Help!!

[pepboy142003]

I am new to archery and I gotta say, the first time I picked up a bow I fell in love with it. I wanted originally to just extend my deer season but I would really like to be good at this sport. Unfortanately however I did not have a lot of money to spend on a new compound so I picked an older model Hoyt fastflight and just recently had a 5 year old martin fall in my lap from a coworker. Anyone know if these bows could get me where I want to be with my accuarcy? And what is the best way to get and stay consistent? I have been trying to get my sights dialed in for like a week now and my grouping is starting to get tighter once I stopped torquing my bow. Any advice from the archery masters out there would be great!! :)

[tstone870]

Welcome to the sport of archery. The bows you mentioned are more than capable of hunting accuracy. As far as consistency, practcie, practice, practice. But not just shoot, shoot, shoot. Find some experienced guys to shoot with that can evaluate your form and help with any issues you may have. The main thing I see new archers doing that I try to discourage is shooting too many arrows at one time. You don't need to shoot 8-10 arrows per group. Just shoot 2-3 at a time and concentrate on form. Good luck!

[Dilligaf]

get your self along to a club and contact the coach, a coach can teach you the right away with your form and from there on its practice practice practice. Just remember unless you practice correctly its only shooting arrows and thats not what you need to do.

Choose one part of your form each day you go out and really concentrate on perfecting that eg hand grip, anchor, sight picture etc.

Each time i shoot an arrow i go through my shot sequence:
1. stance,
2. nock the arrow,
3. bow hand grip,
4. release on string,
5. draw the bow,
6. anchor,
7. sight picture,
8. release,
9. folow through,
10. relax.
These are the 10 basic steps of shooting an arrow and these are the areas of form you need to perfect to shoot to your ultimate potential.

Good luck i hope this helps.

[pepboy142003]

Thanks, I really appreciate the advice and I plan on applying it right away!

[longshot69]

I have some archery friends in Bristol that I'm sure would be willing to help with good info.if you want to I can hook you up with them. Pm if you are interested.