Tat Hing T asked:
I have recently just joined an archery club and I was wondering if it will be more beneficial in the future if i practice with or without the sighting scopes? For now, since I just started I am only shooting about 5M away so I can’t tell which one is better since the target is really close. But if someone is experienced in this field and can provide me an answer I will be very grateful. Thanks guys!
you should try it both ways and see which way you like it or are better with then practice that way
Practice the way you intend to shoot in the future. I am a bare bow instinctive shooter but most of my friends shoot compounds with sights. They usually out shoot me at the range but I edge them out in the field.
it’s all about preference,
I prefer to go without,
I have a re curve, and I finger shoot
without any help from sights or anything
You will learn a lot more if you shoot ‘traditional’ without the sights at first.
Learn to envision the path your arrow will take without the sights.
You will also find it easier to spot the ‘wobble’ of a bad release without those sights in the way.
Then when you add them later they’re an aid you appreciate instead of a crutch you need.
When an archer is first learning how to shoot I always recommend to shoot bare bow with either a long bow or recurve. It can be done with a compound but the sight window hinders natural shooting development. After you have developed the skill of shooting instinctively try out some simple bow sights and see if they actually help you shoot better. Most folks I know who have developed good instinctive shooting skills try them and then go back as they find they actually interfere with instinctive shooting. Not all are the same of course and in shooting compound bows it’s actually better to shoot with a sight. Any way practice, practice, practice and have fun always
The simplest answer I can give you is if you shoot a traditional bow it is better to shoot instinctively. If you are shooting a compound it is better to use sights. The compounds will make it quicker to learn how to shoot a good group, but the traditional bows are more fun to shoot. But they require much more practice then a compound user needs.
I never realised people shot without sights. I highly doubt they shoot well like that. I say shoot with sights.
Do you means 5 meters? You should start out at 10 yards, 5 is way too close.
-Connor
I prefer to start students with sights. Regardless of what stye they want to go to in the future. Here’s why, when you’re just starting out you don’t know if your form is right, you also don’t know if you’re aiming the bow properly. Without sights, you’re then left with two variables. If you miss the target, which one is at fault? Is it your aiming or is it your form & execution? Add a simple sight on the bow, and all of a sudden you take out one variable, aiming is out of the picture, then you can set your mind to concentrate on the form & execution.