Practice from your stand, get a buddy to move the target to different distances. If possible get one of those 3-D deer and look at the angles the arrow follows through the deer, that will help you find your aiming points.
Misjudging distance is probably one of the biggest problems in a hunting situation. 30 yards looks different from a tree. Carry a range finder or walk off your distances and mark it with tape.
Where to aim is important. As a rule I like the deer to be quartering away, I then find the opposite front leg and follow it up with my pin when it gets to the chest I release. I only use one pin set at 23 yards. If the deer is close I aim lower and if it's out to thirty I aim higher but never out of the kill zone. Don't shoot past 30 yards or try to shoot through tree limbs and you will hit.
Maintaining your form is everything in a hunting situation, not bending at the waist is a common mistake. You want to release you arrow just like in practice. Just because there is a deer out there with a set of horns you can't get out of your routine. It has to be very mechanical. 1,2,3, squeeze.
Hope there is something you can use. Good luck.  |