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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
[Re: NWALJM]
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01/16/17 04:58 AM
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two of my friends do it that way and are deadly.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
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01/16/17 05:15 AM
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If it wasn't for taking shots past 20 yards, I wouldn't have a sight on my bow.
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
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01/16/17 06:54 AM
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One of the issues with traditional bows is consistent form/draw length. On a compound that typically is not an issue. However, release and arrow spine become very important if you shoot with fingers.
I've known several people that shot compounds instinctively and were deadly.
Good luck!
"After all, it is not the killing that brings satisfaction; it is the contest of skill and cunning. The true hunter counts his achievement in proportion to the effort involved and the fairness of the sport." Dr. Saxton Pope
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
[Re: R_H_Clark]
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01/16/17 08:52 AM
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You couldn't hardly shoot with fingers with the new short bows. Finger pinch would be terrible. I've shot older compounds instinctively. Why would you shoot with fingers? You can shoot instinctive with a release. Gap shooting you would need to revert to fingers.
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
[Re: Atoler]
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01/16/17 08:55 AM
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You couldn't hardly shoot with fingers with the new short bows. Finger pinch would be terrible. I've shot older compounds instinctively. Why would you shoot with fingers? You can shoot instinctive with a release. Gap shooting you would need to revert to fingers. what I was thinking.. I always thought "shooting instinctively" just meant you have a 30 yard pin that is on. You know you shoot this much high at 37 or this much low at 22. etc.
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
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01/16/17 08:57 AM
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I used to shoot recurves some when I was a kid. Haven't touched one in years, only compounds. I wouldn't trust my instinctive shooting if my life depended on it.
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
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01/16/17 10:59 AM
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You couldn't hardly shoot with fingers with the new short bows. Finger pinch would be terrible. I've shot older compounds instinctively. Why would you shoot with fingers? You can shoot instinctive with a release. Gap shooting you would need to revert to fingers. Don't know why you couldn't gap shoot with a release. My point was that the only reason to shoot instinctively in the first place would be if you wanted to simplify things. I suppose you could do that any way you want. People use to shoot recurves with releases and sights and arrow rests or any combination.You could do the same with a compound except that short compounds would make finger shooting very difficult because of string angle.
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
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01/17/17 05:31 AM
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You couldn't hardly shoot with fingers with the new short bows. Finger pinch would be terrible. I've shot older compounds instinctively. Why would you shoot with fingers? You can shoot instinctive with a release. Gap shooting you would need to revert to fingers. what I was thinking.. I always thought "shooting instinctively" just meant you have a 30 yard pin that is on. You know you shoot this much high at 37 or this much low at 22. etc. It means shooting without aiming or aiming devices at all/without using a point of reference. I don’t worry about distance at all when I shoot. I just know the arrow is going where I’m looking. As for the question, I only use a recurve and shoot it instinctively. I assume I could do the same with a compound, but I haven’t really tried.
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
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01/17/17 06:52 AM
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It has everything to do with hand/eye/brain coordination. An old adage with instinctive shooting is a really good instinctive shooter should be able to snuff a candle out in total darkness without being able to see his hands or the arrow. I think the easiest way to explain it is that you can point your finger at that flame in total darkness and while pointing, turn on the lights and find yourself right at it more times than not. That’s instinctive shooting in a nut shell.
But, there’s also an old adage that “I’d rather see a bowhunter shoot a compound well than a stick bow poorly.” There’s no shame in aiming.
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
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01/17/17 07:00 AM
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Excellent explanation. ^^^
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Re: Shooting a Compound Instinctively
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There's a lot of debate about instinctive shooting VS aiming. I shoot recurves and longbows without sights and without a release but I aim. I don't take conscious thought about where my arrow tip is but it is definitely a reference point for left ,right and height. That's probably the way a majority of trad bowhunters shoot.
I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There�s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts. � Ronald Reagan
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