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    • Alexandre Bugnon
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        February 25, 2013 at 12:31 am
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        #2588

        I practice regularly with my bare shaft. It usually tells me where I really am that day in my head… concentrated, or nut job! I start at 2 yards eyes closed and end up at 20 … Eyes open 🙂

        I had 2 of these at 20.So today, nutjob wasn’t my game 😀

      • David Coulter
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          February 25, 2013 at 1:00 am
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          #10990

          Very nice. I think that’s a good routine. I’m inspired to make up a couple of bare shafts to shoot. dwcphoto

        • Alexandre Bugnon
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            February 25, 2013 at 1:05 am
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            #10997

            It’s great practice! To have the perfect bare shaft, make sure you fletch it, and then shave the feathers, to have just the quills left glued to your shaft.

          • David Petersen
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              February 25, 2013 at 1:39 am
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              #11032

              Alex, you must be cheating! :P:lol: And yet you let a nice bull walk by at, what, 12 yards I think. You could have drilled him coming and going, with or without fletchings. Oh well, you’re still young and will likely have another chance. 😀

            • Alexandre Bugnon
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                February 25, 2013 at 2:16 am
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                #11060

                Yes Dave!

                That bull, a nice 5×5 then, must be a giant today if still alive, and if I’m lucky to see him broadside under 25y, there will be no bull fever on my end, at least until I get to kneel besides him, his rack and his 200 lbs of pure God’s meat!

              • David Coulter
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                  February 25, 2013 at 3:55 am
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                  #11130

                  Alex,

                  Thanks for the tip about the quill. I can easily strip one of my target arrows. Best, dwc

                • horserod
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                    February 25, 2013 at 6:01 am
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                    #11199

                    I really don’t know why one would even leave the shaved quills in place? Why not just shoot a “bare” shaft as it is refered to for tuning….??? Or am I missing something here? Horserod

                  • Alexandre Bugnon
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                      February 25, 2013 at 12:11 pm
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                      #11456

                      horserod wrote: I really don’t know why one would even leave the shaved quills in place? Why not just shoot a “bare” shaft as it is refered to for tuning….??? Or am I missing something here? Horserod

                      I keep and use this bare shaft for practicing good shooting form, not for tuning the shaft. I already did that, without the quills 😀

                      Leaving the quills gives me the precision I need. The arrow wrap+ quills+ glue (under and at each end of quill) add weight to the back of shaft, stiffening it, giving me the same spine as a feathered shaft. Also, if I make a mistake in form, and for some reason the quills hit the shelf or strike plate, the arrow will react differently than a naked bare shaft. I think I got this tip from Ken Beck years ago, but it could be from someone else, I’m not sure.

                      Like I said, it’s about the precision I need and enjoy in shooting. It might sound over the top for some, but not for me. My Swiss genes, I guess 😀

                    • Troy Breeding
                        February 25, 2013 at 2:17 pm
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                        #11550

                        Alex,

                        I don’t call it concentrated or nut job.

                        I call it in the zone or shooting with my head up my ***.:D

                        Bareshaft shooting can tell me real quick if I have things together. If not it tells me I need to get it together and continue doing it right until it becomes second nature.

                        Keep up the good work.

                        Troy

                      • Jason Wesbrock
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                          February 25, 2013 at 4:04 pm
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                          #11614

                          Two excellent tests for consistent form are bare shaft shooting at normal distance and fletched shafts at long distance. If more people imcorporated one or both of those routines into their practice, overall accuracy would greatly improve.

                          Well done, Alex.

                        • David Coulter
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                            February 26, 2013 at 2:05 pm
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                            #12742

                            I haven’t done much bare shaft practicing, but I think I’ll start now. I do shoot at longer ranger, although nothing extreme, for practice. It does help keep your form tight. dwc

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