1. When practicing don't shoot at large targets
like pie plates. Shoot at smaller dots that
are 1" or smaller from 30 yards or so. You'll
find that as you shoot at smaller targets you'll
be missing in smaller increments as well. Try it!
2. Only shoot a couple arrows at a time and then rest
your arm. Don't empty the quiver each time!
What I found is that when you shoot more than
2 or 3 arrows at a time you don't focus on your
form as much and start getting sloppy. Slow
down and concentrate on your shots.
3. Practice with broadheads. This is huge. Rarely
will your broadheads fly like your field points.
Buy a few extra broadheads and practice with them
all the time. It's the only way you'll build
the confidence for taking that important shot
in the field.
4. Here's one I learned from a long-time bowhunter
that really helped me learn to steady my shot
at deer in the field: rather than just pick out
a fixed aim point on the deer - put your pin on
the front leg (the inside on a broadside shot)
and follow it up to 1/2 way up the center of the
the body and release. It will help you take a
more steady shot. It seems that when you use your
brain to follow that leg to the sweet spot it has a
calming affect during the height of the action.
(can you spell Buck Fever?!)
Fr: a enewsletter that I received
