I started shooting trad three years ago when my uncle gifted me an old 80's Darton recurve. I've been a compound shooter for thirty years. Its grown into a passion over the last few years. I made it my goal to get proficient enough to hunt with my longbow, and this season is the season I do it.
This past weekend, I did my first 3D shoot with my recurve (Sanlida Hermit x10). 30 targets, various distances, shooting instinct. I shot pretty damn good. About 40% were good clean kill shots (heart/lungs), two complete misses, and the rest were marginal shots (liver/spine/shoulder/guts). I learned that I have better focus when shooting at an animal shaped target. It seems like I can zoom in on the heart. Shooting blocks and bags just doesn't give me the same focus. That might sounds like BS, but that's just how my eyes and mind like to work.
I shoot my 45# Oberon longbow better than my Sanlida. So my plan is to hit every 3D shoot I can find from now until the season opens mid-September. I'm excited for the journey to culminate. A deer harvest would be a delightful bonus.
I'll post updates along the way. Wish me luck. I hope some of you join me on this journey.
This past weekend, I did my first 3D shoot with my recurve (Sanlida Hermit x10). 30 targets, various distances, shooting instinct. I shot pretty damn good. About 40% were good clean kill shots (heart/lungs), two complete misses, and the rest were marginal shots (liver/spine/shoulder/guts). I learned that I have better focus when shooting at an animal shaped target. It seems like I can zoom in on the heart. Shooting blocks and bags just doesn't give me the same focus. That might sounds like BS, but that's just how my eyes and mind like to work.
I shoot my 45# Oberon longbow better than my Sanlida. So my plan is to hit every 3D shoot I can find from now until the season opens mid-September. I'm excited for the journey to culminate. A deer harvest would be a delightful bonus.
I'll post updates along the way. Wish me luck. I hope some of you join me on this journey.
