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Another thing I would recommend is trying your best to set up your potential shots to 20 yards and in. Ideally you should try to get them in that 12 yard sweet spot. Pass any iffy angles. Be disciplined. This will help you too because if a deer is out at 30 yards think to yourself that it might as well be 300 and that deer is perfectly safe. Tell yourself if the deer is not positioned right, it is safe. Wait until it all is perfect. In my opinion, you just need to get them close and get one success. After that you will most likely have this monkey off your back.
TV and social media, etc has people, especially new hunters, believing that 30 and 40 yard shots are normal. For a very small number of folks this may be true but most bowhunters will be best served sticking to 25 yards as max. I count myself in the close-range club.
Also, this is another part of that mental gymnastics that I was talking about. Stop telling yourself you have target panic. Get on your target range at 12 yards and tell yourself I am going to put that arrow 2 inches up the crease right behind the shoulder. Then just do it. Be matter of fact. Draw, pick a tiny spot, tell yourself what you are going to do, then do it.
TV and social media, etc has people, especially new hunters, believing that 30 and 40 yard shots are normal. For a very small number of folks this may be true but most bowhunters will be best served sticking to 25 yards as max. I count myself in the close-range club.
Also, this is another part of that mental gymnastics that I was talking about. Stop telling yourself you have target panic. Get on your target range at 12 yards and tell yourself I am going to put that arrow 2 inches up the crease right behind the shoulder. Then just do it. Be matter of fact. Draw, pick a tiny spot, tell yourself what you are going to do, then do it.