BowhunterXC
Well-Known Member
Everyone is after the same thing...ACCURACY! Speed means nothing, if you don't hit your intended target.
If you use a range finder on each shot, you know what the distance, where your single pin needs to be set and after that you make the shot.
I'm shooting lower draw weight than my hunting buddies at the 3D shoots and heavier arrows. 54# @ 29" DL and a 505 TAW.
The guys I'm shooting with have 65# to 70# and their arrow TAW are around 325 to 380. Their sight pins are much closer together than mine, because their setups have flatter trajectory than my setup. This all makes sense and it's what they want to shoot and that's fine for them.
What we are all doing the same is.... Using a range finder at each target and binoculars. Much like a hunting situation, we know the distance and where to put the shot. I'm not bragging, but I'll score as good or better than the faster bow setups with my slower and heavier setup.
Why is that? Because everyone shooting knows the yardage, where to put the shot and after that, it's just a matter of the archer making the shot.
Where a faster setup will help is on unknown distances. Spot and stalk situations you'll need to use a range finder before taking the shot. Otherwise, you'll have to use some self-control and don't take the shot.
If you use a range finder on each shot, you know what the distance, where your single pin needs to be set and after that you make the shot.
I'm shooting lower draw weight than my hunting buddies at the 3D shoots and heavier arrows. 54# @ 29" DL and a 505 TAW.
The guys I'm shooting with have 65# to 70# and their arrow TAW are around 325 to 380. Their sight pins are much closer together than mine, because their setups have flatter trajectory than my setup. This all makes sense and it's what they want to shoot and that's fine for them.
What we are all doing the same is.... Using a range finder at each target and binoculars. Much like a hunting situation, we know the distance and where to put the shot. I'm not bragging, but I'll score as good or better than the faster bow setups with my slower and heavier setup.
Why is that? Because everyone shooting knows the yardage, where to put the shot and after that, it's just a matter of the archer making the shot.
Where a faster setup will help is on unknown distances. Spot and stalk situations you'll need to use a range finder before taking the shot. Otherwise, you'll have to use some self-control and don't take the shot.
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