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#1 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Boerne
Hunt In: Boerne & Harper
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Why my recurve has been sitting in the back of the closet for a year. Its so **** frustrating to shoot. Got a deer with my compound a few weeks ago and decided to play with the recurve today. I must either have a hand eye coordination problem or an eye dominance problem. Been trying off and on for 12 years to shoot a trad bow consistently. I would love to be a trad bow hunter but I've never gotten good enough to trust my shooting on an animal. I envy those of you that can shoot well.
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#2 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Georgetown
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Shoot it more! I shot mine almost daily for a couple of years before I felt comfortable enough to hunt with it. Get it back out and start shooting at 3 or 4 yards until you’re consistent and move back a yard or two. I still don’t feel comfortable shooting farther than 15 yards at an animal.
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#3 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Put a sight on it
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#4 |
Ten Point
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Texas
Hunt In: San Gabriel, Colorado and Rio Grande watersheds
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And/or give up the recurve. Get a 62”-66” longbow. Consider a string follow longbow like what Howard Hill shot... considerably more forgiving. And arrows over 600 gn with EFOC.
Good luck either way. Last edited by Briar Friar; 10-30-2020 at 03:46 PM. |
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#5 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2010
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The only is straight ahead. Total commitment. You'll have to embrace the struggle to get good at it.
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#6 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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If it were easy everyone would do it. The fact that it is hard is what makes it so worthwhile when you finally get it right.
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#7 |
Four Point
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Hondo
Hunt In: Medina county
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Watch “the push” on YouTube it helped me a ton with my consistency
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#8 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Boerne
Hunt In: Boerne & Harper
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Years ago I bought the Masters of the Barebow DVDs volumes 1-3. I used to keep a shooting log of what worked for me and what didn't. Used to ask lots of questions on here. Used to shoot a lot. I just think it may not be in the cards for me.
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#9 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Grapevine
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Don’t know of any shortcuts when shooting traditional. Just shooting and more shooting to get your confidence built up to take on a critter. Don’t give up on it, shooting traditional is hard to do but is also rewarding. Good luck! |
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#10 |
Four Point
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Hondo
Hunt In: Medina county
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I started to use the string walking technique then transitioned to the fixed crawl technique it has really helped me get the hang of shooting without sights
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#11 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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Heck, you can even use a sight. It will actually help you develop good and consistent form.
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#12 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Location, Location. Pick a spot.
Hunt In: a Tripod usually or Ground Blind.
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Anything that requires work and dedication to become proficient gives so much more back to you when it all finally clicks. The Asbell books are worth their weight in gold.
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#13 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Tx
Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado
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Another thing i did was walk arounf with a judo point and shoot at sapling cedar and cactus. never ranging them, just looking and shooting with out much thought. You will eventually get good and have much more fun than shooting at a tatget and getting frustrated |
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#14 |
Associate Sponsor
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Burleson Tex.
Hunt In: Texas
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You just have to keep at it, it's great if you can get with another trad shooter and shoot together. To keep things interesting; I like shoot with my 17 year old Grandson who has been shooting trad since he was three and have little competitions.
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#15 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Central Texas
Hunt In: Public Land, anywhere
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Youtube videos like from Clay Hayes and Jeff Kavanaugh might give some helpful direction. Gotta keep at it year round, took me a while to be comfortable and consistent.
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#16 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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I think the percentage of people who pick it up and get good really quick is pretty small. Most of us have to work hard at it, dealbwith the suck, and the realize we have to keep working at it.
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#17 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Boerne
Hunt In: Boerne & Harper
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Anyone in the north San Antonio area want to shoot together some time? One thing I've never done is shoot with another person.
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#18 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Manvel, TX mostly in the Doghouse
Hunt In: My Truck at night.
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Also, don't try to compare distances to a compound. A 20 yard Trad shot is getting out there. When I first started I thought I had to group all my arrows in a pie plate at 20 yards. Heck, I'm having a good day if I can do that at 15 yards now.
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#19 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Llano
Hunt In: Llano and Runnels county
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Years ago I sold my compound. Only two choices after that. Either get proficient or wait till general season. I haven’t touched a rifle in a long time. It takes thousands of shots to get proficient the way I shoot. If you gap shoot, probably not near the practice.
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#20 | |
Four Point
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Hondo
Hunt In: Medina county
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Hit up leading edge archery there in borne Scott and his guys are amazing at setup they also shoot competitions in the off season so they know what their talking about when it comes to form and setup Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#21 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Location, Location. Pick a spot.
Hunt In: a Tripod usually or Ground Blind.
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Drop me a PM I'm in North San Antonio.
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#22 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: kerens
Hunt In: anywhere I can
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I passed on a nice broadside elk at 26 yards once. Kinda kick myself for it. Could have probably made the shot............probably. Shooting a recurve/longbow is a whole lot of form. Good back tension and smooth release. |
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#23 |
Ten Point
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Coleman, Tx
Hunt In: Tom Green Co.
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Check your eye dominance. Shoot very close, like 5 yds, don't move back until you start placing the arrows where you're looking. Only then move back a couple more steps. Don't expect to shoot tight groups at 20 yds. It takes serious time and dedication to learn, but once it gets ingrained it will seem very easy. Don't overcomplicate it.
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