Lol. That would suck

When I shoot dots I use a 20 yard crawl and find it to be very accurate. But, with my heavier and faster hunting bow, my crawl is over an inch and the excessive noise isn't acceptable to me for hunting.

 

I've been messing with the 20yd fixed crawl and known distance crawls between there and point on (35yds). For me I'm more accurate 0-20 just looking/canting and shooting, but that's how my brain works. However past that distance I'm much more accurate on a consistent basis with a known crawl. In a hunting situation as you mentioned above a crawl might be best, since it puts your point on the target. I've heard enough stories of arrows going perfectly "thru the antlers" to know the accuracy of hitting where your looking to appreciate the killing potential of point on.

 

Here is my thoughts and experience. This is one time it is not about groups. It is about one shot under circumstances you can not anticipate. So to compare the efficacy is difficult. For I know the confidence of being able to aim at or near the spot I want to hit is the only constant in a kill shot.

I know the fellow in the story is a good shot but after 1&1/2 hour crawl on stomach, hand and knees, the adrenal hit, your draw mouth and dilated pupils, trying to find the angle of the kill shot, all do not add to an instinctive, split vision or ??? Accuracy.

This is the time and situation that direct aiming is IMO the one thing I can depend on. If I can just get to full draw, the arrow going to be at least an 8 if not a 10.

When using a fixed crawl you still need to burn that hole. Often if the deer gets up, etc, you lose the spot and just aim at an area.

IMO

 

But it could be that my visual acuity is the problem (it is a problem). Maybe it just works better for me???

 

I hear what you guys are saying. I was in archery for 20+ years before trying "traditional" equipment. I seriously struggled with accuracy for my entire first year of recurve shooting. I've always been great at sports with repeatable form, scratch golfer and bowler, but I could just not wrap my head around "instinctive" shooting and was seriously frustrated that accuracy hadn't improved. I then switched to string walking and haven't looked back since. I'm a prime example of an exponential accuracy increase since switching over, and I really don't care that it's not "instinctive" shooting. I know that when I draw down on an animal, it's dead. That confidence is huge. No second guessing or fear.

 

fieldnfeathers, that's a great post, knowing your limitations and adapting to something that WORKS for you.
Rusty, you too.....good thread.....

 

This is buck that my friend shot over. I think I have an idea where he was looking.

 

Yea, no kidding. Ha, ha.

 

I've just finished retuning my bow to shoot ok with my usual finger position and the 1 inch down position.
But only "ok" so I'm only playing about with it for now.
Then when I buy arrow shafts next I will make six for my usual finger placement and six for the crawl.
See if I can tune to shoot either arrow real good from the same bow,then I can creast one set and always have a known 20 yard point on in my quiver.

Dreaming here,
John.

 

The biggest thing a "hard" reference aiming system (be it sight pin or arrow tip) gives you is it forces you to pick a spot. "Ok there is my tip I'm going to put it right there"

It takes a ton of experience shooting game not targets to keep you poop in a group well enough to pick a spot shooting instinctive. I've killed a bunch of animals with a bow and still found myself shooting "the animal" on occasion. These shots normally ended up being liver shots and were recovered but not what you like.

With a single crawl I place the arrow exactly where I want it. I could care less if it's "trad" or not I hunt for me and my enjoyment and I like knowing.


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