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Hunting and fitness
I like to train in the gym with the goal in mind to be able to go farther, stay longer, and have the strength and endurance to hold my bow at full draw with prefect form for an extended period of time. I don’t want my body to be one of the reasons I miss a shot on an animal. Does anyone else train with this mindset in the off season and what kind of programs are you running to reach your goals.
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For archery it is important you work on your scapular stabilizers - they are often over looked and the workouts that target them are not typically ones that people would think about doing. You don't even have to go to the gym to work on them just need a few light dumbbells and exercise bands. But it is important you go very light weight and high reps as to avoid letting your larger muscle groups take over the movement. If you have healthy shoulders many people will just workout their shoulders and upper back but working the muscles that support them like your rotator cuff, mid and lower traps, serratus anterior can make a big difference when it comes to holding the bow steady at draw, especially for a prolonged period of time because those smaller muscles will often fail first before your shoulder gets tired.
2nd day
My second day shooting my bow I am brand new to this tore up my forearm getting it tuned had to let a pro shoot my bow so it is tuned properly haha today shooting on my lunch break solely focused on my form before I start sighting my bow in
2nd day
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@Aydin Erlich There probably some videos out there that go over grip; but essentially you want the grip to run along your thumb muscle; to do this you have to position your hand differently that just regularly gripping it and it almost naturally moves your arm out of the way of the string. It's feel more like your pushing into the grip with your palm rather than holding it like a handle. But it also is meant to prevent torque so you'll get more consistent shots.
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@Aydin Erlich it'll feel pretty weird at first until you get used to it haha; lowering the draw weight can help until you get used to the feeling
Sight pins
I purchased the Trophy Ridge react pro 5 pins, which allows me to adjust the 20 yds and the rest will adjust accordingly from the first one. Should I move to the 30 yards after the 20 is already settled up in order to the sight adjust the rest or is advised to move to the 40 and the rest will adjust every 20 yards đŸ€” Sorry, I’m new into archery đŸ„ŽđŸ˜Š
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@Melvin Vera Thats what slider sights are for, you would need a fixed pin with like 8-9 pins. Using a 5 pin, If your pin gaps are 20 yards its going to be hard to get a good shot when the target is 52.75 yards(just as an example) and you’re just aiming with the empty space between the 40 and 60 pin. Also with a fixed pin you would probably run out of space to move the pins down before you’d be able to sight one in at 100.
Recurve Bull Elk
Took a team and lots of practice but my favorite hunt and harvest!
Recurve Bull Elk
1 like ‱ May 15
That's awesome! How far was the shot?
Discussion
How dose the group feel about crossbows
2 likes ‱ May 14
They're fun but they take some of the challenge out of archery since they are basically like shooting a short range rifle.
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Matt Delgado
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AZ Hunting and Fishing

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