Blind window shooting causing a shift in POI

[razorsharptokill]

Anyone else experience this? I have been practicing through the mock shooting window I made and noticed that a large majority of my shots go about 4" right. Not too bad from 20 yards but I'd like to correct it. I think it may be because of the carport roof. My window is hanging from my carport... I am very conscious of not hitting my top limb when I shoot. Its causing me to lean my bow ,ore to the right(RH shooter).

Not horrible groups but there is a difference.

 

[BRICKBURN]

.....I am very conscious of not hitting my top limb when I shoot. .........

That will likely be the explanation.

I have found when I focus on anything but the target my shots always drift off target.

 

[G Skinner]

Human error .
Glen

 

[sheephunterab]

Change in anchor points.

 

[Lrntolive]

Yes. Agree with Brickburn. Need to focus on your shooting and not the surroundings. I find counting through my pre shot checks helps steady me.

 

[Synergy]

use a crossbow

 

[TOM]

use a crossbow

 

[razorsharptokill]

Thanks guys. Perfect practice makes perfect.

 

[kathy]

I understand not wanting to hit your top limb , Bow could explode. make a small frame out of 2x2 for your vertical shooting hole, self standing back up and shoot. no worries . Forrest

 

[G Skinner]

use a crossbow

Boat anchors ? WHAT ! Lol ? JFWY !
Glen

 

[razorsharptokill]

I showed my 6 year old grandson a crossbow that I bought and he said "is that one of those ship hook things?" I said, "You mean an anchor??"... he did. LOL

My shooting is getting better. I have my shooting window hanging from the carport out of convenience. I need to move it to a free standing area.

 

[Synergy]

I showed my 6 year old grandson a crossbow that I bought and he said "is that one of those ship hook things?" I said, "You mean an anchor??"... he did. LOL

in my defense, i'm not a crossbow shooter...just trying to make a little joke!

 

[razorsharptokill]

Practice continues. 29 days out. Shots are center now. Really hard to focus on a single spot shooting through a window like this. Will do 75% of my shooting through it from here on out.

 

[G Skinner]

Aim small ...miss small ! Good luck and play safe .
Glen

 

[IA Monsterbuck]

Practice continues. 29 days out. Shots are center now. Really hard to focus on a single spot shooting through a window like this. Will do 75% of my shooting through it from here on out.

I don't think I could hit an elephant with traditional gear. I'm sure that the psychological effect of the window is much stronger when instinctively shooting. I'm almost cheating with a compound.

 

[G Skinner]

I don't think I could hit an elephant with traditional gear. I'm sure that the psychological effect of the window is much stronger when instinctively shooting. I'm almost cheating with a compound.

Compounds are bows' with training wheels !JFWY !
Glen

 

[razorsharptokill]

Traditional gear does have its limitations but also the greatest rewards in my opinion. One of my greatest bowhunting accomplishments is a doe I killed with a rivercane arrow I made tipped with a an obsidian arrowhead that I knapped. As a matter of fact my avatar has the same arrow with a new arrowhead ready to tie in on it. I shot her with a Osage orange longbow that I made by hand. I will likely take both my recurve and my compound to the blind incase an exceptional animal steps out beyond recurve range. Limitations must be known and adhered to in order to be ethical. Both bows have their time and place.

 

[gpelkhunter]

with a shift like you noted, your left eye was taking over dominance due to your focus point, try closing or squinting your left eye if you have the problem again. I had the same issue when I tried a laser sight, for some reason my left eye took over focus and I was shooting 6" right at 25 yards. just took a little retraining and it sounds like you are getting back to your normal. good luck on your hunt!

 

[mrpoindexter]

When a bow is canted to the left or right, the shots will drift in that direction for yardage above a certain distance and the opposite lateral error for distances closer than said distance. If you are always going to tilt your bow and do it the exact same amount, one could adjust their 2nd axis leveling to compensate for it, but I think by far the best solution is to hold your bow straight up and down. If you are concerned about the top of the bow hitting something, sit down and shoot. That will lower the top of the bow substantially and eliminate the risk of hitting the ceiling. If that is too low for your shooting window, raise your chair or cut your shooting window lower.

 

[razorsharptokill]

Pretty much have the right drift corrected. Just need to focus more on picking a spot.