How to Shoot a Compound Bow

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The star of the exceptionally popular book series, The Hunger Games (2008), survives the climax of the storyline with a simple bow and arrow. Although, Katniss uses a more primitive type of a bow called a longbow, there are many men and women today who use a more modern type known as the compound bow. A compound bow is a little more complicated looking than a longbow, but easier to utilize. Shooting a compound bow is one of the most exhilarating and gratifying hobbies, anyone can participate in. It is easy to effectively shoot as long as you know your bow, execute your own routine position, and have the right conditions to shoot. Anyone can shoot a bow, as long as you have the correct equipment to fit your unique shooting abilities.
First, you must know your bow. You do not get into a vehicle without knowing everything about it, the same goes with any weapon. Compound bows can be classified as either “loaded” or “naked.” Every bow, at a minimum, needs to have sights. On the string closest to your face, you have a peep sight. A peep sight is a small circle you “peep” through to aid in aiming. You look through the peep sight on to the fore sights. In the fore sights, you have anywhere from one to six pins. Each pin determines how many yards away you are shooting. The further down the pin is inside of the sight, the further away you are from the target. The pins can be manually moved up or down to adjust to your own personal preference. To help ensure you have the sights lined up correctly, you can use a kisser button. A kisser button is a piece of plastic that is around the string and under the peep sight that you put against the corner of your mouth. A kisser button helps put your peep sight to your eye in the same spot each time....

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...ou are really, really good) you can account for the wind by moving where you aim, but I would not suggest doing so. The perfect set up is the key to a perfect shot.
In conclusion, it is fairly easy to shoot a bow when you are familiar with your own personalized bow, can get into your own habitual position, and have all the equipment you need for the perfect shot. Shooting a bow is inexpensive once you have everything set up. As shooters age, the muscles in their shoulders may deteriorate. At this point, one would use a crossbow, which is a whole other ball park!! Shooting a compound bow is a great sport that keeps you outside. It also works every muscle in your upper body, including your brain. This sport instills patience while strengthening motor skills in your hands. Shooting a bow can be used for competitive games or hunting and is great for all ages and sizes!

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