MCgunner
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Okay, if you don't remember, or didn't read my earlier posts, I got my old my old recurve out to play with about 6 months ago, Innocent practice, I've had the bow for 35 years, but hadn't touched it in about 20. I'd figured out a way to maybe shoot it better, no sights. Well, it snapped, so I was into it by then, ebayed a Hoyt compound off the net. Later, in one of these discussions, one of you guys made me spend 120 bucks on a new PSE recurve. LOL! But, so, anyway, I have had the compound re-strung recently. I was out practicing today and decided to make my target smaller. Actually, I'd started off being happy to hit a paper plate at 25 yards. that's gotten boring. Now, I'd wondered if I could even USE sights on a compound, never wanted to spend a bunch on one to find out, but that Hoyt was a whole 70 bucks shipping and all, so I took the chance. I am right handed, left eye dominant and my right eye is about 20-70 or a little less corrected. It's bad, IOW. I shoot long guns left handed, but bows? Nope, gotta go with the right arm.
Anyway, I've been shrinking the size of the target to the point that today, I was shooting at a cat food can about 3" in diameter at 25 yards and hitting it or right at it nearly every shot! BUT, the ones I missed is when my eye was blurring. I think I've found the limits of my eyesight with the thing. I'm probably not competition material, but might be if I could see worth a crap. I have to strain to see the pin and the target. I'm thinking painting it red would make it stand out a little better, might try that. When I miss it, though, it's only by an inch or two. I've really got the mechanics of shooting down, it's just a matter of seeing the target at this point.
Anyway, I think I'm ready for bow season. For 3 months, I've practiced nearly every day with that compound and my new recurve (has sights) in preparation. I've got the follow through now and the stance and consistency of the draw and all that. At 25 yards, I can stand a 32 ounce Styrofoam drink cup on it's head and hit it nearly every shot. I can hit it 1 out of five from 35 yards and the other 4 ain't too far off, inside a deer's kill zone at least. 40 just takes a tad more elevation, same success rate as 35. I haven't tried 50, think 40 is far enough.
So, I haven't practiced with the recurve much at extended ranges. It works to 35 yards pretty well, but the sights are a little different than the compound and as I'm going to hunt with the compound, all 30 yard and farther practice is with the compound so that I'm quicker with the sight pins. I wanna KNOW that bow, not have to think, when the deer or hog walks in range.
But, anyway, every time I think I can't get any better, I figure something out that helps. My latest shooting was inspired by Mel Gibson, "The Patriot". "Aim small, shoot small."
I do thinkin' I'm running into the limits of 20/70 vision acuity at this point, though. I knew at some point I would. At least I can hit a deer's vitals, can see well enough for that and that's what I never knew if I could do in the past.
Anyway, I've been shrinking the size of the target to the point that today, I was shooting at a cat food can about 3" in diameter at 25 yards and hitting it or right at it nearly every shot! BUT, the ones I missed is when my eye was blurring. I think I've found the limits of my eyesight with the thing. I'm probably not competition material, but might be if I could see worth a crap. I have to strain to see the pin and the target. I'm thinking painting it red would make it stand out a little better, might try that. When I miss it, though, it's only by an inch or two. I've really got the mechanics of shooting down, it's just a matter of seeing the target at this point.
Anyway, I think I'm ready for bow season. For 3 months, I've practiced nearly every day with that compound and my new recurve (has sights) in preparation. I've got the follow through now and the stance and consistency of the draw and all that. At 25 yards, I can stand a 32 ounce Styrofoam drink cup on it's head and hit it nearly every shot. I can hit it 1 out of five from 35 yards and the other 4 ain't too far off, inside a deer's kill zone at least. 40 just takes a tad more elevation, same success rate as 35. I haven't tried 50, think 40 is far enough.
So, I haven't practiced with the recurve much at extended ranges. It works to 35 yards pretty well, but the sights are a little different than the compound and as I'm going to hunt with the compound, all 30 yard and farther practice is with the compound so that I'm quicker with the sight pins. I wanna KNOW that bow, not have to think, when the deer or hog walks in range.
But, anyway, every time I think I can't get any better, I figure something out that helps. My latest shooting was inspired by Mel Gibson, "The Patriot". "Aim small, shoot small."
I do thinkin' I'm running into the limits of 20/70 vision acuity at this point, though. I knew at some point I would. At least I can hit a deer's vitals, can see well enough for that and that's what I never knew if I could do in the past.
