Originally Posted by JJHACK
I shoot at 80-90 yards every day through summer. Only three or four shots in a group then the long round trip to recover the arrows. Makes for longer shooting sessions because the gap to recover arrows is longer then at 20 yards. The rest period is great shooting this distance.

Learning or practicing a steady hold is far more difficult at this distance, as is picking an aim point. Even my tiny little fiber optic pin blocks a lot of the target at this distance.

Coming back to shoot at 20 yards becomes so effortless, although a bit more expensive, shooting off nocks and fletching! I usually get board at 20 yards pretty quick So I shoot at a piece of paracord dangling from above the block, or a use a piece of thread to hang something tiny to shoot at, like an acorn or anything about that size.

You can really dial in your windage when shooting at a string. It's easy to see which side of the string the majority of the hits land. After 10-20 groups doing this, your hitting the string frequently or at least making it jump with every shot. Balloons at 75 yards and beyond are also entertaining to shoot. Probably just my personality, but I am board quickly with paper targets.

Last fall I posted this I think?
Shooting at a quarter at 25 yards with a viper trick to see what would happen. The viper trick went about 1/2 way through and stuck into the quarter pretty tight. I sliced through a couple with the point hitting just to the outside edge. The Blades sliced clean through the metal without any damage at all.

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It takes some guesswork but you can do it with practice and enough attempts. Stand a playing card on end and slice through it with the blade as the tip goes past. When I first tried this I actually hit the card head on a few times, the blades did not hit the card. Then finally I hit the card with just the blade. The card is nearly impossible to see on edge. I found that just standing slightly to the right or left while aiming allows you to see it a bit easier. There is some "estimation" of sight placement with this regardless for me.

It's these kinds of goofy games that keep me shooting and relentlessly determined to succeed at the "stunt"


For anybody wanting to really practice, this ^ is the way to do it. The only thing I do differently is shoot one arrow at a time. I figure one shot is all that I will get and it has to count. The exercise doesn't hurt either.

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