What is the distance that your arrows are not touching at the target? I’m having some trouble at 30 yards. I will not shoot a deer past that distance. What is good for the average person? Are you happy with the so called arrows in a paper plate? Thanks
I never shoot tight groups that my arrows touch. Just not accurate enough I guess. I do have solid groups out to 50 though.
I don't shoot at the same spot at 20 and less, otherwise too often I damage nocks or fletchings. I often have arrows touching at 30, but rarely shoot a nock off beyond 20. Depends on the day too. Some days I'm really accurate and will shoot a softball at 60, but then the next day I'm lucky to keep them in a basket ball.
Is this close enough? Wife shot a X-bow for the first time at about 20 yards. We figured this was from her first and third shots.
i struggle to see the dot on target at 40 yards, ha. 30 yards ill have a tight group may or maybe slap arrows against each other. 20 yards and youre just asking to reflect or replace nocks
If you aren’t hitting a baseball 99/100 times I wouldn’t shoot at a deer at that distance. I never cared for the pie plate reference. Just because that may be the size of your vitals, doesn’t mean that’s consistent enough to hit a deers vitals consistently. I can do consistent baseballs out to 40+ for practice, but never at a deer further than 30, and anything outside 20 better be relaxed and open, which in my opinion is rare. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
If I shoot 20 arrows at the same spot at 20 yards, I ( may )get one to touch another. I never have been a great shot. 4” groups at 30 yards is what I try for but seldom achieve.
what about the "1 inch groups per 10 yards from the target" rule (ie. 1 inch group at 10, 2 inches at 20, 3 inches at 30, so on..) anyone follow this as a guideline to groupings?
I couldn't touch arrows together if I held them in the same hand! I suck! Nah, seriously, I am ok with 1" at 10 yds, 2 at 20 and so on. I rarely even practice beyond 25 yds. here in my part of the state it's thick and a 25 yd shot is a long shot. I prefer and usually wait for 20 and in shot. So Im good with my groups.
I don't shoot groups get closer to each x on the target instead of repeating the same shot because deer seldom offer the same shot. I go out and shoot 1 arrow this time of year. 1 shot arrow practice just like from the stand. Nut cutting time.
If I shoot groups, I tend to destroy my arrows, I'll shoot one arrow at different spots, like I do for indoor leagues .. on my 3D targets, I'll pick a spot a few inches away from the arrow already there ... I strive for the archery MOA, which is 1" for every 10 yds... 2" at 20, 3" at 30, etc. if I'm going to shoot groups ... on my 3D targets, I'll turn them at different angles and practice slow draws as I would on a live critter, pick a spot for than angle and then see how that arrow would have exited ... great learning method .. btw, I dont ever try groups of more than 2 arrows when BH tuning... I'll shoot the fixed head first, then the FP... saves arrows from destruction, but every once in a while the FP tipped arrow will bust the nock, slam the BH, or even robin hood the BH'd arrow, but then again, the goal is to have FP's/BH's same poi, one can do the same by shooting spots and checking where they impact in relation to one another .. ....
I went to bar once that was called Touching Arrows. I was like " all right, a outdoors theme bar!" Boy was I wrong! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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