point pretty much on the spot where I want to hit and when I do everything right it goes there. I'm guessing that I'm instinctive in close as I'm more comfortable there and gap shooting when I get out of my comfort range.
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#163 |
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Lumberton
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Great and simple explanation. I will try this coming week. I have not shoot my traditional bows in 7 or 8 years, so it might be easy to break old habits. Might be have to make new arrows first.
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#164 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Midlothian
Hunt In: Old Union
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Nice thread
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