I have started a new hobby. Sheesh, it is hard.

[mav]

I have been wanting to get into archery for quite a while, and I finally bought a bow. http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/75279-it-is-not-a-gun-but-it-is-cool-nonetheless/ Since it was a little warmer this morning, I decided to make a crude target and see how it shoots.  Since my arrows are on order, I was using some cheap wooden arrows a friend gave me.  Oh my, instinctive shooting is incredibly difficult.  I keep looking for a sight, but there is not one.  :)  Anyway, I think learning to shoot is gonna be frustrating, but also very fun.  Here is my best grouping at 10 yards.

 

Edited January 26, 2014 by mav

[hipower]

Congrats on starting a new experience. It's a good thing to reshape your routine.

 

At least that's what my doctor is telling me. Says I need to do more, try something new, get a new hobby. In general, just get up off my butt and do more.

 

I'm glad you, at least, are doing that.

[JGunner]

I just got a couple tomahawks about 6 months ago, and I suck at throwing them, but man it is a BLAST learning.

 

Whenever I do get a good stick there's just nothing like that *THWUMP* sound the hawk makes going into the tree stump I throw at.

 

(Then again I hear plenty of the *KLINK CLANK* miss sounds too).

 

I'd say that's some mighty fine archery for being new to it.  

Edited January 26, 2014 by JGunner

[gregintenn]

Looks like a great start to me!

[frankmako]

looks good to me and a whole lots better than what i could do.  

[BrasilNuts]

For someone just starting out that's a good group, most people would be lucky to hit that cardboard at all from 10yds. Do yourself a favor and get a proper target.

[Jonnin]

Looks like a great start!

 

while you can get a set of sights put on a bow,  the 2 things that helped me the most were a notch on the string (it probably has an official name, but its just a crimped on thingy so your arrow sits in the same place on the string each shot)  combined with learning to "sight down the arrow".  That is, you aim by using the length of the arrow as a sight, which still takes practice but you can become accurate with it. 

 

Instinctive shooting can be learned as well but I highly recommend learning to aim it at some point.

[Wiljo05]

If you wanna really dial in instinctive shooting, give bowfishing a try. It's a blast, you get fertilizer for the garden, and keeps you shooting a bow all summer.

[JWC]

I used to shoot fish a lot. We had a boat all rigged up and we shot a couple tournaments here and there. We all shot recurves instinctively. It's the only way to go bowfishing. But I don't think it ever helped my shooting though because of the aiming low thing.
I had a PSE Coyote for dry land shooting and shot it a little bit for fun but never felt confident enough to ethically hunt with it. When it came to hunting i got back on the compound training wheels. Still I look at it like with guns, no matter what you're shooting, you're shooting and you get better all around.

[peejman]

I've wanted to get into archery for a while as well.  Seems like a good skill to learn and something I can do in the back yard. I keep looking for a deal on a bow to come across the classifieds here.  I saw one a while back, but didn't' have the cash at that moment.