Hey guys, So I went out to the county park today to try some longer range shots. 30, 40 and then 50 yards. There was about a slight breeze from left to right which I did notice that once I shot from 40 and 50 yards my arrows would be about an inch or two to the right. My question I have for you all is that I have always had my trigger tension set on the stiffest setting. I also learned that every little thing you do not do correctly really shows up alot at the longer shots. Quite a few of my shots would be about 5-6 inches low. This could posibly be me dropping my arm a tad which is something I have to work on. At these longer ranges is this why alot of guys like a sensitive trigger to where it almost go's off when you just slightly touch it. I feel that having a stiffer trigger is almost making me less accurate at the slightly longer ranges? Thoughts?? Thank you
A lighter trigger your more likely to punch be it long to short range, it's very hard to pull through the shot with a light trigger. I would forget the trigger and concentrate on your form and pin float, at longer ranges these are more critical. I would leave it heavy with zero travel and work on pulling through my shot and a solid follow through.
trial153, thanks for coalescing what I was thinking about kurveball's question. I was practicing at 60yrds yesterday and it was very obvious that any less than solid aspects in my form would become readily apparent down range. I found if I concentrated on my pre-shot routine I got better groups. I'd knock an arrow, take a deep breath, draw the bow smoothly, keep a steady hold on the target, and a good follow through, gave me more consistent results. I got sloppy a couple of times and missed the hay-bale completely. Practice practice practice is the key.
