Do you practice off balance shots? Deer don't always go where you want them. Sometimes when you draw on a deer, your feet may not be at the angle you practice at. Don't think it makes a difference? Think again. Do you practice from different shooting positions or are you simply practicing under ideal positions?
Myself and 5 other guys get together every Monday(that were able) and shoot 3d at my buddy's house. We each take turns picking the next shot wether it's beside, over, under trees off one foot, facing the other way and turning your upper body back towards the target. So yes I do. I think it does help. Plus it's always fun to try different things.
I practice only 20 yd broadside shots, in perfect conditions. Mainly so i can have an excuse for when there is stuff in the way. No in all seriousness not all the time i do, but i try to shoot from a stand in the woods at different angles. Closer to season.
I am a dumbass for spelling the title wrong. But anyways that is what a few beers will do to you on a Friday night. Can I spell practice? Sheesh.
I do. I think it helps you not have to focus on your shot as much. Sometimes, despite trying very hard, we don't focus on the shot while in the woods and I think having practice at a bunch of different conditions makes this more routine.
I try to as much as I can. I think being able to practice out of a stand would help tremendously. Unfortunately I live in an apartment and my parents don't have a tree big enough to stick a stand in to practice. Niether do the majority of my friends and the ones that do live in town where there are houses with 50 yds in every direction. Over the summer I am going to try and make some dedicated trips to where I hunt to shoot out of a stand. Give me a good opportunity to trim the lanes too. Hopefully I can figure out a different solution though.
No but I should and also I should practice in full hunting gear as well. I am sure it would help as the deer never seem to cooperate to let you setup in a perfect stance on your postage stamp size treestand when they show up out of the blue.
I am just learning, so just concentrating on proper mechanics for now, but makes sense to practice from various positions. However, like say basketball, trick shots are of little use except for entertainment. I can't imagine taking an off balance shot at game. The possibility/probability of wounding is far too great KID
I guess I'm fortunate to have a house where I can set up a stand to shoot out of and practice like it's real. I also have a porch that is about 15' above the target as well so it's really easy to practice those elevated shots. I think it's important to practice like this. I also include shots from a sitting position as well, the entire shot sequence actually, from addressing the target, the draw, and through to the release. Makes a difference in my confidence in the stand if nothing else.
Right before I got into bow hunting my parents rented from a guy where most of the land was timber. Trees everywhere. I get into bow hunting and they buy an 8 acre spot of land without a tree on the place. I also like to practice sitting down. Both the deer I have killed with a bow have been from a sitting position.
I like to practice shooting any akward ways posible. from sitting down to one leg lol. NOTHING is perfect in the woods!
I practice kneeling laying sitting from a tree anything that I think can happen I try to get ready for Sent from my hand held hunting device
i have a ladder stand set all summer to shoot out of then it go out to be a deer stand the last week of aug do some shooting out a ground blind to
Oh yea,when I get around the guys at Twig Archery nothing is out of bounds !!! Plus it really helps me stay focused
Absolutely... As a western hunter, fitness and preparedness is my main concern. I involve cross training into my shooting, usually involving a hundred yard sprint followed by a shot at different distances. Besides that, shooting on side hills, contorting my body and form in odd stances and shooting through obstacles are a regular practice.
Absolutely. I also have a lock on hung 20' in the air up a stick ladder just like a hunting set. The stand is even slightly crooked (didnt intend for that, lol). I also have a deer target set 30 yards away at a slight quartered away angle. The catch is, I have to shoot through the limbs of 3 different trees in order to shoot the deer. It's as real as real can get. I even wore my harness while shooting out of it last year. I don't shoot t ALOT because it's a pain to climb up and down so much. I usually end my sessions with 3 arrows from the stand.
No. I'll practice an occasional kneeling or sitting shot, but that's about it. If I have to contort into some crazy oddball position in order to get a shot, I'm just not gonna shoot if it doesn't feel comfortable. No big deal.
I do. Have a couple platforms in the back yard set at 12 and 16 feet, with 6 targets arrayed around the platforms with trees and such around the targets. Just think it helps, especially with the mental aspect. It's never going to be perfect, so I like to practice that way.
