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I have heard several different views on shooting to much. Some say you can't others say you can What are your views and why? The only bad thing about shooting to much I can see is if your form is wrong or if you have a bad habit. Other than that your forming good muscle memory right?
 
Yes, you absolutely can shoot too much because when you are tired and/or fatigued that is where proper form lapses and bad habits start to occur which ultimately leads to poor shooting and lowered confidence. It is much better to shoot six ten-minute sessions with breaks in between, than it is to shoot for an hour straight.
 
TNDeerGuy said:
Yes, you absolutely can shoot too much because when you are tired and/or fatigued that is where proper form lapses and bad habits start to occur which ultimately leads to poor shooting and lowered confidence. It is much better to shoot six ten-minute sessions with breaks in between, than it is to shoot for an hour straight.
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this^
 
Agree with TNDeerGuy. Perfect practice makes perfect.

I will say that holding up a milk jug till you can't and pulling back your bow and just holding and not shooting a couple times a week will prepair you for any time you might be in a standoff with a deer.

I don't do this alot but about once a week helps give me endurance and I shoot in the 10 min intervals mostly at my maximum practice range of 70 yards.
 
I shoot 10 arrows per day 360 days per year... I dont shoot when I'm at the beach, which accounts for the loss of 5 days.....LOL

I have a target in the back of my basement.. I can stand along my retaining wall outside & get a good 20 yard shot into my basement..... This has worked for four years....
 
I used to shoot all the time. Never had a problem with it. If I got tired I took a break.

"Yes, you absolutely can shoot too much because when you are tired and/or fatigued that is where proper form lapses and bad habits start to occur which ultimately leads to poor shooting and lowered confidence. It is much better to shoot six ten-minute sessions with breaks in between, than it is to shoot for an hour straight. "

had a good response for that one. :)
 
"Perfect practice makes perfect".

That ought to be printed off on a label maker and laminated on the inside of a bow's limbs.

I've been peeing in toilets for 29 years, several times a day, and I still miss from time to time :)

I bow shoot quite different than a lot of people do. When setting one up I will shoot quite a bit to get my string/cables to settle in, and once done, I will tune the bow and set my rest and sights. After that...I may shoot one or two arrows a day. That's it. I like the pressure of making each shot count. If I make a bad shot, all I get to do is pull the arrow and wait til the next day or a few hours later. In tournament shooting, there are no "do overs" and certainly they are few and far between in hunting situations as well. Learning to make the shot count is where it's at.
 
TNDeerGuy said:
Yes, you absolutely can shoot too much because when you are tired and/or fatigued that is where proper form lapses and bad habits start to occur which ultimately leads to poor shooting and lowered confidence. It is much better to shoot six ten-minute sessions with breaks in between, than it is to shoot for an hour straight.
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I agree with this, but I also think that you need to train yourself in proper technique even when your fatigued.
 
No one has mentioned this yet but if you go out and shoot to the point that you are slinging arrows everywhere and starting to get fustrated with it , it will start to bring your confidence down. Having the confidence of being able to place an arrow exactly where you want it to go plays a big part on your hunting success.As it gets closer to opening day and I know my bow is tuned and sighted in my practice sessions will decrease to only shooting a few,sometimes only one arrow. For me, this gives me the confidence of walkin into the woods and if the oppurtunity arises , I know I will be able to put that one arrow excatly where I want it to go.
 
papaw said:
No one has mentioned this yet but if you go out and shoot to the point that you are slinging arrows everywhere and starting to get fustrated with it , it will start to bring your confidence down. Having the confidence of being able to place an arrow exactly where you want it to go plays a big part on your hunting success.As it gets closer to opening day and I know my bow is tuned and sighted in my practice sessions will decrease to only shooting a few,sometimes only one arrow. For me, this gives me the confidence of walkin into the woods and if the oppurtunity arises , I know I will be able to put that one arrow excatly where I want it to go.
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I was told to do it that way also the closer it got to opening day. Sounds like sound advice to me. But I am new so...
 
I think it strictly has to do with each individual and your own mindset. Personally, I shoot all year, and I shoot alot. I think it builds my strength and endurance.
 
I don't have to worry about that because I never come close to shooting too much, heck I probably don't shoot enough but I've never lost a deer or turkey with my bow so I guess I'm alright
 
I can't shoot near as long as I could when I was a younger man.But I still love to get out and shoot year around as much if not more than I use to. As I have gotten older and more "layed" back it just seems more enjoyable to me. Not to mention that I have 2 grandsons that are just about old enough to start slingin some arrows and takin on the responsibility that goes along with it.
 
I actually shoot better when I don't shoot too many arrows during a session . I' ll quit as soon as I have a hard time staying steady and become tired . Why practice bad habits , by flinging arrows ? I'd rather shoot a dozen good accurate arrows than fling a hundred and develop bad habits .
 
TNDeerGuy said:
Yes, you absolutely can shoot too much because when you are tired and/or fatigued that is where proper form lapses and bad habits start to occur which ultimately leads to poor shooting and lowered confidence. It is much better to shoot six ten-minute sessions with breaks in between, than it is to shoot for an hour straight.
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I think that is a way to practice there. Good Post
 
The boy will shoot just a few at a time but focuses most on the first shot. It makes sense to make the first one the most important since you don't get a practice shot on a deer. I now use the same train of thought in my practice sessions.
 

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