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I was taught this little trick by a competition shooter.

If your right handed and draw back, stick your thumb out and put it on the back of your neck to rest your arm while your hand is up by your anchor point.

It'll keep your arm from getting tired and shakey...

Excellent tip, that enabled me to hold at full draw for a couple of minutes while the deer came in.

Awsome.

Spot

Only one I have is if you come to Idaho make sure your in shape, just dont think you are. I met a few guys last year that ended up road hunting because they couldnt handle it. 2 of the 3 admitted that they thought they would have no problem and were wrong

Pick a spot and follow through. I've been bowhunting over 20 years and killed a critter or two and I still have trouble remembering this sometimes in the heat of the moment.

Follow through has bit me once...

Practice - to do something, especially exercises, repeatedly in order to improve performance in a sport, art, or hobby

Do this�A LOT!

Pick a spot, a small spot, like a hair. Otherwise watch your arrow go high.

Just a couple:

Always practice with your hunting clothes on, at least a few times.

Have a friend stand with his back to you. Draw your bow and see if he can hear you draw. If he can, a deer can.

Always try shooting all of your broadheads at least a few times.

If in doubt of the shot, don't shoot.

Aim not where you want to hit, but where you want the arrow to exit.

A few seconds before letting her fly always check the flight path for twigs!

man they can make an arrow deflect.

Spot

And last but not least "buy a Matthews"!

+1

The twig one has bit me in the ass a few times.

Don't fidget in your stand...

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Spotshooter, That is a 60 year old target archer's gimmick and I personally never subscribed to it, preferring to use proper back tension to hold at full draw rather than the arm shoulder and also to effect a clean loose...
The back does the loosing when done well.

...........but then, I'm not shooting 35# target bows for hunting, nor compounds which I need to hold for two minutes either...:)
I'm an aging heavy longbow-recurve hunter and killer of much game, and also have more than a few NFAA & PAA trophies indicating that I can shoot 'groups' under controlled situations..:)


Best advice I have for HUNTERS is to KNOW where your arrow will be at any point in it's flight to the mark for your chosen killing zone.

That takes practice.

Next and no less important is know the game you are hunting, the land and cover and their habits and get in sync with those..including the small birds and game which live there full time and serve as 'junk yard dog sentinels' for all but the stealthiest or least invasive intruders into their little worlds.
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And of course, you must hit consistently even when at unknown yardages, up, down, in dim or full light and use an arrow with sufficient speed/weight equipped with a cut on impact b head..:)
Beyond all that, archery hunting is cake..:)Jim

Some great tips on technique.

One more on the hunting side is get to your stand WAY early and stay as long as possible. We can shoot 1/2 hour before "official" sunrise here but I like to get to my stand at least an hour before that whenever possible to give everything a chance to settle down and me a chance to settle in....

Last one...well maybe....

By a Leica LRF and scan, scan, scan your surroundings until they become 2nd nature. I actually use my LRF 1200 more for bowhunting than anything else!!!

I scan and familiarize myself with a 15 yard perimeter first, then move out from there....

And last but not least, trade the new Matthews in on a new
Bowtech.

Toby Joe

Regardless of what tackle you use, learn. practice, and attend to all the small elements involved in good archery & hunting and the big moment will come together just fine..:) Jim

WHY?

That's a nice way to sum it all up!!

I just traded my 05 Switchback in for a new Guardian. The Guardian is a few fps faster and a bit quieter but I like them both and wonder if it was worth the trade up. Both companies make good bows.

Bb

I heard that some of the newer bows are getting as many FPS with less poundage as my old Mathews FX. When this one, or my arm, wears out I'll think about getting something like that.