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#1 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2017
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So I still can't shoot (forearm tendon tear), but anxious to get back into practicing. That said, the guy I normally practice with is a compound shooter, so inevitably I start practicing primarily at 10 yds. Then 15. Then 20. Which is all well and good but I walk away feeling like I don't have great consistency, and I know part of it is those ranges with a recurve. I also know I probably need to tune my setup a little better for those ranges compared to 10 yds and under.
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#2 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Texas Back Roads
Hunt In: Where I am
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I'd have to say, my primary practice distance is rooted in 30 yards (point on distance), with a sprinkling of below 30, and out to 50 thrown in.
Practice sessions at my point on distance as the root, with a few shorter & longer thrown in helps me to get/keep a handle on my gaps & sight picture, but I shoot quite a bit anywhere from 50 to 100 yards as well. Rick |
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#3 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2009
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don't rush it, but when you are physically ready, start practicing at unreasonably long ranges to get better at the close ranges,,, it forces better concentration and muscle control,,,, using a compound I like to practice at 100 yards and even farther,, because after that shooting 40 and closer is a breeze...
so if a long shot with a recurve is 20 yards,, practice at 30 if you have a safe back stop |
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#4 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Telephone, Tx
Hunt In: Fannin co. /Boswell, Ok.
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The majority of my practice is from 15 - 20 yards. But I do shoot out to 30 or so yards and some around 10 yards. Those 10 - 12 yards shots seem real easy after several shots at 30. I'll usually scatter 4 or 5 arrows from 15 to 25 yards and start shooting.
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#5 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Llano
Hunt In: Llano and Runnels county
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During deer season I shoot 12-15 yards. 3D season is 10-30.
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#6 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Holly Lake Ranch
Hunt In: East Tx. and Anywhere I can!
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I start at 20 yds and then random distances from there down.
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#7 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Hunt In: NC,TX, and anywhere else I can
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Most of my practice is at random distances from 10 - 20 yards from different positions. I also will throw in some longer distances.
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#8 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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#9 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Austin, TX
Hunt In: Sore Finger!!!
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I shoot out to 17 yards at home. That's as far as I can get. But I generally spend several months of the year shooting at a shop so I can at least practice at 20. Distance shooting is really good for developing consistency.
If you can shoot consistently small groups at 20-30 yards you know your shot is pretty repeatable. If you want to be a great shot, it probably would help to practice at 40-60 yards on a regular basis. Insist on achieving consistency. Accuracy will follow. |
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#10 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Liberty Hill
Hunt In: My House, Fredericksburg
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5-28 yards for me, across the street next to the curb is 28, and the majority is after dark, after dark really helps me focus on a spot too!
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#11 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Feb 2019
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Usually start at 20 yards and work my way out.
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#12 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Aledo
Hunt In: Shackleford Co.
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From mid-summer through deer season I practice like I hunt - seated, with shots from 12 to 18 yards. I want to have supreme confidence and be automatic from those distances. Like others have said after the season when preparing for 3d I stretch it out to distances I am likely to encounter on the course. I can shoot out to about 45 in my backyard which I do from time to time just because it's fun.
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#13 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Lavaca, Kimble and Colorado Counties
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My back yard is 22 yds fence to fence. I have a 50 yd range at work. I like to practice at 40-50yds. Makes the 20 yd shots EZ!
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#14 |
Four Point
Join Date: Feb 2019
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5, 10, 15 and 20, mix it up constantly for 'readiness' at any range (that plus I cannot hit a barn door at 30 yards, but then again never trained to)
i use hoyt satori recurve |
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#15 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Boerne
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Now when I shoot its 20-30
When I lived in AZ I had a 90 yard range at my house and shot mostly 60-90 |
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#16 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Montell, Hondo, Laredo
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30 40 and 50 is where I shoot from.
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#17 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Worth, Tx
Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri
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#18 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Conway, AR
Hunt In: Texas-Arkansas
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Recurve and longbow here. I shoot mostly around 20 yds. This year I am going so start going to the state range that goes to 50 yds with NFAA style targets. I am seriously thinking about more field archery than 3d.
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#19 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: San Marcos
Hunt In: searching
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For me it's 25 yards. Although it's not so much the distance as it is the slowed down shot sequence. Don't get me wrong I like to step out to 10 yards and grip-n-rip arrows into the target. I truly love to step out to 25 yards and slow things down. My shot sequence takes near to 6 seconds. Bow up and take about 3 seconds to slooowwwwllllly draw to anchor, two seconds to settle in and and get my sight picture where I want it and feel my index finger and thumb on my bow hand just touch at the tips then ease my shoulder blades together. Shooting like this is much like shooting long distance with my rifle, I want to be surprised when the hammer drops. I like the feeling of my fingers just "letting go" of the string while the rest of my stays solid.
Richard. |
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#20 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Jarrell Texas
Hunt In: Lee and Fayette Counties. New Mexico
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I shoot from 10-30 mostly for 3D. I will not shoot over 20 at deer. Longer distances make you have a better release and form to be accurate. It makes the shorter shots feel automatic
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#21 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: lakeway
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30-40 mostly
Then move to 20 for the last round and it always seems so easy |
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#22 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Highlands
Hunt In: Texas
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I practice up to 30 yards at my house. I try to go to the local range at least weekly, there I shoot out to 50 yards.
Like I always say, if you can't hit a quarter every time at 15 yards, don't worry about backing up. ![]() Get well soon!!!! |
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#23 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Woodlands
Hunt In: Uvalde, Boerne
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Man you guys shooting 40+ and up to 90 with trad gear are pretty dang good
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#24 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Texas Back Roads
Hunt In: Where I am
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#25 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Texas Back Roads
Hunt In: Where I am
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Here's some 100 yard shooting I did a while back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDTWg...ature=youtu.be Rick |
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#26 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Woodlands
Hunt In: Uvalde, Boerne
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#27 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Smiley, Texas
Hunt In: Gonzales & Young Co and anywhere
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20 30. 40. 50. When I went elk hunting up to 80 for a follow up shot if I needed to but didn't heart shot at 47 yards and ran about 40 yards and fell over. Luck was on my side.
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#28 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Clear Lake Tx
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx
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20 and 30... I'm scared to try anything over
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