Recurve and Longbow Shooting Tips - For BOW HUNTING!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- With bowhunting season approaching fast, shooting your longbow or recurve every day is important. In this shooting tips video, Clay Hayes shows some techniques he incorporates into his pre-season practice routine.
We have a tendency to focus on the results of our archery shots. We want to see that arrow hit the bulls eye! And why not, that’s what we’re aiming for right? Well sometimes even a very poorly executed shot will hit the bulls eye while a well-executed shot will be a near miss. Instead of focusing where the arrows strike, focus instead on performing every step of the archery shot perfectly. If we do this, perform every step of our shot cycle perfectly then we can have no other result than a perfect shot.
Another tip is to shoot one arrow at a time. This gives you the opportunity to focus completely on that shot. If it didn’t hit where you were intending, ask yourself why and try to isolate the cause. Don’t just grab another arrow and try again. When we do that we give up the opportunity to learn from the mistakes in the previous shot.
When it comes to making a good shot in a high stress situation, such as when a big bull elk or whitetail buck is coming in, it’s critical to keep your emotions under control. One of the best ways to do this is to have been in those situations before. Unfortunately most of us have limited opportunity to shoot at animals. One great way to simulate this is to go through the mental exercise of paying out a hunting scene in your head just before you shoot. This role playing exercise can help prepare you for that shot of a lifetime if you do it right.
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I've been bow huntin' over 45 yrs. and that's good sound advice. One thing I try to do is end my practice with a good shot. Makes you feel good for the next time. Frankie
YOU SO RIGHT WORK FOR ME TOO
I have a good one brother and I are you like that much better than the walking to the walking to the walking to the walking to the walking to the walking to the walking to the walking to the walking
I live in a small apartment in the city and have a 5 yard target set up. Shooting every day and focusing on the steps has improved my shooting out in the field. Thank you for the great advice.
Great stuff as always Clay! I'm definitely in that group of just flinging a whole group of arrows and thinking... damn that's a nice group... and discounting the flyer or two. very good reminder for going one arrow at a time... thanks!
Joe
Thanks Joe, look at those flyers as learning opportunities!
LOVE the tutorial video: there can NEVER be enough "How I Practice" videos, because EVERY single archer can find themselves sharing what might be a simple, tiny "insight" to them, but may be JUST "the thing" another archer has been seeking to help perfect their own shooting.
For those of you who are open to exploring additional tips & techniques to possibly incorporate into your own shooting methods & styles, I humbly offer this:
COMBINE:
String Walking with FINGER WIDTHS (whole, half, quarter, eighth)
for PRECISE ARROW ELEVATION SETTING from the REAR of the bow
AND Anchoring UNDER the chin
for DRAMATICALLY increased ARROW RANGE even out to 120 yds
AND sighting down the left string edge as a "rear sight"
for COMPOUND-like ACCURACY
AND using the ARROW TIP as a "front pin"
again for COMPOUND-like ACCURACY
... and TOGETHER you have a FORMIDABLE SHOOTING METHOD which eliminates the weaknesses in many popular barebow shooting methods, but which even newbies and experienced archers can learn in 5 minutes...
Here's a video of me using this method to shoot an ordinary hunting recurve bow and common $6 hunting arrows at 100 YDS, and hitting 5 of 6 ON-TARGET even in a cross wind !
IMAGINE how accurate YOU can instantly become at distances from 10m to 50m to 70m and everything in between!
th-cam.com/video/Cn0gxNeTITQ/w-d-xo.html
Again, changes aren't for everyone, but for archers looking to improve their long-distance range and accuracy, this method might be something you'll find interesting.
KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS !
I have put this tip to work this past week. it has help me improve my shooting dramatically. This was the perfect tip at the right time, for me. Thank you, this is been very helpful
Excellent info and spot on. Love the fact that your hunter focused. Thank you
Amazing video Clay! The one arrow at a time had me grouping an inch at 20 yards!!! I was decent. Now I am shooting lazers with my system properly setup. Thanks again!!!
I always get good information from your videos. Been very helpful with my recurve shooting
Thanks for all the tips clay !
Great advice. I missed a nice buck a couple weeks ago because I looked back at his eyes before releasing... Then I cut my finger on the broad-head as I tried to retrieve the arrow from the tree I stuck. So, ironically, I ended up with a blood trail after all. I hope deer have a sense of humor.
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Absolutely great instruction! Again!
"A perfectly executed shot"... what a great statement!!!
Dude that smile on your kids face. Future hunter is made right there.
Focusing on one arrow at a time. Been following that advice for a while now, it really helps.
Great video on some basic information that is usually neglected.
Do this almost all the time, 1 or 2 arrow practice. Helps alot. Thx for all your tips!
Great tips as always!
Great advice Clay! I'm going to try and put it all together later this week near the Blue Ridge and the following week with Ryan Gill in Florida.
Just one of your very best video's. Good job Clay!
Thanks Lester
I have 3 Recurve Bows and just getting Started...The only Bow to Have...Thanks
Good luck! Hope everyone has a great season.
WOW! Mate, thank you alot! Just commented on another video with a shot from this one. One arrow at the time makes all the difference. Cheers! Greets from Germany
Great video. Thanks for the lessons!
Always learn from you. Thanks!
Thank you for the tips
So helpful!
Best of luck! I'm sure glad I found your channel. You do amazing work! Thank you
Thanks William
Great work always
Another great vid clay. Looking forward to the new season!
Me too!
Great vid! I just want you to know that you inspired me to get into bowmaking. Thankyou for that and keep on chuggin! Oh and thanks i really needed the video.
Wohoo! Have fun making shavings!
Great advise!
"Perfect" practice makes perfect.. not just practice... Great video!
Thanks
I always think of my best shots are the ones that went as I planned them the bad ones are the ones I felt I had good control of and didn’t go as I felt it should because now I have to think what did I do outside my plan
thank you for the video
Good stuff bud, thanks.
That was as good a content as it gets. Many thanks.
Thanks Ross
Love the vid and I was wondering what kind of bow you have or where you got it.
Thanks for another great video Clay ! Good luck brother ! What kind of quiver did you have on your bow?
IVE DONE THIS FOR 46 YEAR AND IT WORKS WHAT YOU SAY 100%
Excelente.. de esa misma manera me entrene en la pesca y lo haré en la caza...saludos desde Venezuela bro.
Putting some zen into your shot, gr8 vid.
Even if it's down pouring to the point that I can't see outside and can't actually go outside to shoot I will assemble my bow, and work on everything from the set up and takedown of the bow, to form of stance, draw, anchor and the resistance training of holding the bow in a draw, then when I do miss a day of actually shooting I'm still in good practice and my release of the arrow will be with confidence and I'm not relearning how to shoot, everyday for one reason or another my bow is in my hands and as much part of my physical fitness routine as push ups, pull ups, hiking, sleeping and eating. If you think about a time before we had technology to distract us people got outside and physically labored for fun and kept their bodies finetuned for whatever their lifestyle calls for, me as a certified personal trainer, an active lifestyle is keep to true happiness and function. Great video
Thanks for the tip. I like the one arrow idea. How many arrows would you typically shoot during a practice session?
Great tips Clay. I often will go out and practice with only one arrow and walk the woods shooting at leaves, mushrooms, a twig or whatever and I only allow myself ONE shot at it. Which makes me concentrate harder on following my procedure and not just flinging and arrow because I know I’ll have a chance to redeem myself in the second shot. Shooting 3D courses with friends helps too. No second shots. And put up a small prize that gives some desire to shoot your best.
Good tips!
What brand is your bow. It looks awesome
I've been shooting traditional archery for over 50 yrs. yer words of wisdom are spot on, I use a very small balloon tied or taped to my target, it just gives me that incentive to pop the damn thing,using just one arrow, you only get one shot. shakyjake out.
Thanks
Applies to compound bows as well, last year I dislocated my left shoulder (my bow shoulder as I'm right handed) twice within a couple months of each occasion, and I can't sit there and just sling 30 arrows down range anymore, my shoulder fatigues too quickly, I might get 12-18 before I've had enough, but that first shot no matter what bow type you're using in a hunting situation is the most critical. So repeating a first shot to improve upon everything that first shot needs in regards to form, and consistency and everything else, goes across the board no matter if it's long bow, recurve, or a compound.
I'll be practicing this more as the hunt season is soon approaching my neck of the woods, great vid man 👍
Very true, and thanks.
Gday from Down Under mate!...Clay thankyou...my average sized groups are shrinking following your instruction....thanks mate
Awesome!
Thank you for the great video. I listened to a Tradquest podcast with G. Fred Ashbell and he was sharing some of the same ideas. It has really helped my shooting. Thank you for your bow building book. Look forward to starting to makr my own bow.
Thanks Brent!
Cuantos meses se debe dejar secar la madera de osage orange para hacer un arco
Thankyou
I like shooting a lot of arrows but you're right it makes it hard to focus on one Arrow. I want to train my body to not get fatigued. It would probably be good training to shooting a lot one day to train your body and then shoot less the next time and focus on every arrow. You still want to focus on every arrow but I think it's good to put a lot down range quickly sometimes. Quality and quantity. I guess the real thing is I just need to shoot almost every day.
Hola que diametro tienen las flechas que usas
I used to live one 150 acre tree farm and had a target range 100 yards from my back door, hit a wine bottle and a coffee can in different attempts from that distance a couple times, felt good!!
With a long bow*
Great tips. I’m lucky enough to be able to shoot in my backyard and try and recreate those buck fever moments. My bow is always by the door and whenever the family is running late for something or there is some sort of stress I’ll try to shoot an arrow. Nothing gets the heart pumping like an animal in range though.
I do the same.
Could you make a video, or just here in comments talk more about expanding through the shot
We’re are you located it looks like great hunting country
I shoot one arrow and pull it cause I always have that one arrow that I feel like shoots way better than the rest so i shoot it and go pull it....its just in my head but I have it first on my string when I hunt. Didn't realize it was such a good idea.
Hi, Im a bit late to the party, but maybe someone can tell me.
Does Clay pullt through to break his shot because of the clicker?
Im new to archery, but I would try to follow the steps and release from my anchor so I release from the same draw length if able.
@Clay Hayes. What is that string attached from your Bowstring to your Riser? Is it to make your Draw length consistent?
I'm 2 years late, but yes, it clicks when you hit your draw length so you don't draw over or under because of guessing where your draw should be to, like your anchor or the bend in your elbow. It's just for consistency basically
Make one shot count. Good tip, I learned .22lr like that, and old iron sight .22 with a single shot bolt action hand feed. Got good out to 100m on rabbits. ❤
Great Video Clay!! Can you show a close up of your clicker? It looks like you took the ball chain off and replaced it with cord? I also want to do that as I think if would be quieter and have zero damage to my bow limbs. Thanks.
I did. That’s always the first thing I do to them.
ShotIQ has a great video on clicker setup like that
This is how I learned to hunt with a shotgun also, I had to make that one shot count.
Teaching my son to shoot his bow, one arrow. Make it count. Also it keeps me from running over all the lost arrows with my mower!
What's that crazy "demonic" voice at 1:25?
That was a tad unnerving.
Deer voice
@@varag_h1720 O_O ... Don't mess with the deer!
😲what the hell was that!?! I missed it until you pointed it out!
@@clayhayeshunter that was the deer I guess😁😁
Great video! To the point and succinct.
I'm Having a hard time anchoring on my cheek. I just started archery 4 and a half months ago. I've got a takedown survival bow I've been using. I've been practicing every other day since I began, for an hour to an hour and a half each session.
Any suggestions on how I can master the anchoring on my cheek?
Don’t worry so much about where exactly you’re anchoring. Just find something that feels natural and is repeatable.
@@clayhayeshunter awesome. Thanks for the advice.
Helped cut my first Osage Monday!
Awesome!
Back when I hunted with self bows, the moment the animal first came into that "local" or "get ready" zone, I would instantly put 100% focus on the spot. That always seemed to help with buck fever, by the time it was to draw there would be little to no target panic.
One time I remember hiding behind a mound and as I stood to draw I looked at the deer's face and it stunned me like an earth quake after staring at a brown spot for six minutes in the most muscle burning position lol.
Hey can I use 18 lb sport bow to hunt bucks plz answer
Clay, do you have any footage of that mega whitetail you stalked in on that was bedded?
I do! It’ll be in a video this fall.
@@clayhayeshunter thanks man I appreciate the response, I've been waiting for that one
I have 3 Traditional Bows and just getting Started...The only Bow to Use..Thanks
Have fun!
I love your bow my guy
Thanks, I made it!
@@clayhayeshunter it runs so smooth and shoots like a dream. I just recently started in trad with a longbow from cabelas
Great! It’s loads of fun.
Aye brother...ive notice in the video your not wearing an arm guard. I prefer not to and very seldom slap myself but i see folks with a ton of experience using one. Am i making a mistake not using one? Whats your take?
Check out my video on bow hand position
This is excellent Clay....especially the part about not being able to put yourself in a ton of those positions unless you have a bunch of hogs. We do not. What we do have is squirrel. I loved squirrel hunting as a kid but lost interest as I aged. Seems like a good way to enjoy it again, put some meat in the pot and practice shooting in all sorts of situations.
Probably won't put much meat in the pot but still good practice.
Squirrels are great fun!
10 minutes and i am a better archer. 90% mental i tend to agree. i recently bought my first real bow but the amount of research, including and especially your videos clay, and mental preparation almost makes me sound like an expert when i talk to my friends or even teach my brother better form. Im an amateur but practicing my form before i even had a bow from your videos really helped man. thank you, just thanks. i have loved archery since i was a kid and really new nothing about it for years. few weeks doing actual research, well large steps. i get so excited about this stuff
Thanks Jeffrey!
What happens when your trying to focus on speed and accuracy what advice would you give ?
For me, speed comes second to accuracy. Hurrying up is a great way to spook game and blow a shot.
One arrow philosophy: Like a single shot rifle versus 30 round semi-auto. All gun shooters should first train on a 22 single shot.
Hello Clay I've just started shooting a recurve it's 50 lbs at 28 inch.I find it stacks up but I have a question for you what is the string from your top riser to the bow string .
It’s a clicker. It acts as a draw check and psychological trigger.
Ok thanks I think I understand what you mean.if have anymore questions I'll get hold of you.have a great evening..
what bow are you using and where can I get one? Also what lb draw is it?
Pure Gameplay it is one that he made most of his bow are 60 lb at 28in draw he sells the at clayhayes.com I think
Hello Clay, I have a question about your back tension. When you reach your anchor and then apply back tension your arrow tip seems to draw back by a half inch to what I believe is your full draw length, is that purely from pulling through or are you pushing out with your bow hand as well?
It’s mainly from pulling through but I do push my bow hand as well.
It’s mainly from pulling through but I do push my bow hand as well.
@@clayhayeshunter Thanks. I've taught myself to shoot over the last few months and found your content very helpful.
Never fling arrows. Always just shoot focusing on execution not results. Focusing on results leads to TP! 20 intensely focused arrows is exhausting & better than flinging a 100. Also learn to let down not send a half assed arrow!
Very excellent advice. I've finally learned these lessons after years of tightness and target panic.
What longbow draw weight would you recommend?
Depends on the person. Get something that is comfortable to you.
@@clayhayeshunter I imagine the draw effects what can be effectively hunted, is this correct?
First of all, good luck and good hunting this fall. Second, all excellent advice, as usual. Third, I realize that is a plastic bear you are shooting at from the low ground. But I think I might be hesitant about shooting a real bear if I was in the hollow and he was on the ridge above me. I don't know how I'd handle the situation if he headed for low ground or balled up and came rolling down on top of me. I imagine the seat of my pants would get purty slick.
@@clayhayeshunter can't do it. My rump would be too slippery to stay in the saddle.
Wish I'd of watched this before yesterday's hunt. I did the opposite of everything you said.
Live and learn! We’ve all been there.
Will all due respect, I will not be looking at my dog, thinking "juuust behind the shoulder".
Otherwise, solid sound advice 👍
Have you ever tried pure instinctive shooting? When I hear the word aim then I know it’s not instinctive. Throwing a baseball from short to first is instinctive, shooting a basketball is instinctive, throw a football to a running receiver is instinctive. Never in any of those motions do you stop to aim. To shoot instinctively it’s all one connected motion, the arrow is released the moment your finger touches the release point of your draw, it’s not an anchor point. G. Fred Asbell wrote the best book on instinctive shooting ever written . Read it and you’ll begin to understand the true greatness of instinctive shooting. Why would you ever shoot a stick bow any other way? To say your cool? If your going to anchor and aim then shoot a compound it’s a better weapon when you take that approach. Stick bows are not designed to function that way. The true advantage to shooting a stick bow (and it truly is a huge advantage) is shooting it instinctively.
I shot instinctively for years. Never was very good at it.
Recurve arrows shouldn’t get cut
I pray I will never live in an apartment in the city
Could you make a video, or just here in comments talk more about expanding through the shot