Hoyt Pro Defiant 34

[TrapLine]

Just picked up a Hoyt Pro Defiant 34, came with a Trophy Ridge React sight, Bstinger stabilizer, apex quiver, whiskerbiscuit arrow rest and 12 Axis arrows. The guy said it was restrung 2 months ago. Going to take it to the bow shop tomorrow and have them tune and adjust it and get on their indoor range to see if I can hit the broad side of a barn, I have not shot a bow since boy scouts 30 years ago, should fun. I always wanted to take a bear with a bow.

Got a killer deal on it, hope it gets a clean bill of health from the pro shop tomorrow.

 

[ilovesprig]

Looks good...Lots of opps ahead.

 

[longbowhunter2]

Just picked up a Hoyt Pro Defiant 34, came with a Trophy Ridge React sight, Bstinger stabilizer, apex quiver, whiskerbiscuit arrow rest and 12 Axis arrows. The guy said it was restrung 2 months ago. Going to take it to the bow shop tomorrow and have them tune and adjust it and get on their indoor range to see if I can hit the broad side of a barn, I have not shot a bow since boy scouts 30 years ago, should fun. I always wanted to take a bear with a bow.

Got a killer deal on it, hope it gets a clean bill of health from the pro shop tomorrow.


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Awesome looking bow.
Congratulations...

 

[msailor]

I picked up a bow tech from a friend last year I was amazed at how well it shots compared to my old bear compound from the 80’s congrats


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[TrapLine]

Dropped it off this morning at the bow shop to have them look ot over and tune it. They will fit it to me when I pick it up in a few days. The last bow I shot was a bear archery, the technology has come a long way.

 

[stikbrandon]

That’s a rad shooting bow

 

[TrapLine]

Need a lot of work....

 

[longbowhunter2]

How many yards

 

[TrapLine]

20 yards, I think with a sight adjustment I can shift a bulk of the shots. I adjusted the sight twice but was still left and low. Could also he bad form too, still new to it.

 

[ilovesprig]

TL,

Are you shooting right handed and are you left eye dominant?

 

[nicapopolis]

I dont know crap about archery, but I had a similar issue at one point. I was moving my head to look at the shot, which caused me to torque my bow after the release. I kept adjusting my sight and the same thing was happening.

I started focusing on looking through my sight at the target upon release and it corrected the issue.

Did the pro shop have any tips?

 

[longbowhunter2]

Does the bow shop have an indoor range. If so have them coach you in shooting form. And adjust and tune while shooting. Draw length is very important, draw weight should be low as possible. Start out until your form has been perfected.
For a first timer your actually doing good. Lol you're hitting the target.
It takes time and practice.
To Steve's and Nick's point, I had a partner who was left eye dominant.
Yet he was right handed. He had to shoot a left handed bow..

 

[longbowhunter2]

To figure out which eye is dominant. Hold your hand out. With index finger view with both eyes.
Close left eye. Did it stay put.
Try it again close right eye did it change. Right eye dominant.lol
If the view didn't change when closing right eye left eye dominant.

 

[msailor]

To figure out which eye is dominant. Hold your hand out. With index finger view with both eyes.
Close left eye. Did it stay put.
Try it again close right eye did it change. Right eye dominant.lol
If the view didn't change when closing right eye left eye dominant.

Now everyone is double checking including me wife just ask me what I was doing!


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[TrapLine]

Right hand, Right Eye. Its an indoor range and was there first on Tuesday and the pro shop set the bow up and then put me on the range and continued makeing adjustments to get it dialed in. Today he was watching me toward the end and thinks I may be pistol gripping the bow instead of just letting the pressure push against my palm. He was saying by gripping it to tight will make me tweek the bow slightly and a slight difference at the line is a big difference down range. I would usually get the first shot close to center and then the other two would be down and left. He also said to rest inbetween sets to keep from getting fatigued. I have it set up at 60lbs right now and after an hour and a half it starts getting hard to pull. I am going to go back again tomorrow afternoon and give it another shot without gripping it so tight. I think I natuarlly want to tilt my head when looking through the sight like a I would a rifle which may be causeing it also. I tried to adjust the way I was looking through the site, if that make sense, but was getting the same result.

 

[msailor]

Right hand, Right Eye. Its an indoor range and was there first on Tuesday and the pro shop set the bow up and then put me on the range and continued makeing adjustments to get it dialed in. Today he was watching me toward the end and thinks I may be pistol gripping the bow instead of just letting the pressure push against my palm. He was saying by gripping it to tight will make me tweek the bow slightly and a slight difference at the line is a big difference down range. I would usually get the first shot close to center and then the other two would be down and left. He also said to rest inbetween sets to keep from getting fatigued. I have it set up at 60lbs right now and after an hour and a half it starts getting hard to pull. I am going to go back again tomorrow afternoon and give it another shot without gripping it so tight. I think I natuarlly want to tilt my head when looking through the sight like a I would a rifle which may be causeing it also. I tried to adjust the way I was looking through the site, if that make sense, but was getting the same result.

Sounds like you are working well at it. Don’t overdue it. I tend to myself and muscle fatigue will greatly effect your shots as I noticed mine were all over the place after hitting the range everyday. You can always work on form without the range muscle memory is a key factor. I also had to work on target picnic there are some great videos on YouTube to help.


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[TRICER]

Just aim high and right that should do the trick.

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

Right hand, Right Eye. Its an indoor range and was there first on Tuesday and the pro shop set the bow up and then put me on the range and continued makeing adjustments to get it dialed in. Today he was watching me toward the end and thinks I may be pistol gripping the bow instead of just letting the pressure push against my palm. He was saying by gripping it to tight will make me tweek the bow slightly and a slight difference at the line is a big difference down range. I would usually get the first shot close to center and then the other two would be down and left. He also said to rest inbetween sets to keep from getting fatigued. I have it set up at 60lbs right now and after an hour and a half it starts getting hard to pull. I am going to go back again tomorrow afternoon and give it another shot without gripping it so tight. I think I natuarlly want to tilt my head when looking through the sight like a I would a rifle which may be causeing it also. I tried to adjust the way I was looking through the site, if that make sense, but was getting the same result.

Try and get an experienced archer to watch you shoot, to see what you're not seeing in your mechanics. The tight grip may be a part of it... get a wrist sling and grip it looser.. I keep my fingers open, not gripped tightly around. I run into the same problem sometimes when my form breaks down.. often I'm pulling shots with bad follow through, similar to rifle shooting. Basically when I'm low/left I think it's because I'm too tight on the let off, thus pulling it down and away. Or like @Truduct said, just aim high and right lol.

 

[TRICER]

All honesty its your mechanics. You are probably slapping the trigger, you might not be locking in at your anchor point, you might be gripping the bow to tight etc. etc. etc. We wont fix you on here. Its like yelling at a TV telling a coach what play to run. Go down to the bow and arrow shop and shoot a few arrows they will get you dialed in. One bad habit and you will be off a few bad habits and you will be way off. Archery is about consistently doing the same thing over and over again until it becomes natural. Even then you put an animal in front of me and I fall apart.

 

[longbowhunter2]

Does the bow shop have an indoor range. If so have them coach you in shooting form. And adjust and tune while shooting. Draw length is very important, draw weight should be low as possible. Start out until your form has been perfected.
For a first timer your actually doing good. Lol you're hitting the target.
It takes time and practice.
To Steve's and Nick's point, I had a partner who was left eye dominant.
Yet he was right handed. He had to shoot a left handed bow..

Ya what he said lol