Inspired by watching several hours of Jimmy Blackmon last night, I figured my gaps during my lunch break today.

I didn’t really shoot tons of groups to confirm these exactly so my numbers are a little rough. I did find this to be an excellent exercise in the quest for better shooting however.

What I discovered is that I’ve already shot so much using the arrow as a reference in sort of a “split-vision” manner is that this really just confirmed the gaps that I’ve been using all along. This helps a ton for those form flaws that seem to cause me to blow shots way high at times. When those issues crop up I can just focus more intently on the arrow and the gap. A lot easier to focus on fixing form flaws when you take the issue of focusing on a tiny spot within the bullseye out of the equation.

Maybe the most interesting thing about plotting these gaps is that there is only a 3″ difference in gaps between 7.5 and 20 yards. What do you know, right about where most of my treestand shots take place during deer season! That gives me a ton of confidence in that I can focus on an aiming spot in the field and just use the gap as a quick reference. Combined with making sure to bend at the waist this should help a ton in avoiding the tendency to shoot high from an elevated stand.

Shooting practice is really all about building confidence for hunting right now. Hunting time is precious. I’ve I’m going to invest a whole day in the November woods I want to make a quick kill rather the spending the whole day tracking a wounded whitetail.