Practice????

[ihuntbucks]

Hey guys;I know it "hot" outside every where.But I was wondering if anybody was already practicing for coming deer season.I know it a few months away;at least in Alabama any way (Oct 15).I started this week since I'm off for the 4th.Run about 40 or 50 shots each morning at 30 yrds or so....Rick

[rickyp]

I shoot year around not as much as I would like but at least a few times each month when time and gas money permits

[Freezer]

   I'm new to cross bows.  When you pratice are you using the same weight field tips as hunting tips and is the trajectory the same?

[rickyp]

My bow shoots the same with my field points as ti does with my B.H. but this isn't always the case. You need to shoot some of your B.H. to be sure. and if  they don't hit to the same or reasonably close to the same then you should use the B.h. you intend to hunt with.

[ihuntbucks]

The bolt is measured from end of shaft(w/out tip) to the other end (at the nock).I use Muzzy 125 gr. 3 blade(w/1 3/16 cut circle) on XX75 2219 shafts ( 20" bolts).My field tips and broadheads fly pretty close to each other........Rick

[smokepolehall]

I never stopped after deer season. i slowed down abit as the weather was bad alot or real cold. so i got 20/30 shots a month til april. since then its been at least 150 to 300 shots a month.

[awshucks]

   I'm new to cross bows.  When you pratice are you using the same weight field tips as hunting tips and is the trajectory the same?

You need to check the poi of bheads regardless of anything.  Some new guys don't know this and unintentionally booger game.  "Just screw em on and go" is not always true! All things considered, if you use the same weight bhead as your field points, the trajectory will be nearly the same but poi might not be.  I don't know anything about your bow.  If it has the "umph" a 125 gr mechanical like RickyP described would tend to be easier to get same poi as field tips and help insure you don't go too light on arrow weight.  Hope this helps and you can't get too much practice, lol.

[Lawful Larry]

I shoot a Ten Point GT-Curve.  I shoot the Muzzy three blade BH.  Now the field tips do not shoot to the same POI.  However, the Muzzy BH's come with  practise blades.  These blades do shoot to the same POI. 

As with everything else, practise-practise & more practise whenever you can.