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Practice Makes Perfect

Fall is just around the corner. Many of us diehard bowhunters are shooting our bows daily. Most of us practice at 30, 40 or even 50 yards and feel like that is good enough. After all, most of us would never take that far of a shot in the woods. However, even if you never plan to take a shot at 60, 70 or 80 yards, learning how to hit a pie plate at those distances with an arrow can greatly increase your odds of killing a critter at 20 or 30 yards. For starters, if you can hit a pie plate at 60 or 70 yards, you have good form. If your form is off even a little bit at 60 or 70 yards, you will miss the pie plate every time. For example, torquing a bow is something all of us do from time to time. At 20 yards if you torque your bow slightly, you will never notice it because your arrow groups will still be small. At 70 yards if you torque your bow slightly, you will miss the pie plate by a mile. Perfecting your form at 70 yards will make 20-40 yard shot a piece of cake. As we all know, when your confidence is up, you will perform better. I will never take a 70-yard shot in the field but I do it all the time in my backyard. Another reason all of us should shoot at longer distances is because it will show us if we have any flaws in our equipment. Not every arrow in a dozen flies perfectly. If you shoot at long distances, the bad arrows will show themselves. I often mark every arrow in a new dozen and shoot at 60 or 70 yards. If an arrow consistently misses the mark at this range, chances are there is an imperfection in the arrow and I remove it from my quiver. At 60 or 70 yards, a vane that isn’t glued on perfectly, a broadhead that doesn’t weigh the same as the rest, or a nock that isn’t perfect is easy to spot. When I enter the woods, I want all my arrows to perform the same. Practicing at extreme distances allows me to easily weed out any bad arrows. I take my setup one step further. I spin test each arrow on a Pine Ridge Archery spin tester and weigh each broadhead I intend to hunt with. All my arrows and broadheads must weigh within a few grains of each other to make it in my quiver. To shoot consistently, my arrows must shoot the same. If you shoot with mechanical heads, make sure you practice with the practice head that comes with that broadhead. If you shoot fixed-blade heads, make sure you practice with a few of them so you know exactly how they shoot. Being accurate at 60 yards and beyond can take work, but it will also give you the confidence you need to be accurate in the field.

Velocitip Proves NITRO Vanes are Better

The Velocitip by Full Flight Technology uses innovation to test actual arrow performance and provide data that is invaluable to learn more about your set up and it's performance. Recently we contacted the folks at Velocitip asking them to do perform an impartial 3rd party test on our NITRO Vane and other popular arrow vanes...

Pine Ridge Archery Joins Driven TV

Pine Ridge Archery is now sponsoring Driven TV with Pat and Nicole. This husband and wife hunting tag team spend a ton of time in the woods each year. The Pine Ridge team recently interviewed Pat about some of his hunting techniques and adventures. Q: Over the years, you have killed some big bucks. Give the readers a tactic...

Pro's and Shops Love the NITRO Vane

We are getting amazing feedback from professional archers and dealers who have tested the NITRO Vane and here are a some of the things they said...I never had a first impression like the Nitro Vanes gave me. I immediately went to the shop and replaced all the fletching’s on my target arrows...In my opinion, Pine Ridge Nitro Vanes are truly a superior vane.

START THEM YOUNG

John Schaffer from Schaffer Performance Archery has introduced dozens of kids to archery and bowhunting so he knows how to get kids involved in archery and keep them interested. “I think many dads try to introduce their kids to deer hunting first. I believe that can be a mistake. In today’s fast-paced world, kids are used to playing video...

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE BOWHUNTER BY TRACY BREEN

Christmas is almost here. If you haven't found that perfect gift for the bowhunter in your life check out the bowhunting accessories listed below! Brightly colored products are the rage these days. Everyone wants to add bright colors to their bow setups. Pine Ridge Archery is offering several accessories that come in over half a dozen different colors...

ReFletching Arrows

Re-Fletching arrows is easy. Jim Broberg shows you how easy it is!

How to find your deer during the rut

One way to make sure the bucks stick around is to ensure that the does stay around. The way to keep the does around is by providing them with a food source. Probably one of the best rut phase food sources is a brassicas food plot. Turnips and sugar beets are two of the best options for hunting season. Why are these two options so good? When the temperatures are below freezing, these two vegetables turn into deer candy. The sugar content in them drastically rises. When the sugar content rises, the does will typically flock to this food source. When the does arrive, the bucks won’t be far behind.

Tools of the Trade By: Tracy Breen

If you are into working on your own bow, you have already learned you can never have enough gizmos and gadgets. Below are a few gadgets that make working on a bow easier. If you are in the market for a bow press, check out the article I did for Hunting.net a month or so ago.