How To Shoot A Bow

How To Shoot A Bow

This post is to show you the basic fundamentals of how to shoot a bow. I have made several videos on the topic, I put all of them in this post so you can review them, and work on whatever it is that you need to improve in you shooting.

Remember that it takes time to get good at anything and you will have to work at it.. I have put the first video up just to show you a group that I recently shot at 30 yards. I don't want you to see it as bragging in no way. I just show it to you for two reasons. First, so you can know that I really know how to shot a bow and that I know a thing or two about shooting. Secondly so you can see that with some work, it is possible to be very accurate with a bow even a hunting bow, witch is what I shoot this group with.

In the next video I talk about the best kind of  a bow to buy if you are just getting into bow hunting. It is much more important to get a bow that fits you then to get an expensive bow.

Best Kind Of Bow To Buy IF You Are New To Bow Hunting

Now it is time to start talking about the fundamentals of how to shoot a bow.

First thing I am going to talk about getting a bow that fits you. Mostly I talk about draw length.

How To Shoot A Bow: Get A Bow That Fits You

In the video below I talk about your stance.

How To Shoot A Bow: Your Stance

Next I am going to talk about the grip this is the way you hold the bow. I have seen several different ways this has been taught. This is acontroversial subject but trust me! If you can have a relaxed grip you will be ahead of the game.

How To Shoot A Bow: Your Grip

In the next video I am going to go over your anchor point. Having a consistent anchor point is a very important part of shooting a bow. That is the main thing about your anchor point. It must be consistently the same!

How To Shoot A Bow: Your Anchor Point

Now I am going to talk about the moment that it all comes together. This is the actual moment that you shot the bow. It is more then just releasing the arrow. You must have a good fallow thru. Without a good steady follow thru, nothing else that you do is going to matter. No, I am not saying that none of the other things I have showed you matter. They do! What I am saying is that you can mess it all up if you don't have a good follow thru.

How To Shoot A Bow: Follow Thru

This is the basic fundamentals of shooting a bow. No, it is not all there is to shooting a bow. Yes, it is very far from all there is to hunting deer with a bow. First, you must learn how to shot a bow well before you can kill deer with it. There is and will be much more in other post, my YouTube videos, on the Deer Hunting School Facebook page, and a ton of information in the paid Deer Hunting School educational resources.

I hope you enjoyed this post and the videos on how to shoot a bow. Keep coming back to DeerHuntingSchool.com for more tips on deer and deer hunting.

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Jacob Schmitt

Jacob Schmitt started hunting when he was about 4 years of age and he has grow to love bow hunting whitetail deer in his home state of Arkansas. He loves sharing what he has learned over the years to help others become better deer hunters. He feels that it is his duty to give back what he has gained from years of trail and error to those that were not lucky enough to have grown up in a hunting family.