Practice...Sitting down....

[VtBowhunter]

I like to practice sitting down......you just never know where or when that animal will appear.

I also shoot from my knees....just in case I spot that deer close by and have to drop to a knee to avoid detection.

Practice from every imaginable position and situation, and you'll increase your odds of make that clutch shot dramatically.

[buckee]

I practice from my 3 legged stool that I use in my ground blinds and from my knees also.
It's rather comfortable and stable actually.
You have to sit at an angle from your target though, in order to get to full draw.
I have shot a lot of deer from my stool in a ground blind. It's just as much fun and even a little more intense, than sitting in the treestand.

[Tominator]

i practice sitting down too. sometimes you just get in a situation where you better not stand.

i do have to practice more from one knee though. sometimes that's helpful too.

[hoss]

i do alot of shooting siitting down in the yard from my stand

[maytom]

While on the ground, I prefer shooting from the knee's as well!!

[huntn4bucks]

I shoot from both the standing and seated positions. If you're seated, sometimes you just can't afford to make a lot of movement by standing up. I've also heard that if you can't pull your bow back comfortably from the seated position, you're probably trying to shoot too much poundage...

[oo_buck]

Took an archery class in college several years ago, to meet a phys ed requirement. During that semester I broke my ankle, and spent the last half of that semester shooting from a bar stool. I was just too green to think it would be a problem. I try now to mix things up a little bit. Sitting, kneeling, or just plain stretched out. It will have to help, if not, I'm having fun.

[Rhino]

I used to practice alot sitting down with my compound and harvested quite a few deer sitting down when I hunted with my compound. Some were from ground blinds and some from tree stands. Matter of fact, I had some tree stands set up so I could easily shoot to my left without standing up (I'm right handed) toward the directiion that I was most likely to see deer approach from. That way I could limit my movement to get the shot.

When I decided to switch back to traditional bowhunting I found that I just couldn't shoot accurately enough from a seated position and too many things seemed to get in the way of my limbs in a tree stand sitting down. Maybe it's just because I'm shorter than most of you traditional guys. Go figure, but that is my problem with my recurve so I just practice from a standing position or from one knee with it.

[Jeramie]

Yep, I practice sitting down. We even practice in our stands. It really makes a difference. There are a lot of factors that come into play, namely knowing where your cam is and making sure nothing is in its way! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[too_pointer]

I shoot mostly sitting down. I can't even remember the last deer I shot while not sitting down.Yes you do have to sit at an angle for clearance, but I like it and do very well.
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[lightningonhisarrows]

About the only way I don't practice is laying on my back.But my wife says I do while I'm sleeping.Try sitting and pulling the bow between yor legs.Because if your in the stand and he stops in front of ya you got to be able to make the shot.Keep practiceing. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[elkoholic]

I try to shoot from every conceivable position possible. When waiting on stand, stalking or calling in game they usually do not offer that perfect shot we all hope for. Stretching exercises are great for improving flexibility which helps when a shot is taken from a difficult position. Remember to practice these shots while wearing your normal hunting attire, and as an added challenge, try running a few wind sprints and then taking a shot as fast as possible from an awkward position. Now your're ready to hunt!