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I watched the whole thing last night

I think you did a great job

Videos like this is what the single string archery world needs vs some of the other traditional nonsense of past years

I am a subconscious gapper (instinctive....dislike the word) shooter

If I was ever going to ever jump over to a dedicated aiming system it would be what you described .... The fixed crawl

Start a You tube channel and keep putting info out there

We need more quality videos vs the squat and hunch junk

Well done
 
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As a new to archery again shooter (20 year layoff) I want to thank you for this video. I thought it was great. It opened my eyes to a very different way of shooting for me. I've always shot split fingers but have just in the last few days started 3 under.
Your explanation and illustrations of string walking and aiming techniques and the fixed crawl is great. Twenty five years ago I started with instinctive; now I've started over with split vision and it's working well for me but I've never really been able to use the point of the arrow for precise aiming. Now I think I can. Who says you can't teach an old dog (66) new tricks.
Seriously, thank you.
 
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cpn;

I started shooting an Indian made long bow over 60 years ago. 50+ years ago I got my first recurve, still have it and shoot it. 20+ years ago I started shooting compounds, hunting and competition. I recently rediscovered the stick and string. Point is, I learned more about traditional archery watching your film than I had picked up on my own in over 60 years. Well done and thank you very much.
 
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Thanks everyone for the kind words. I'm very glad everyone enjoyed it and maybe learned a little bit along the way.

It was fun. PM me if any of you has any questions!

Thanks for the support everyone!
 
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Thanks for a very informative video. I don't hunt & started string walking recently. I think the fixed crawl will simplify things. I've been looking for a way to combine string walking & gapping. You made it simple for me. I just have to find which point on distance works best for me. Thanks for the hard work..
 
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What an informative movie!! The timing of seeing this is perfect for me... I just dropped some money on broadheads and a new strap-on quiver for my longbow, and was feeling a bit of buyers remorse, because I hadn't had the guts to take it out last season instead of my compound. I'm gonna keep practicing and try the fixed crawl now, because you provided a very clear explanation on everything. Thank you for posting it here.
 
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I been wanting to watch this and finally got around to it last night.

Awesome video and very well done! Everything was explained well and easy to follow. I wish this video was available when I first jumped into the sport 4 years ago. Would of saved me a lot of time in research.

The blooper reel is a great touch! I enjoyed it all, great stuff!
 
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Very well done video, you clearly put alot of thought into it's preparation and the narrative was quite good. Don't take this the wrong way, but do you mind if I ask why you decided to leave instinctive behind and go with a tip-of-arrow aiming system? Whether shooting targets or hunting, most find that for an artificial sighting system a set of pins is more reliable, faster and easier to use than a gap system. Just wondering. Also, do you miss the less complicated aspects of shooting without a sight?

Again, well done on the video.
 
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Thanks all for the great feedback.

Webster, I got tired of the ups and downs of instinctive aiming. Too many times my excuse for missing a deer was "I didn't pick a spot". It was frustrating that quite literally the only thing I had to do to shoot instinctively, to pick a dang spot, was so easily forgotten. Heck, people write it on their bows... Also low light or further distances, you can't help but shoot at the whole deer. A spot isn't available in those situations.

So I moved to a dedicated aiming system. It became reliable and liberating to know my arrow was going to impact where I wanted. The instant self diagnosis of my missed shots was also a huge benefit that I didn't know was coming. Another benefit that I was unaware of is once I had a solid form and anchor system paired with a solid aiming method, there was no more loss in accuracy if life got in the way and required me to set my bow down for an extended period of time. With shooting instinctive, you would have thought I never shot before after a long lay off. With an aiming system, I can pick the bow up after a few weeks off and it's like I never put it down.

As for a sight, most of my bows didn't have attachment systems for sights at the time, and also I am very very hard on my bows. I wouldn't be able to make a sight last more than a season I bet. In addition, the tip of the arrow is a perfect sight pin, and I've already got one of those. (Most times 6 or more with me ;). )

Your questions are warranted, and I'm glad you asked them. Becoming an Aimer was the single best thing I've done for my archery hunting game since picking a bow for the first time.. I'll be honest, I do not miss shooting instinctively. Once you get a couple hundred arrows through your rig while aiming, something happens. The gaps and the thought process behind setting those gaps become very instinctive with no conscious thought. I actually just came in from a practice session with my hunting rig getting ready for turkey hunting Saturday. I was shooting between 5 and 33 yards randomly. Only at distances past 28 yards or so, do I remember thinking where I needed to put my arrow tip. Everything under that, the arrow tip just settled in subconsciously and I executed the shot. It becomes quite natural very quickly.

Shoot straight,
Matt
 
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