Acceptable Archery group?

[jsparks747]

I have been shooting bows since I was 6 but up until a year ago have been doing rifle hunting and am going bow hunting. What is an acceptable archery group? I have a Red Wing Hunter recurve bow and am shooting 1 inch groups all within a 3 inch circle of the bullseye at 20 yards. Is that close enough to the bullseye? I have thought about getting a stabilizer but My threads are 5/16ths instead of the standard 6/16ths.

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[v0lcom13sn0w]

i shoot a compound bow and when i am practicing, if theyre all not touching or close to from 20,30 & 40 yards its no good. its ok if it opens up alittlefrom 50-80 and from 90-130 im happy with all my arrows being toward the center of the bag. not the outside edges or in the dirt pile behind my target. i would say youre doing great with a recurve!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I shoot either a home made osage 58# longbow or a Hickory 52# longbow.
No sights , just instinctive style shooting.
When I keep in practice I can keep my shots within 1-3 inches of each other out to 40 yards.
There have been more than a few times when I have gouged my arrows or ripped a fletching with arrows hitting too close.

Notice I say when I keep in practice ... I need to shoot more its been awhile.
For me , when I am in practice my limit is 30 yards or so. (when hunting )
Practice , practice and more practice , till you keep getting the groups you like , where you want to hit , at the range you need.
Keep in practice.
I vote more practice , less gear or stuff for your bow ( or rifle for that matter ) every time.
Andy

 

[Medic!]

Bull's eye. Or miss?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

A very sad hit ...
I hope these mistakes are rare.
I also hope that the deer pictured was put down humanely.
Andy

 

[HuckleberryFun]

I cannot help but ask if there is a group out there dedicated to
Unacceptable Archery?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Ask the French about Crecy and Agincourt et al ....
I bet they would have liked some "Unacceptable Archery"
Or would they have found the English and Welsh archery unacceptable?
( to their casualties )
Andy

 

[jsparks747]

Bull's eye. Or miss?


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Miss. And a totally unacceptable shot.

 

[jsparks747]

These are the shots. I shot at the center once then the top right dot.

 

[jsparks747]

This is my group before the fine tuning with a ripped arrow. One of the arrows in the target was also ripped.

 

[WillNotComply]

This is my group before the fine tuning with a ripped arrow. One of the arrows in the target was also ripped.
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That's it exactly. When I am taking the fletching off, I know I am ready.

 

[Member 5605]

Acceptable is a half dollar at 40 yards. Pop can bottom at 80.

 

[Bon Sauvage]

An acceptable archery group:




An archery group not quite so acceptable:





Hail Sithis

 

[dplev4]

Rule of thumb is inches to yards. 2" groups at 20 yards. 3" groups at 30 yards. 4" groups at 40 yards and so on. So arrows 2 inches from each other, or better at 20 yards is a solid grouping.

 

[mjbskwim]

Acceptable group is one thru the heart.