One shot, everyone knows the rules!

[Plebe]

Good for practicing an elevated shot but I agree with @gcr0003 that being in your actual hunting setup will be way more beneficial overall when considering getting in position for awkward somewhat unplanned for shots.

Just use it as a ladder and set your platform up above it. It's easier than climbing screw ins or even a 20' climbing stick/ladder.

This style makes for easy transition to your platform:

 

[OspreyZB]

Come on... no one else wants to play? 10ish yard shot, crouched low with the bow canted almost horizontal.

 

[Maverick1]

Come on... no one else wants to play?

Looks like you are going to have to keep playing with yourself.

 

[gcr0003]

Come on... no one else wants to play? 10ish yard shot, crouched low with the bow canted almost horizontal.
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I got lucky on this first shot so I’ll play lol, 20 yards crouched and canted. I was surprisingly stable. I’ve been trying to shoot on one leg or twist around backwards and it has me off balance extremely bad and my accuracy suffers. The lack of stability shots are ones I think we can see a lot in the saddle. I’ve been mitigating this some by almost standing vertical on my platform as well as a shorter tether. It also doubles as less movement to get ready for a shot. Still need to take more shots from hunting hieght. Hopefully will start doing that soon.

 

[HuskerInIowa]

Playing along because I spent a STUPID amount of time paper tuning and sighting in my bow yesterday because I’m an idiot. I didn’t even want to shoot this morning but I made myself let one fly anyway. The most rewarding 15 yard basement shot I’ve ever taken.

 

[GCTerpfan]

Forgot about this thread. Glad to see it start back up. My fist shot last night from 27 yds. My first shot is by far my best shot, it’s my second shot and beyond that falls apart. I guess that’s not a bad problem though.

 

[cloudedleopard]

I been doing this for some time now cept I leave the arrow in the target each day to show progress over time. Think I'm getting better and better!
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Do the deer in your neck of the woods walk with a limp?

 

[BTaylor]

Do the deer in your neck of the woods walk with a limp?

Those shots identify as deadly.

 

[BTaylor]

Forgot about this thread. Glad to see it start back up. My fist shot last night from 27 yds. My first shot is by far my best shot, it’s my second shot and beyond that falls apart. I guess that’s not a bad problem though.

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Mighty fine from 27. I was shooting as good as I ever have ever until about a week and half ago when I thought it would be a good time to play with some different crawls for different distance. Never shot a crawl before. Would prolly be easier if I would stick at one distance until it is dialed but that is so boring. Groups opened up but they are coming back together now.

 

[GCTerpfan]

Mighty fine from 27. I was shooting as good as I ever have ever until about a week and half ago when I thought it would be a good time to play with some different crawls for different distance. Never shot a crawl before. Would prolly be easier if I would stick at one distance until it is dialed but that is so boring. Groups opened up but they are coming back together now.

I just spent The evening tuning some aluminum arrows. Finally settled on a 2216 with a TAW of around 650, almost 100 gr heavier than the arrow in the pic. I’m going to have to re-learn everything past about 15 yards starting this week. I’ve got 3 months to figure it out though.

 

[gcr0003]

I just spent The evening tuning some aluminum arrows. Finally settled on a 2216 with a TAW of around 650, almost 100 gr heavier than the arrow in the pic. I’m going to have to re-learn everything past about 15 yards starting this week. I’ve got 3 months to figure it out though.

Let’s see them aluminum arras

 

[GCTerpfan]

Let’s see them aluminum arras

Not much to show. Right now I just have one bare shaft in that size. I had two but, as I was swapping arrows and various field points around I accidentally picked up and shot a 2216 without a field point in it. Considering it was almost tuned for 200 gr up front and I shot it with 0 gr, it was just a weeee bit stiff and sailed 5’ left of my bale, punched a hole in the metal siding of my pole building and bent the arrow pretty severely.

 

[gcr0003]

Not much to show. Right now I just have one bare shaft in that size. I had two but, as I was swapping arrows and various field points around I accidentally picked up and shot a 2216 without a field point in it. Considering it was almost tuned for 200 gr up front and I shot it with 0 gr, it was just a weeee bit stiff and sailed 5’ left of my bale, punched a hole in the metal siding of my pole building and bent the arrow pretty severely.

Is this your set up for elk or just getting nostalgic with aluminum arrows?

 

[GCTerpfan]

Is this your set up for elk or just getting nostalgic with aluminum arrows?

it’s what I will be carrying for elk yes but the main reason is this bow falls right in between a 340/400 spine with the GT traditional arrows I have been shooting. With my 30 in draw I can’t cut a 400 short enough to get the point weight I want but a 340 spine is too stiff full length unless I add more point weight then I want to. I can get Easton legacy carbon 340 spines to fly because full length they are longer than the GT’s but you and @BTaylor discussing aluminum in another thread, made me a little nostalgic

 

[BTaylor]

Not much to show. Right now I just have one bare shaft in that size. I had two but, as I was swapping arrows and various field points around I accidentally picked up and shot a 2216 without a field point in it. Considering it was almost tuned for 200 gr up front and I shot it with 0 gr, it was just a weeee bit stiff and sailed 5’ left of my bale, punched a hole in the metal siding of my pole building and bent the arrow pretty severely.

That is hilarious to me because I have pulled some epic boneheads too.

 

[NMSbowhunter]

Cold shot of the morning. Sixteen yards out of my poor man's packseat with my Northern Mist longbow, 56# @ 28 inches. Douglas Fir arrows with 190 grains up front, total weight about 700 grains.

I had been neglecting practice with my longbow this summer and just started shooting again a few days ago. Robert Carter had a video on his YouTube (135) Aiming a longbow for beginners - YouTube page about how to aim. It dealt with gap shooting, and I have never been able to fully do that for some unknown reason. After watching the video, and rereading Howard Hill's explanation of split vision, I started trying to incorporate this idea. What I think I am doing is split vision. I learned the gap like Robert Carter describes but I am not consciously looking at the gap. I am seeing it in my peripheral vision like Hill describes. Anyway, it seems to be working for me.

As a side note, one of those rich man Packseats is really calling my name, lol.

 

[Iron_llama]

Not much to show. Right now I just have one bare shaft in that size. I had two but, as I was swapping arrows and various field points around I accidentally picked up and shot a 2216 without a field point in it. Considering it was almost tuned for 200 gr up front and I shot it with 0 gr, it was just a weeee bit stiff and sailed 5’ left of my bale, punched a hole in the metal siding of my pole building and bent the arrow pretty severely.

Last summer when I was getting smart on my single-pin, figuring out my sight tape and all that, I forgot to adjust my sight and sailed a brand-new arrow multiple feet over the top of the 60yd target stand... I never did see that arrow again.

 

[josh9284]

Cold shot of the morning. Sixteen yards out of my poor man's packseat with my Northern Mist longbow, 56# @ 28 inches. Douglas Fir arrows with 190 grains up front, total weight about 700 grains.

I had been neglecting practice with my longbow this summer and just started shooting again a few days ago. Robert Carter had a video on his YouTube (135) Aiming a longbow for beginners - YouTube page about how to aim. It dealt with gap shooting, and I have never been able to fully do that for some unknown reason. After watching the video, and rereading Howard Hill's explanation of split vision, I started trying to incorporate this idea. What I think I am doing is split vision. I learned the gap like Robert Carter describes but I am not consciously looking at the gap. I am seeing it in my peripheral vision like Hill describes. Anyway, it seems to be working for me.

As a side note, one of those rich man Packseats is really calling my name, lol.

I like the target idea for when my 3ds get torn up!

 

[NMSbowhunter]

I've been thinking about getting a 3d doe target like Jason Samkowiak uses. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. I have been patching and restuffing that bag target for years. It works and it is paid for and when I need a deer silhouette, I just cut one out of cardboard and affix it to the front.

 

[woodsdog2]

That is hilarious to me because I have pulled some epic boneheads too.

Same, I shot our garage fridge last year. My wife wasn’t too happy. I just stuck some spray foam insulation in the hole and then put some gorilla tape over that.It was kind of cool though the penetration of an arrow. It went all the way to the fletching. Kind of weird opening the fridge and seeing the arrow there when it first happened.