Practice shot numbers

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#41 Post by Captainkirk »

Nothing against SW, but I do believe it takes the time and dedication of practicing at least an hour a day (or more) to become second nature. Maybe it would be a good retirement endeavor!
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Captainkirk wrote:Nothing against SW, but I do believe it takes the time and dedication of practicing at least an hour a day (or more) to become second nature. Maybe it would be a good retirement endeavor!
You're right. SW'ing is absolutely not for everyone.

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Longbowfanatic wrote:
Captainkirk wrote:Nothing against SW, but I do believe it takes the time and dedication of practicing at least an hour a day (or more) to become second nature. Maybe it would be a good retirement endeavor!
You're right. SW'ing is absolutely not for everyone.
Personally, I view it as more of a target/3D technique.
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#44 Post by Shadowhntr »

Just for conversation sake...why wouldn't SW be good for hunting in some situations at least? May not be best in some minds for still hunting or similar because of uncertain distances maybe? With tree stands, I always know ahead of time how far certain shot opportunities will be from measuring during pre season. I shoot instinctive, but I still have to know in my mind of where my distance limit is in association with the stand. Thoughts?
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Shadowhntr wrote:Just for conversation sake...why wouldn't SW be good for hunting in some situations at least? May not be best in some minds for still hunting or similar because of uncertain distances maybe? With tree stands, I always know ahead of time how far certain shot opportunities will be from measuring during pre season. I shoot instinctive, but I still have to know in my mind of where my distance limit is in association with the stand. Thoughts?
Because most of the guys doing SW that I've seen are subconsciously counting down the threads on the serving for distance; something that takes time and concentration away from the game in front of you. Not saying it can't be done...and well...but that I don't need any more distractions!
Personally, I think a fixed crawl would work better in a hunting scenario. But that's ONLY my opinion.
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#46 Post by Shadowhntr »

What would happen if the coils were pre marked somehow for different yardage?

I don't know if that's possible, I literally know little to nothing about SW other then bits and pieces I get off here.
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Shadowhntr wrote:What would happen if the coils were pre marked somehow for different yardage?

I don't know if that's possible, I literally know little to nothing about SW other then bits and pieces I get off here.
That might work. The key with SW is you need to shoot 3 under...and I'd rather not. Just a personal thing. My son shifted to 3U on his trad bow and says he'll never go back. Ahh, youth! :roll: I could probably learn a lot from him...
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#48 Post by Longbowfanatic »

Shadowhntr wrote:What would happen if the coils were pre marked somehow for different yardage?

I don't know if that's possible, I literally know little to nothing about SW other then bits and pieces I get off here.
That could work for sure. I shot with a national champion bare bow archer over the winter and he has his finger tab pre-marked with the distances. The markings are a hash mark with the number associated with that distance. All he has to do is lay his tab under the arrow nock, place his thumb on the string for that yardage, slide down the string and shoot the shot. Much faster than counting stitches.

Kirk, you're right. SW'ing is mostly a 3-d, tournament technique. Done as described above, I think it could work for hunting. The problem I would have is the concern of de-tuning the arrow as I crawl the string, not to mention that for mid-west whitetail deer hunting I only shoot 15 yards and in.

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Longbowfanatic wrote:
Kirk, you're right. SW'ing is mostly a 3-d, tournament technique. Done as described above, I think it could work for hunting. The problem I would have is the concern of de-tuning the arrow as I crawl the string, not to mention that for mid-west whitetail deer hunting I only shoot 15 yards and in.
Right. This is why a fixed crawl works so well for hunting. It's generally dead-nuts up to around 40 yards.
Clay Hayes did an excellent job of explaining the fixed crawl in his film "The Push" (now posted in the Video Vault)
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Captainkirk wrote:
Longbowfanatic wrote:
Kirk, you're right. SW'ing is mostly a 3-d, tournament technique. Done as described above, I think it could work for hunting. The problem I would have is the concern of de-tuning the arrow as I crawl the string, not to mention that for mid-west whitetail deer hunting I only shoot 15 yards and in.
Right. This is why a fixed crawl works so well for hunting. It's generally dead-nuts up to around 40 yards.
Clay Hayes did an excellent job of explaining the fixed crawl in his film "The Push" (now posted in the Video Vault)
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