finally broke 240.

[DRT]

I've probably shot 8 or more 239's but couldn't break 240 for the life of me . Tonight I shot a 250 even. Glad it wasn't a 249 . :) 260 here I come !

[Viper]

DRT -

Congrats, you realize it's all down hill from there? :waaah:

:sorry:

Viper out.

[DRT]

Viper

I started shooting indoors in Feb. I was lucky if I could shoot a 170 . I've spent alot of time shooting and tuning since then . Probably too much judging by the grass in my front yard and the ache in my elbow . My goal was to break 240 before next Feb. Now I can go back to shooting 239's .

[Esquire]

Excellent shooting! I'm looking for 240. I've only shot about 20 or 25 300 rounds, and only 5 or 6 this year. My best last summer was 234, I think. This year I shot 2 220's off the shelf without my srf. So that's my starting place.

[DRT]

I try to shoot one round every day. Probably average 5 per week though. I should back off but it is my best form of stress relief . Cheaper than Prozac .

[Brian Stewart]

Congratulations. I haven't even attempted a 300 round at 20 yards in months. I've been working up to it, though. The other night I shot a 234 at 15 yards. After that I took several shots at 20 yards that landed right in there.

I think switching to 37lb limbs from 50lbers will make a difference for me as I shoot them more. I don't feel nearly as beat up after shooting 100 plus shots with the 37lbers!

Are you guys shooting barebow?

Brian

[Viper]

DRT -

These days I shoot one every week or two and spend the rest of the time on specific training/form exercises (OK, or just playing). Only thing possibly wrong with shooting the same drill every day is that it's too easy to get wrapped up in the numbers.

Just a thought.

Viper out.

[DRT]

Brian I started with a 37# bow this winter. Shooting between 42-45 now (set it where the arrow tunes best). No sight just flipper and plunger .

Tony I'm gonna start doing more form work. My grip is hard to duplicate each time unless I really think about it ( tend to heal it at times ). Also I need to be a bit more consistant in my draw length. My bow arm was my worst problem but seams to be alot better now. My release is good when I don't think about it .:)

[Viper]

DRT -

Couple of things. You'll never here a good shooter say, "I shouldn't have let that one go", not a winner anyway. If anything feels the least bit "wrong" and you can't "fix" it in about one second, break down and start of. The only shot you can take back is the one you have't released.

Here's a suggestion that might work on a few of your form issues.

Set up for blank bale shooting, but here's the twist. Sight at a mark on the bale and the shift your focus from the mark and look at the tip of your arrow. No, you're not putting the tip anywhere on the bale; you're watching it's relation to the rest or shelf. Then release and watch the arrow leave the riser.

That way, you're using a virtual clicker to check the draw length, and you'll see exactly how (if) your bow arms miving on release. By see all that stuff, you correct the problem naturally.

I do that exercise everytime I shoot. Once the picture of the arrow leaving the bow gets ingrained, you'll be able to reproduce it when shooting in earnest.

Viper out.

[DRT]

I actually let down once in a while now. Not as often as I should though.

I'll give your virtual clicker a try . What I really need is a little coaching . You ever make it up north ? Thanks for the advice .

[DRT]

Tony
I tried your virtual clicker trick last night from about 15 yards. One thing I noticed was that after shifting focus from the spot on the target to the arrow tip . All my arrows hit about 8" high but grouped really well. left and right was very good . I don't know if it's from watching the arrow and not creaping or shifting the focus to the arrow rather than the target ?

[Viper]

DRT -

Right now, don't worry about where the arrows are going. The only thing that matters is what you are seeing during the hold and while the arrow is leaving.

BTW - You'd have tobe creeping an awful lot to change the point of impact 8" at 15 yds. Hard to say without seeing you, but if I had to guess, you're probably not dropping your bow arm ;)

Viper out.

[DRT]

one thing I tend to do at times is push slighty up with my bow arm instead of straight foreward . I tend to miss high right when I screw up .

[hogtamer]

Nice work DRT. I know how hard that is. I shot 237 ONCE last winter, outside, nice and cool and I felt both "relaxed" and "strong." I took a little break about 1/2 way through. If I go out now I might shoot 220 on my good day. I honestly believe my technique has improved (thanks Viper) yet the mental effort requires more "investment" than I'm apparently willing to make. Again, congratulations on your hard work and accomplishment. Keep listening to Tony. I'm shooting "virtual deer" now in the back yard from 5 - 40 yds, every angle you can imagine!

[DRT]

I haven't had a chance to shoot a round since I posted this until last night. I spent last weekend at the Hawkeye Bowman shoot near Buffalo NY. Great shoot btw. I shot really well even though they didn't have score cards . I finished in the top 10 ( maybe 5 ) in the money shoot . I did blow it at the shoot off though. Some fellow with a Preditor camoed Black Bear Warf won it . Damn good shooter btw.
I shot a 251 last night . Had one end of 24 .:) and even one of 15 .:(