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Practice distance?
phideaux4886
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What distance should I start practicing at?
Yesterday my wife brought me home three bails of hay.
It was a nasty rainy day but I could not help myself, I wanted to take some shots.
I punched a hole in a couple of 5" paper plates, ran a string through them and tied them to the bails of hay.
I stepped back to 25' from the hay and with 5 arrows I took ten shots.
I was about 5" high and about 3" to the right, but all ten shots where within 5" of each other.
I am thinking of setting my sights for 25', 50' and 75' and then practicing at the 75' distance.
My thinking is that it would be harder to hit the bulls-eye at 75' and that would force me to work harder.
Any thoughts?
DSM
Yesterday my wife brought me home three bails of hay.
It was a nasty rainy day but I could not help myself, I wanted to take some shots.
I punched a hole in a couple of 5" paper plates, ran a string through them and tied them to the bails of hay.
I stepped back to 25' from the hay and with 5 arrows I took ten shots.
I was about 5" high and about 3" to the right, but all ten shots where within 5" of each other.
I am thinking of setting my sights for 25', 50' and 75' and then practicing at the 75' distance.
My thinking is that it would be harder to hit the bulls-eye at 75' and that would force me to work harder.
Any thoughts?
DSM
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Ben
Maybe I can make it outside for lunch. [:D]
It's a bummer having to work for yourself. [:D]
DSM
wHEN GETTING A CONSISTEN GROUP, TAKE FIVE STEPS back. When you are comfortable at that distance, take five more steps, and so on, until you reach 25 yards. Practice at twenty five, but continue practicing closer shots. Once you get to twenty five, adjust your elevation.
Practice A LOT at 25 and under, dont go above twenty five yards until your form is consistent, and your poi is consistant.
Ten yards, or less. Dont worry to much about elevation, but do fix the windage adjustment. If you are hitting right, adjust your sights right.
wHEN GETTING A CONSISTEN GROUP, TAKE FIVE STEPS back. When you are comfortable at that distance, take five more steps, and so on, until you reach 25 yards. Practice at twenty five, but continue practicing closer shots. Once you get to twenty five, adjust your elevation.
Practice A LOT at 25 and under, dont go above twenty five yards until your form is consistent, and your poi is consistant.
Check. Thanks.
DSM
Twenty four years of feet is hard to beat.
I am shooting at fifty feet and will stick with that until I can hit that consistently.
Thanks all.
DSM
I work in feet, pace in feet and estimate in feet as part of my chosen profession, I just cannot think in yards.
Twenty four years of feet is hard to beat.
I am shooting at fifty feet and will stick with that until I can hit that consistently.
Thanks all.
DSM
understand, for estimating though, I would think yards would be easier. 3 ft to 1 yrd "roughly" 1 step/stride whatever you wanna call it is "roughly" 3 ft or 1 yrd. So if your estimating, 20 steps from your target would be about 20 yrds. Whatever works for you is what matter though.
quote:Originally posted by phideaux4886
I work in feet, pace in feet and estimate in feet as part of my chosen profession, I just cannot think in yards.
Twenty four years of feet is hard to beat.
I am shooting at fifty feet and will stick with that until I can hit that consistently.
Thanks all.
DSM
understand, for estimating though, I would think yards would be easier. 3 ft to 1 yrd "roughly" 1 step/stride whatever you wanna call it is "roughly" 3 ft or 1 yrd. So if your estimating, 20 steps from your target would be about 20 yrds. Whatever works for you is what matter though.
Well, the thing of it is, I can pace 1000' on flat land and be within a couple of feet.
When I pace I count five everytime I plant my right foot.
I can also estimate distances and often be within a few feet on shorter distances.
When someone tells me 30 yards I have to convert it to feet to be able to visualize it on the ground.
I've been in land surveying since 1984 and I'm to old to try to retrain my brain.[:D]
DSM
sweet, where you at, I need some land surveyed [:D]
Not in Illinois, but if you have land in Louisiana, maybe I can help.
[;)]
DSM