Top tips for shooting compound indoors
So that time is nearly here, the evenings are drawing in, there's a nip in the air and the wife's started talking about Christmas. Must mean it's September, then some bright sparks says "do you know it's only 3 weeks until we go indoors and start shooting Portsmouth's"
This brings me and I am sure many others desperately trying to remember how our bows where setup back in March when we last shot short distance indoors. So if your a compound shooter then listed below are a few tips for you. The information below may not be right for everyone it is just things that me and my mate Chris have worked out over many a late night of shooting and scratching our heads saying " if we do this why does that do that"
Do you need you're compound set at 60ld draw when your shooting 20 yards? Probably not, I am sure you will reach with it a 50lb. that 10lb drop might just help you hold that little bit steadier and get you a couple more tens. If you have a Limbsaver Proton that can be done with the click of a button, it's the only bow on the market to be able to change its draw weight so accurately and easily.
Arrows really need to be changed, this need not cost a fortune, Easton XX75 shafts are as good as anything for indoor use, cheap and straight, you have to smile when you smash one to pieces. For the best results fit them with heavy 150 grain points and large fletchings or feathers.
It may also pay to change the pin or dot on your scope, I like to use a big orange dot from a wall planner, which will almost completely cover the gold, others prefer a large ring that will fit around the outside. The interesting thing we found is the brain will often play tricks on you, if your dot covers the gold totally how do you know it is still there. That's the only reason we can come up with for preferring to shoot with a large dot set slightly low so you can still see some gold above it.
It's really good to practice shooting at vertical and horizontal lines, you will find it quite easy to put six arrows straight down the edge or along the bottom of your target. But try doing the both together, that's a different matter.
Don't forget other things such as, adjusting your arrow rest, if you have just changed from shooting Easton Pro Tours to Easton X7 then your rest will need moving both vertical and for centre shot.
Hope the above may help, if you got some helpful tips you would like to share then let me know and I will put them on the site.
This brings me and I am sure many others desperately trying to remember how our bows where setup back in March when we last shot short distance indoors. So if your a compound shooter then listed below are a few tips for you. The information below may not be right for everyone it is just things that me and my mate Chris have worked out over many a late night of shooting and scratching our heads saying " if we do this why does that do that"
Do you need you're compound set at 60ld draw when your shooting 20 yards? Probably not, I am sure you will reach with it a 50lb. that 10lb drop might just help you hold that little bit steadier and get you a couple more tens. If you have a Limbsaver Proton that can be done with the click of a button, it's the only bow on the market to be able to change its draw weight so accurately and easily.
Arrows really need to be changed, this need not cost a fortune, Easton XX75 shafts are as good as anything for indoor use, cheap and straight, you have to smile when you smash one to pieces. For the best results fit them with heavy 150 grain points and large fletchings or feathers.
It may also pay to change the pin or dot on your scope, I like to use a big orange dot from a wall planner, which will almost completely cover the gold, others prefer a large ring that will fit around the outside. The interesting thing we found is the brain will often play tricks on you, if your dot covers the gold totally how do you know it is still there. That's the only reason we can come up with for preferring to shoot with a large dot set slightly low so you can still see some gold above it.
It's really good to practice shooting at vertical and horizontal lines, you will find it quite easy to put six arrows straight down the edge or along the bottom of your target. But try doing the both together, that's a different matter.
Don't forget other things such as, adjusting your arrow rest, if you have just changed from shooting Easton Pro Tours to Easton X7 then your rest will need moving both vertical and for centre shot.
Hope the above may help, if you got some helpful tips you would like to share then let me know and I will put them on the site.
