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I'm mostly a simple el cheapo traditionalist shooter but like to shoot my compounds some. Have become somewhat fascinated with LR shooting accuracy and what it takes to achieve it. What do you long-rangers consider the most important factors involved in accomplishing it?

I don't shoot past 50-yards myself. Is that "long range"? It is for me.

Not sure which is "most important", but these have to be on list:
1. Draw weight that you can hold rock solid.
2. Arrows that are identical.
3. Practice to develop consistent form

Bow well tuned and each arrow shooting true or tuned to. Beyond that to me its mechanics.

I used to shoot out to 100. I won't shoot at game past 15 steps. Too much chance of them moving and the arrow not hitting where I had the pin.

But I did enjoy shooting long.

Constant form is the most important factor. A perfectly tune bow, arrow and all are not effective if the shooter changes form shot to shot.

SO true, yet if the bow and arrow are not tuned form means almost nothing, so it is a combination for sure.

For me as with firearms, make it as accurate as you can, then I KNOW that its gotta be me that needs improving.

Thks guys--appreciate the comments.

All the above but add follow thru to form. You can have beatiful form but peeking or dropping your bow arm will ruin the otherwise perfect shot. Add reading conditions just like with a firearm.

Period end of discussion!

That is all part of form! So no those traits you describe are not perfect beautiful form.

Most believe form ends at the release. Not true but a common misconception.

Yes sir you are 100% right on that.

And it starts on the draw

actually foot work starts before that draw.

all combined, including follow through are important in any shooting, guns included. Its really all the same.

Good form and a surprise release. To me, shooting at long range is no different than shooting at short range. I use the same shot sequence and form. Only real difference is walking 80 yards to pull arrows instead of 20.

You are doing it right. But at 20 you get away with a lot of slop really. You can.

Its one reason I like long range shooting period. Any weapon. Its great practice, to get good you have to get good. And it makes the short shots seem like gravy.

At 80-yards I'm not pulling arrows. I'm looking for 'em!

and the follow through like all sports is important.

there is another factor besides true form when shooting long distance archery. your sight needs to be level tuned to the string also many bowhunters never do this and it does make a difference.

Better consider doping wind.

yes Kentucky Windage !

A friend I shot with a lot got me started doing long range, out to 100 yards.

He taught me to tune arrows to fly well at 20-30 yards bare shaft. Of course the bow has to be tuned perfectly as well. What I learned shooting at extended range of 50 yards and beyond is that you need to take all the "wrong" out of both the arrow and bow before you got much for results between your ears. After that shooting a few hundred arrows per week at extended range took bad for and bad habits out of your shooting. or you just did not get better.

One thing I found to help considerably was ultra light, ultra skinny arrows. Much like a well tuned well matched set o arrows, they helped show me things I was doing that were hurting my shots.

Form including a bow that fits you
Bow/Arrow tune

without those 2, nothing else matters.