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Offline Squirrelslayer

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shooting at 35 yards ?
« on: March 31, 2013, 08:55:12 am »
Hey everyone im going to be in a competition tomorrow and the distance is 35 yards.  The problem is im used to using a sight on my takedown recurve so how do I shoot it without a sight ? When I use it with the sight my anchor point is under my chin and I look at th target through the sight. But when I started archery with the scouts my anchor point was at the corner of my eye and I pointed the tip of the arrow at the target.  Is this how I should use my bow in the competition? Any help or advice would be great.  SS
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Re: shooting at 35 yards ?
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2013, 09:04:43 am »
I shoot 3 fingers under, There is about half an inch between my index finger and arrow. I pull the nock of the arrow to the tip of my nose or between my lips. I aim by looking at the arrowhead. The lower you anchor the more likely that you dont have to aim above the target. If you pull the arrow to the corner of your eye at 35 yards you will have to aim a lot higher than the target
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Re: shooting at 35 yards ?
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2013, 09:27:52 am »
It depends entirely on whether you want to shoot instinctively, or "gap."  I only shoot instinctively (split finger) as it's the only way I learned how.  With instinctive, there's no aiming - you look exactly at the place you want to hit - the smallest feature you can find helps, like a hole made by an arrow or a piece of dirt or something - and muscle memory, depth perception and peripheral vision all work together subconsciously to lift the bow to wherever it needs to be.  This works at any distance, as you don't need to take distance into account, you just look at the target and shoot.  It does of course rely on lots of practice, properly spined arrows and confidence in your equipment a fair bit.
 
Gap shooters (and this is just what I've been told when shooting with them) have to work out where their "pile on" is, so they know how far above the target to aim, depending on distance.  If they know that their pile on is 30yrds and anywhere beyond that requires the pile to be raised somewhat, they can judge the height to adjust if they know the distance.

Some people use knuckles or elastic bands and so on as makeshift sights, but again that's not instinctive so I don't know much about it.

I can't work out how an anchor point at the corner of your eye would work at all, unless the target was about 5 inches away or something.  That seems incredibly high, which would make the arrow go very low.  The lower the anchor point, the more upward the bow is facing (provided your bow arm isn't moving.)  Don't mess with your anchor point if it's comfortable and familiar.  Just work out whether you're going to shoot instinctive or gap and start practicing.  Should take you a few weeks/months probably but you'll eventually find what works and stick with it.

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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2013, 09:59:32 am »
thanks for the great info guys. SS
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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2013, 10:06:48 am »
Practice , practice , practice! :)


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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2013, 11:36:32 am »
Shoot the way you are familiar with. By trying to change now you are throwing a monkey wrench into the works that you have built on over the years. With a little practice you will know how much over the target to place the sight so you hit the target.
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Re: shooting at 35 yards ?
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2013, 12:18:59 pm »
move the sight down
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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2013, 12:24:58 pm »
Coming from wheel bows, like most I guess, pin sights were a must for aiming.  Going primitive and shooting instinctive was a transition, but after years of shooting this way, it's the only way to fly, for me!
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« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2013, 12:58:15 pm »
move the sight down

the compitition dosn't allow sights  :-\
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« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2013, 01:51:24 pm »
Well then, do the best you can with what you have. Take this competition to learn to shoot instinctively.  ;)
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« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2013, 02:31:23 pm »
Well then, do the best you can with what you have. Take this competition to learn to shoot instinctively.  ;)

thanks will do ;) SS
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« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2013, 04:14:31 pm »
Practice , practice , practice! :)


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« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2013, 02:31:12 pm »
Thanks everyone!  Just Finnished the competition and came first.  The prize was an Easter egg but thats ok. I would like to thank everyone who gave me such great advice. Thanks everyone! SS
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« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2013, 02:51:12 pm »
congratz! the key isnt shooting perfect, just being better than everyone else  :P ::) >:D :laugh:
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« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2013, 02:52:26 pm »
congratz! the key isnt shooting perfect, just being better than everyone else  :P ::) >:D :laugh:
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