Turn for the better

[Alexandre Bugnon]

#6313

I struggled with confidence due to over-confidence early on in October! I couldn’t seem to keep it together at the moment of truth with my Shrew! It was tough, since I had been totally dead-on accurate with this bow since I got it in July of 2010. After missing 3 deer and failing to recover another, I took a short break to re-assess my Bowhunting journey. I decided to go back to my humble beginnings, equipment-wise. I bought a new to me 54# black widow from my bud Barry Buckley, owner of LeftiesRus. Along with my trusted Zwickey Eskimos, this is the same setup I had in 2004 for my first trad season, minus the wood and Easton Classics that I shot then. It did not take long for me to get dead-on accurate with this bow that basically shoots itself, and somehow the incredible smoothness and total lack of stack of this recurve cured my bout with release panic!! I still love my Shrew, and will get back to it. In the meantime… Today was my first day out with the BW. I was on the ground sitting against a tree on the seat of my sit-n-climb Lone Wolf (bought in 2004) and a blowdown all around me. This deer could have walked 200 yards away on each side of me, but chose to check the scrape 10 yards away! He was a gift!!

My 2004 bow was an old MA III 62″, 54# bought on eBay

This bow is a newer hard-hitting 56″, 54# PCH III

[David Fudala]

#50007

THERE YA GO, ALEX!!! Congrats! See, sometimes “progress doesn’t mean letting go of tradition”!!!

(Sorry Mom, couldn’t resist! Lol)

[Doc Nock]

#50023

Alex,

I’ll add my congrats as well. Confidence is a strange and illusive thing at times and trad is all about confidence.

having shot a number of Shrew bows, I doubt it’s the bow itself, but it may make you struggle more. Some bows, at the same poundage, pull much harder than others.

Whatever it takes to keep you in the zone as you come to anchor is a good thing! That looks to be one fine, tasty young deer!

Congratulations!

[Patrick]

#50070

I’m glad you were able to work through it. Well done!

[bruc]

#50146

Congratulations Alex:!::!:

Great picture as well !

Interesting with no underbrush ?

Bruce

[Alexandre Bugnon]

#50251

bruc wrote: Congratulations Alex:!::!:

Great picture as well !

Interesting with no underbrush ?

Bruce

Bruce this was a beautiful thick Hudson valley Hemlock and oak forest. Most hemlocks died of disease starting in the late 80’s. All that is left is the oak, giant hemlock blow downs and lots of mountain laurels, which are our underbrush. Just not in the shot! 😀

[coldpak]

#50376

Alex, Congrats!!!! That can be difficult to over come mentally. But you did never quite.

[Carl Brickey]

#50395

Nice! Glad to hear you got rid of the release heebee jeebee’s:D

[Bob Ledrich]

#51227

Congrats Alex, whatever it takes man. Still looking for mine this year. Good luck the rest of the season.

[Don Thomas]

#51391

Alex–Been there, done that. As Yogi Berra once said about baseball, “It’s 90% mental. The other half is physical.” Bad math aside, sometimes you just need to take a break and get your head straight. Glad it worked out. Don

[David Coulter]

#51461

Yes! Glad to see you back on track. Knew you were not really not as far as you thought. Enjoy the first meal and the rest. Peace, dwc

[paleoman]

#51466

Nice work Alex! Patience and persistence = your pic. BTW, those spikes make great back scratchers too.

[Charles Ek]

#51659

Good on ya! Congratulations.

[James Harvey]

#53426

Congratulations Alex, and well done on the mental victory as well.

[David Petersen]

#53647

Bravo, amigo! Tyrone would be proud! But of course, he don’t rate no free meat! 😛

[Troy Warner]

#53818

Way to push thru the game in your head. 😀

[Alexandre Bugnon]

#54257

Thanks a lot fellas!! Going back in the woods today for the weekend. Back on the road a week from today until mid-December, so I’m looking fwd to these 3 days hunting. It won’t be as cold as this week has been but still cold enough for the deer to move around! Good luck everyone! 😀

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