How do you practice in the off-season?

[STXSportsman956]

New to bowhunting and just bought my first bow... I am only going to deer hunt... I've heard people who shoot 100 arrows a day? Is that necessary if I'm only going to shoot once maybe twice when in the stand? I would think like 15 arrows a day would be good, concise practice...

Any advise is greatly appreciated

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[TravisMears.com]

If you shoot 15 arrows a day you will be more then preppared to kill a deer. Aim small miss small.

[PSD Ryan]

My first season I bought a bow in March and shot a few hundred arrows a week all the way to hunting season. I think it greatly improved my proficiency and confidence. It may have been overboard, but I go overboard on a lot of things...just who I am. Now I just shoot probably 100 in a month, and I'll ramp it up some the month before opening day. I would like to shoot more, but just don't have the time, so I shoot enough to maintain proficiency and confidence.

[Free2Hunt]

I like to practice one arrow at a time. Keep the bow handy and very time you walk by it, pick it up and shoot. Next one in about 15-30 min. Can get in 5-10 shots a night and they are all cold shots. You make a nice tight group doing that and it will be on come season

[NelsonV]

I practice daily now. I shoot 5 arrows at 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 yards. I shoot at a 5 inch circle and don't move on until I put 3 of the 5 arrows in that circle. I love long range shooting with a bow. After that the 20-40 yards shots become chip shots.

[Texastaxi]

If you just got your bow, I think you need to shoot daily, until you begin to feel tired ... to build the muscles that you'll use in archery. When you can EASILY draw your bow, from a seated position, without sky drawing or shifting any part of your body, then you can lighten the shots to just a few a day.

[Bilbo]

Confidence is the key. When you shoot enough that you're confident and build the muscle memory you'll be good to go. Then just shoot a few times a week. More often the closer it gets to season.

[BigFoot]

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[Dejashoot]

If you just got your bow, I think you need to shoot daily, until you begin to feel tired ... to build the muscles that you'll use in archery. When you can EASILY draw your bow, from a seated position, without sky drawing or shifting any part of your body, then you can lighten the shots to just a few a day.

Exactly my thoughts. Without having to retype

[J-J Matt]

I don't shoot as much as I probably should during the off season. I usually try and shoot 12-15 arrows a day, 3 days a week. Shoot them all at 40 because that is as far as I can shoot at the house. I also try to do one hunt a month at least for exotics. That is the best way to stay tuned up, stay hunting.

[Free2Hunt]

another key to me is remembering that shooting a bow is not a seasonal event. You need to shoot year round to maintain form and groups. Off season does not have to be hundreds of shots a day, but to properly harvest animals and to have the confidence of shot, you cannot put the bow up in February and not pick it up again until August.

[leasecommander]

I only shoot about 6 arrows a day, but pretty much all year, I start shooting a little more in late Aug and Sept. I try not to shoot when I'm fatigued, and really concentrate on the FIRST arrow since that is the one that usually counts.
Good Luck

[Kdog]

If you just got your bow, I think you need to shoot daily, until you begin to feel tired ... to build the muscles that you'll use in archery. When you can EASILY draw your bow, from a seated position, without sky drawing or shifting any part of your body, then you can lighten the shots to just a few a day.

Great advice.

[rjtkdplus]

If you just got your bow, I think you need to shoot daily, until you begin to feel tired ... to build the muscles that you'll use in archery. When you can EASILY draw your bow, from a seated position, without sky drawing or shifting any part of your body, then you can lighten the shots to just a few a day.

This. Then go Kill some pigs!

[Buck Ninja]

Well it's already been said so I'll just agree with most of the above.