>>1298890Start with about a 40lbs draw and only use it like 3 days a week shooting only about 15 arrows each day. Work up by shooting more over time. By the end of the month you should be shooting 25-30 arrows a day. Do it slowly or you will fuck up your shoulders and won't even be able to pull the bow back once because of the pain and weakness you've caused to them. You really shouldn't be shooting more than 50 arrows a day max, 3 days a week max. If you are not hitting the targets like you want to hit them then it isn't about how much you are practicing, it is that your stance and method of shooting is wrong in some way. Fix that first before training too much or you'll end up training to get around a flaw that shouldn't be there. Use a trigger release at all times. Take care of your body.
If you can, find one that's ambidextrous. It will help to switch up; both mentally and physically. I'd go with a recurve. Even at only 40lbs, you can legally take deer in most places, though the arrow speed will be pretty slow so you need to anticipate where the deer will be when it starts to evade the arrow (unlike what the person in this vid is doing). That also means getting in close and knowing how deer move when being shot at. Also, add everything to the bow and strings you can that will make it more silent when shot.
>modelGet one from an actual reputable bow maker. Don't get ones from ebay or amazon that are from China. Those almost always are simply glued and pieced together in ways that make them fail catastrophically after only a few uses. As in the entire bow snapping in half. Remember, these things are weapons and extremely dangerous to you when they break under great stress. Paying top dollar means you are also paying for your own safety. If you decide to make one, use proper traditional materials, tools, and bow designs. They work properly for a very good reason. Because they've been designed and redesigned for multiple generations until they are near perfect.
