[pavan]

Nothing but respect for G Fred from me. I loved his book on hunting and learned a lot. His slow walk in the woods and stopping, scanning every nook and cranny with small Binos changed my methods for ground hunting. I was able to get up on animals and actually took a Deer on the ground in early season when the leaves were still on. Heckofahunter!
Also the 8th Dwarf Paul Brunners video called Instinctive shooting back in the nineties. Shot this way for a few years and it worked up close pretty good.

Because of G. Fred I wasted' $127 on the best pair of small binos i could find. With those binos when I got board and started scouting for pheasants and bunnies, I was shocked every time when I found bedded down deer that i did not know were there, i even got a couple of them. I also found out that quite often a sleeping deer is not all that sleepy.
Paul Brunner's method and John Schulz's method align pretty close. I do the same, except, left handed anything over 20 or 25 yards, the top of my broad ferrule starts getting closer to the deer and then i do a slight tighten up and secondary aim. At 42 yards the top of the ferrule is at the bottom of the deer's body. Right handed I can draw to that spot with a shorter tighten up, of course the deer needs to be in that totally unaware situation before i try it.

 

[Sam Dunham]

Because of G. Fred I wasted' $127 on the best pair of small binos i could find. With those binos when I got board and started scouting for pheasants and bunnies, I was shocked every time when I found bedded down deer that i did not know were there, i even got a couple of them. I also found out that quite often a sleeping deer is not all that sleepy.
Paul Brunner's method and John Schulz's method align pretty close. I do the same, except, left handed anything over 20 or 25 yards, the top of my broad ferrule starts getting closer to the deer and then i do a slight tighten up and secondary aim. At 42 yards the top of the ferrule is at the bottom of the deer's body. Right handed I can draw to that spot with a shorter tighten up, of course the deer needs to be in that totally unaware situation before i try it.

Think G Fred liked 7x20's? Think mine are 8x40's. I'm gonna hunt some good 7x20's for close.

 

[Hookeye]

I draw slow and hold a bit.
How I practice.
The process stays the same but can be sped up once ingrained.
Still not snap shooting.

For me, after some health stuff........getting muscle memory and strength has been a problem.
My bow arm shoulder just isn't coming along like I want.

 

[Hookeye]

Shot my 42# bow a bit. Is getting easier.
Can anchor and now and then hang a finger.
Drug out the 47# rig.
Uh anchor and if I even think release its gone LOL

BH flight on 42# rigs arrows is good. So am not too horrible.

But being a realist, that rig might be going bye bye after season.
If things don't improve a bunch I'll be done w trad.
The Blackwidow would then just get boxed up for my grandson.

I used to shoot decent, put in the work.
Its not an issue of work ethic or equipment.
Body just may be done w trad.

Am not going to settle for half arsing it.

 

[Obi wan]

Best thing I ever did was get some 26# limbs for one of my ILF risers. It lets me really concentrate on each piece of the shot without much fatigue.