Normally when I practice, I'll start at 50 yards and shoot 3 arrows, move up to 40 shoot 3 arrows, and then finish practicing at 30 and then 20. It gives me confidence to know that I can put arrows in the kill zone at 50 yards. Makes shooting inside thirty seem easy.
longest i have ever fired an arrow was 75 yards. I would never consider taking a shot like that at a animal at that distance, but i feel very accurate at 40 yards.
I'm pressed to get more than 60 yards out of my range. I'd go farther if I could but that'd mean setting targets out behind my property line. I used to shoot field tournaments out to 80 pretty regularly but never broadheads at that range.
I'm with Crick... I'll practice at 70 yards with my field points and I really have no reason to shoot my broadheads that far, but with that said... If my broadheads impact the same at 20,30,40,50 and 60, then there really can't be that much variation at 70. I've chucked a lot of arrows at 100+ yards but I can't say that I practice at that distance. Personally I enjoy shooting at long distances it provides a challenge that shorter distances don't.
I spend the majority of my time standing at 40 yds grouping arrows, whether it be with my target bow or my hunting bow. I shoot out to about 80-100 yards quiet a bit. I shoot a single pin target sight to hunt with so I can get quiet a bit of range out of it
I shoot out to 70 yards fairly routinely for practice. Like Dubbya said, it's a challenge and a lot of fun. And GMMAT is right, it certainly amplifies form and tuning issues. If there's any wiggle in your arrows, you'll see it shooting that far. And if you're out of centershot, drift will also become readily apparent (barring the absence of a crosswind.) A couple of years ago, I shot Magnus Stingers at 70 yards all the time. I would have no problem saying they had the same POI as fieldpoints.u It's not uncommon for me to shoot 80 yards as well. But I haven't shot broadheads that far. I've not shot any further than that though. Why? You ask? Simple. Because I like to party.
With broadheads and a hunting rig,I stay in the 40-50 range but have shot 60. When I was shooting open class I routinely practiced at 83 yards(84 put me in the road )
I practice out to 80 a good amt of the time. Especially if I'm building up for a western hunt for Antelope or something like that, where i'll expect longer shots than the typical deer hunts around here. But just because I practice that far, doesn't mean I'll shoot that far. I won't on a live target. But it's great practice.
My range is 60 yards, we can get to 70 at Rob's but rarely do unless there is a serious game of B.U.C.K going
After turkey season ends, the vast majority of my field tip practice is done between 60 and 97 yards. 97 yards is all the distance I can get with my bottom pin bottomed out. As others have said, inconsistencies in form really show up when you're shooting at long distances. It's also really frickin' cool to watch your arrow fly that far through the air! I don't think I've ever shot a broadhead farther than 80 yards. You know your bow is well tuned when you can get your FP and broadheads grouping together at 80 yards.
