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But I have a feeling that it comes from two different things. It comes from buck fever, which is like you're freaking out. You never shot a buck this big before. Oh, my God. He's right there. And you're like, ah! And you freak out. That's normal. But that's an experience thing. And you have to learn what that is.
But I have a feeling that it comes from two different things. It comes from buck fever, which is like you're freaking out. You never shot a buck this big before. Oh, my God. He's right there. And you're like, ah! And you freak out. That's normal. But that's an experience thing. And you have to learn what that is.
And if you do it a bunch of times, then you get to the point where like, oh, I know how to control myself. I know what this is. And the more often you do it โ like if you can go on a couple of pig hunts and then go on an elk hunt โ You're way more in the groove. You're like right there. You know what to do. You know how to do it. And you could touch the trigger off 100%.
And if you do it a bunch of times, then you get to the point where like, oh, I know how to control myself. I know what this is. And the more often you do it โ like if you can go on a couple of pig hunts and then go on an elk hunt โ You're way more in the groove. You're like right there. You know what to do. You know how to do it. And you could touch the trigger off 100%.
And if you do it a bunch of times, then you get to the point where like, oh, I know how to control myself. I know what this is. And the more often you do it โ like if you can go on a couple of pig hunts and then go on an elk hunt โ You're way more in the groove. You're like right there. You know what to do. You know how to do it. And you could touch the trigger off 100%.
Cam does it every goddamn time. I think it comes from the target archery community because I think those guys are staring at these fucking little tiny X's from 20 yards and they got to shoot 30 of them in a row.
Cam does it every goddamn time. I think it comes from the target archery community because I think those guys are staring at these fucking little tiny X's from 20 yards and they got to shoot 30 of them in a row.
Cam does it every goddamn time. I think it comes from the target archery community because I think those guys are staring at these fucking little tiny X's from 20 yards and they got to shoot 30 of them in a row.
And I think you get mind fucked. And that's why those guys have hinges and all these crazy 40-inch fucking stabilizers and Vs that come out the back. And it's all about not moving. Plop, plop. But that's not bow hunting. And we were talking about this, that I think the difference between bow hunting and target archery is like the difference between doing free throws and playing basketball.
And I think you get mind fucked. And that's why those guys have hinges and all these crazy 40-inch fucking stabilizers and Vs that come out the back. And it's all about not moving. Plop, plop. But that's not bow hunting. And we were talking about this, that I think the difference between bow hunting and target archery is like the difference between doing free throws and playing basketball.
And I think you get mind fucked. And that's why those guys have hinges and all these crazy 40-inch fucking stabilizers and Vs that come out the back. And it's all about not moving. Plop, plop. But that's not bow hunting. And we were talking about this, that I think the difference between bow hunting and target archery is like the difference between doing free throws and playing basketball.
Free throws. Nobody's fucking with you. You're on the line. You can measure it. You can sit there and you can throw it.
Free throws. Nobody's fucking with you. You're on the line. You can measure it. You can sit there and you can throw it.
Free throws. Nobody's fucking with you. You're on the line. You can measure it. You can sit there and you can throw it.
Basketball, you're running around. Different sport, same sub-skill set.
Basketball, you're running around. Different sport, same sub-skill set.
Basketball, you're running around. Different sport, same sub-skill set.
Hunting is basketball. Target archery is free throws. That's what I think. Yeah. That's what I think. And I think you can't tell a guy like Cam Haynes is doing it the wrong way. If the best guy does it that way, you have to go, okay, why do we think you can't do it that way? Well, it's psychological. It's all psychological. It's all panic. It's all not being able to control your nerves.
Hunting is basketball. Target archery is free throws. That's what I think. Yeah. That's what I think. And I think you can't tell a guy like Cam Haynes is doing it the wrong way. If the best guy does it that way, you have to go, okay, why do we think you can't do it that way? Well, it's psychological. It's all psychological. It's all panic. It's all not being able to control your nerves.
Hunting is basketball. Target archery is free throws. That's what I think. Yeah. That's what I think. And I think you can't tell a guy like Cam Haynes is doing it the wrong way. If the best guy does it that way, you have to go, okay, why do we think you can't do it that way? Well, it's psychological. It's all psychological. It's all panic. It's all not being able to control your nerves.