How many of us regularly shoot at long distance for practice?

[Wilderlife]

Hi all,
I haven't shot my compound a great deal over the last few months besides just hunting with it. I'm going to start working on my groups at extended ranges to get me feeling really confident before the fallow rut in 2025.
I was shooting at my local club recently and got this video for the sake of keeping myself accountable and tracking some of my progress.

Does anyone else shoot a fair way out there in practice? I don't really intend on taking shots at game further than 40 metres but I like to think I can be capable of doing so if necessary.

 

[Cliffy65]

Always practice as far as each setup allows, even though the vast majority of hunting shots I take are well under 20m with the odd one out around 30m when the circumstances permit.
Practicing at longer distances makes closer shots much easier and is good for your confidence.
I always aim at golf tees at every range. As the saying goes - aim small, miss small.

 

[Cliffy65]

I have a few that are setup for, and I will only use with, fixed blade broadheads. I only practice with the same arrow and fixed blade broadheads that those bows have been set up for, the exact arrow that will be sent at an animal, just sharpen them up before heading out.

have a couple other bows that are setup up for small game/predators that I use the cheap expandables, I practice with field points in with them.

 

[Billy Goat]

I think for a lot of people it tends to bring up more issues than any kind of fix or good practice.

Need to shoot where you are comfortable watching your float, that can really have as much of more to do with what you are shooting at than how far tho.

 

[Samdemarais]

When I was shooting compound more I would practice from 60-90 yards a few days a week. I think it makes you better at accepting the floating pin and just executing a shot without focusing so much on a small dot. Also important to practice shooting random distances like 44 or 57 etc and using a fixed pin and figuring out how much to hold off.

 

[rodney482]

not sure if it’s considered long distance anymore but I start at 70 and work my way up

 

[hereinaz]

I hate pulling arrows closer than 40, so I spend my time between 40 and 80.

I need to get an easy pulling target for home to shoot 30 and closer just for reps.

 

[HuntHarder]

not sure if it’s considered long distance anymore but I start at 70 and work my way up

Up? how far do you shoot?

 

[HuntHarder]

Again, long distance is subjective any more. I typically start close around 30 yards and long shots would be 80-90ish. On my cool down, I typically shoot my last 10 getting closer from my furthest. Typically 80 yards back to 30ish. Best thing about using the Garmin is not having to think about which yardage I am shooting. I simply walk backwards or forwards, draw back, range and shoot. I no longer shoot in increments of 10 yards.

 

[MOwhitetail]

Long range is obviously subjective. I like to practice out to 100 regularly as that’s as far as I can safely shoot in my yard. Being from the Midwest, it’s crazy to me how many people never shoot over 30 yards or even practice at all. These are the same guys who wound deer shooting at 25 yards and then tell me that 40 yards is way too far to shoot a deer at. It’s not if you practice.

 

[Beendare]

Practicing long shots makes the short ones a layup.

Why does it only have to be with a compound? grin. I shoot out to 60y with my recurve regularly.

 

[smith3442]

I try to shoot as far as my setup allows. Last set up I could go to 140 yards. I haven't shot new set up as much yet and only out to 120 yards. Most times I practice10-70 yards, but fun to launch themn on those windless days with time to walk back and forth.

 

[nubraskan]

I have a few targets set up year round at 20, 40 or 60, and 100. It's nice to be able to confirm at longer ranges and have confidence if nothing else.

 

[nmarchr]

I only shoot at 100+ for practice. I have a single pin slider sight that I use for hunting, but leading up to season I only shoot at 100 or farther. That really makes those 50-60 yard shots feel easy.

 

[dirtshooter]

My pins are 20 to 60 so that's my limit in practice. 50s not bad, 60 is a challenge for me.

 

[Colobwhntr]

I can shoot 80 at my house but typically stay 40-60. I frequently shoot a local 3D course with targets from 30-102 yards which is awesome