Level bubble

[greatprohunter]

How many of you look to see if your level before you shoot? I shaoot today, It was by far the worst shooting so far this year. I was so focased on not canting my bow I was missing the 3d target. On my last round I didnt pay any attention to my level and had a 1 1/2 group and almost a robin hood.
Whatch ya think?

[Michihunter]

Did it a lot when I got my Dead Nuts on for the first time. Got used to keeping the bow level after awhile and only look at it sporadically now.

[ScottC]

On my last round I didnt pay any attention to my level and had a 1 1/2 group and almost a robin hood.
Whatch ya think?
Just goes to show that sometimes you have to shoot what feels best for you, and not the so-called by the book 'best way.' I rarely look at my level.

[Zulu]

I used to check the level bubble on my Copper John fairly often with my last bow, but my new bow has a lot better balance and every time I glace at the level now it is almost always perfect; hence I do not look at it as much any more. I think once you find the right balance on your draw the level will fall into place.

[Kelly Johnson]

I spent about 6-7 months making the level part of my aiming routine. I got to the point where it just "happened" and didn't feel right if I was off balance.

I still have one but only look at it about 1 in every 10-15 shots and than justa glance..."yep...It's on" sort of thing.

Back to looking at it on my hunting bow now though...I have an 8 arrow quiver that I hunt with full and the tendancy to cant is much more pronounced. Couple practice rounds with that and I should be back on again.

[FISH]

never! i used to look at mine before every shot and my groups used to be all over, i started not lookin at it and just focusing on my pin and now its just natural for me

[NorthJeff]

Your level is extremely important on side hill shots and awkward situations. Try shooting at 40 yards and shoot groups with a full bubble off on the left, and then right and your arrows will be off at least several inches. If you are only shooting 20 yards ever for hunting I wouldn't bother, but even then if you take a side hill shot you most likely will lose your arrow on the downhill side.

When you are shooting comfortable in your yard for practice on level ground it isn't that important...but it can be very important depending on the situation.

[Joe Archer]

What bubble? I thought about getting one of those awhile back. I also thought about a release and a peep sight at one time as well ;)
I think James Taylor said it well... "It it feels nice, don't think twice"... <----<<<

[NorthJeff]

Really, just like many choices of what equipment to use or not to use, it all comes down to how accurate you want to be. For example, sites, peep-sites, bubbles, releases will all increase accuracy IF you want to use them, but for a lot of guys a stick bow, no peep, and no site can be very enjoyable and rewarding to shoot. For optimum accuracy a bubble is a necessity...but that doesn't mean you have to learn to use one, just depends on what level of accuracy you want to achieve. It's always about staying within your limits and for those that want to increase their limits sites, peep-sites, levels, and learning how to use them properly are realistic options....but not a necessity.