Your Questions Answered, Again
2 Comments Published by T-Bone on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 6:13 AM.
Hello ladies and gentlemen—
Here are a few more questions I thought you might find entertaining, and helpful as well.
Keep Shootin'.
Michael from Texas wrote:
I just bought a deer target and a set of carbon arrows. My bow weight is set at 75 pounds and when I shoot the target it is close to impossible to get the arrows out. Do you have any suggestions on what I should do? Should I take the arrows back or the target, or neither?
My response:
That is one draw back to carbon shafts, but let's see if I can give you a few hints to make your practice sessions more enjoyable. Clean your shafts real good, then try lubricating the first 8 or 10 inches behind the broadhead, or field point, with silicone, Armour All, our even good ol' bar soap. Then buy yourself a good arrow puller, like the Gorilla Grip, and when you first start to pull an arrow out, give it about a quarter turn twist.
Mike from New Mexico wrote:
Can you describe what is the instinctive shot (referring to traditional archery) and how you practice it? I gap shoot but would like to try the instinctive shot. Thank you.
My response:
The best way I can describe an instinctive shot is comparing it to throwing a baseball. You learn your strengths and the velocity in which you throw by just doing it. How do pitchers learn to locate a pitch or outfielders learn to hit their cutoff man? It's repetition. You must practice the cast of your bow and build correct muscle memory. You will then become more accurate.
Here are a few more questions I thought you might find entertaining, and helpful as well.
Keep Shootin'.
Michael from Texas wrote:
I just bought a deer target and a set of carbon arrows. My bow weight is set at 75 pounds and when I shoot the target it is close to impossible to get the arrows out. Do you have any suggestions on what I should do? Should I take the arrows back or the target, or neither?
My response:
That is one draw back to carbon shafts, but let's see if I can give you a few hints to make your practice sessions more enjoyable. Clean your shafts real good, then try lubricating the first 8 or 10 inches behind the broadhead, or field point, with silicone, Armour All, our even good ol' bar soap. Then buy yourself a good arrow puller, like the Gorilla Grip, and when you first start to pull an arrow out, give it about a quarter turn twist.
Mike from New Mexico wrote:
Can you describe what is the instinctive shot (referring to traditional archery) and how you practice it? I gap shoot but would like to try the instinctive shot. Thank you.
My response:
The best way I can describe an instinctive shot is comparing it to throwing a baseball. You learn your strengths and the velocity in which you throw by just doing it. How do pitchers learn to locate a pitch or outfielders learn to hit their cutoff man? It's repetition. You must practice the cast of your bow and build correct muscle memory. You will then become more accurate.
T-Bone,
Thanks for the info this helps.
God Bless & Good Huntin'
Kristle Oberlander-Ga
T-bone i think Michael should return his target amd purchase a Glen-del buck target and that would get rid of all his problems. If not the silicone works well too.