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Looks like a solid quartering to shot, how far did she go down before she fell? Edit: And obviously congrats!

No chance to go out today and probably no chance tomorrow, moved on Friday and thought I could escape today .... wife was having none of that.....

Jealous

Anyone plan on using a bow instead of rifle for the full 8 days of the antlerless season? I figure if I can't take out a deer with the bow during the first 4 days then I'll hunt the next 4 with my slug gun. I feel dirty just reading that last sentence.

My two best 80yrd rounds from today. My groups started to turn to poop after about an hour and a half, my left arm couldn't keep up.

After more issues trying to find a decent bow shop in the lower hudson valley I decided to take a full dive into making my own at home garage bow shop. I rather learn from my own mistakes than keep trying to fix the mistakes of others. OMP Versa Cradle Micro Tune Bow ViseR.S. Bowvise NOK EZ Arrow LevelHTM Precision Set Up LevelHamskea Easy Third Axis LevelLast Chance EZ Bow Press (onsale!!)LCA Draw Board Still need to figure out what fletching jig to buy, after that I think I will have 90% of what I need to tune and maintain my current and future bows. Like most of the hobbies I get into archery has hit me in full addiction mode. All you garage bow shop dwellers, any tools you recommend as a must have?

Now I just need to be able to consistently replicate that.... Still getting used to the thumb release. It was also pretty windy today which didn't help.

damn, 3 and half hour drive for me

3 shots at 60, and yes I did measure my grouping ... lol. I was not able to replicate this. I'm usually practicing over at Stewart State Forest not sure if anyone else is doing the same.

Bought last year, used about 3-4 dozen times, like new condition, 60# limbs, right handed, real tree camo finish. Comes with the stock quiver, front stabilizer. I also have the stock sight but it's not installed. Asking 450. Pickup Only New Windsor Area. Also have half a dozen Victory TKOs I can include for some extra cash. Will include pictures shortly.

Medium sized nuts with a fat wallet, good sir. It's hard to tell from the photo but I did indeed destroy an arrow in that 20yrd grouping. I smashed into a nock and split part of the carbon it attaches to. I have now learned, never again.

I thought I'd share this over here as huntingny was the first site to get me into hunting in general. I also feel like our Bow section over here is starving for more posts Backstory: I'm a relatively new shooter, got into the sport last year. I was fitted with a Bowtech Carbon Zion 60#, had a lot of fun with that bow and killed my first doe with it. In total I have practiced with it for about a dozen shooting session last year. This year I decided to upgrade and went with a decked out RX7 Ultra 70#. It's been tuned, shooting bullet holes at 3 yrds. When I would take it out to practice though I wasn't very happy with my groupings. Another important fact, I switch from a trigger release to a thumb release(stan onnex t).This morning I decided to really take my time with my shots. Quite a few posts on here suggest shooting out to 30-40yards to improve your 20yrd grouping. So today I decided to start at 30.This was my first 30yrd grouping of the day. My first shot made it right into the center, my second shot was about an inch and a half to the right of the first. When I took my third shot I instantly felt that the shot was going to be bad. It's hard to explain but my grip was off and my release just wasn't right. It almost felt like I squeezed the release in anticipation of taking the shot.I decided to take some shots at 40yrds just to see what would happen. I have never shot that far before. My first shot was almost dead center, the shot felt great, I knew when I activated the release it was going to be a good shot. Both the second and third shots both had that strange feeling I had previously at 30yrds. I knew they were bad shots before they even hit the target. At this point I was starting to understand that I could tell the difference between what I knew would be a solid release and what I knew would be off.I decided to take 3 more shots at 40yrds. I could feel each shot was a good shot. The difference here with my shots was I would draw the bow down and regroup myself if I felt the shot was going to be bad. Before I would take the shots knowing something was wrong. I was extremely satisfied with myself as I felt I had figured this whole thing out.Moved up to 30yrds. Again, each shot felt perfect. If I felt my draw was off I would again draw the bow down and regroup mentally.Finally moved up to 20yrds. This is what I had been looking for since day one.Lessons Learned: For starters I now understand that if I feel like my draw isn't right, draw back down instead of releasing. Strangely enough I found that when I anchor the string to the side of my mouth it's easier for me to leave my mouth open just a little and breath through my mouth instead of my nose, I can keep the bow steadier breathing threw my partially open mouth. And lastly I have learned to gently squeeze my thumb release instead of just pressing it down. One of the biggest improvements to my grouping has been just letting my body relax, release then tension, going threw the motions from draw to release as smoothly as possible.I'm very much excited to try 50-60yrds out next time out. No idea if this post will help others, I hope it does in some small way. Opinions, experiences, criticisms welcome.

That's what we call "one in a million" good sir.

Sheet, after this Friday I get to start hunting after just 2 more Fridays!!! Been loading up her jewelry coffers since last month

I have 1 goal. Kill at least 1 deer with a bow.

This will be my first year shooting them, looking forward to the blood trails

Biden?

oooh this is a fun thread Bow: Hoyt RX7 Ultra Draw Weight: 70lbs Draw Length: 29" Draw Length Arrows: Victory Archer VAP SS - 300 Spine Broadhead: 100G Grim Reaper Razer Cut White Tail Special Release: Stan Onnex T Looking forward to posting up pictures once I get it back from the shop, upgraded from a Bowtech Carbon Zion

Spotted a 8 point buck with 2 does tonight ... he kept trying to mount them

I'm super happy about being able to start firearm hunting on September 10th.... I can fill my freezer, then focus solely on bow for the rest of the season .....

Just one more reason to leave.

Yes and no, I break a lot of stuff before I get it right ... lol

It's been really hard for me to find a good shop that is will to take the time to properly evaluate me. I honestly wish there was a class or something you could pay for where they go over paper tuning, bare shaft tuning, and proper form(reconfiguring your bow if necessary)......

so many .... interesting .... opinions.

Certainly better than dying of old age in a wheel chair, shitting yourself.