How long will you hold...
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:09 am
As most of us have seen the "How far will you shoot?" thread I didn't want to hijack that thread so I wanted to start a new thread... How long will you remain at full draw before letting it down? I know a lot of us have experiences that when we are out in the hills got that buck, bull, target whatever it may be in our sights but the angle is wrong, or the animal is moving, it's behind a bush, etc we find ourselves at full draw anticipating a clear shot. So how long can you hold and from what distance?
I was out shooting today and have experienced this in the field as well, but today I wanted to see how long I could hold my bow back, get fatigued, and still have the ability to steady myself and make a shot to the vitals from 20 yards, I tested quite a few yardages and times anywhere from 5 seconds up to about 40. I tried 5 yards out to 30 yards... it will be another week or so before I will be confident to be at full draw for 20 sec at 30 yards so What is your threshold on when you will let down and pull back again?
I was out shooting today and have experienced this in the field as well, but today I wanted to see how long I could hold my bow back, get fatigued, and still have the ability to steady myself and make a shot to the vitals from 20 yards, I tested quite a few yardages and times anywhere from 5 seconds up to about 40. I tried 5 yards out to 30 yards... it will be another week or so before I will be confident to be at full draw for 20 sec at 30 yards so What is your threshold on when you will let down and pull back again?
