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Levi Morgan |  BowLife.com Everyone has had that one setup that was money – that one bow they always shot better than any other. The problem is once you replace the strings, cables or limbs, it’s never the same. You can go to the same model, poundage and draw length, but it still doesn’t feel right. If only you had taken notes on everything. There are some key things you always should write down once you have that dream setup you are in love with. First, write down all the measurements on the bow. Then take notes on how your arrows are built. Lastly, take notes on other things in your shot more along the lines of feel and execution.      When we have the best set up of our lives, we need to realize that bows change with use, and before it’s too late, we need to write down everything about the setup. Some of these things are draw length measured from the throat of the grip, d-loop length, peep height from loop, nock height from axles, draw weight, holding weight,...

Levi Morgan |  BowLife.com The grip is the only part of your bow you actually touch during the shot process, meaning the way you handle it is critical. Despite that, I believe grip remains one of the most overlooked aspects of  good shooting form .  Over the years, I’ve seen many variations of how people grip their bows, and guess what? None of them are necessarily wrong. Just like any other aspect of archery, the proper grip is simply one that can be repeated consistently shot after shot. However, there are several things that can make that task much easier. One is to keep the entire grip on the thumb side of your lifeline. Then you want to point your thumb at about 2 o’clock (10 o’clock for left-handed shooters), making sure it isn’t riding up against the shelf of the riser. Lastly, you want to have a loose hand, not squeezing the grip and not with your fingers stuck straight out; just let your hand relax. There are two main muscles in your hand, one on each si...

Levi Morgan |  BowLife.com If you know archery, you know how important a consistent anchor is. Most people just think of anchor as being only one thing. But the truth is, having a repeatable anchor position involves three major components. Everyone’s anchor involves – or at least should involve – the following:  release-to-hand contact hand-to-face contact string-to-face contact If you have these three components down, you will have a solid anchor position.      Release-to-hand contact  is very crucial in all parts of your shot, but none more so than your anchor. If you are shooting a handheld release, that importance doubles. You can literally change your draw length and entire form just by positioning the release differently in your hand from one shot to the next. It is critically important to find a comfortable spot in your hand where the release just seems to fit. It’s not a bad idea to even mark that on your hand with a marker or tape while...

Tristen Turley Waterfowl hunting, in itself, is an experience that will consume you from the moment you set out your first decoy or blow your first call. Now, mix that with the rush and challenge of bowhunting and you have an experience that will last a lifetime.  All waterfowl hunters know the hardest part of hunting is getting birds to commit to the decoys and set down right where you can make clean, ethical shots. Now imagine having to perfect your spread and calling so much that the birds are comfortable enough to set down, and stay down. This was something a couple good buddies and I did on a recent hunt.   We scouted a field that attracted about 100 local honkers from a lake in town. After figuring out where the birds wanted to be, we set up a makeshift blind out of cedar limbs and set our  Avian-X  and Divebomb decoys in small communal groups about 40 yards from the blind. As the sun came up, we could hear birds moving from their roosts to feed. If y...

Levi Morgan |  BowLife.com   We all realize that to shoot a bow some form of pushing and pulling has to take place – but probably not as much as you’ve been told. My entire life, I was preached to on how I needed to push my bow arm at the target and pull on my release arm firing the shot using my back muscles. I quickly realized that doing that the same way each time was next to impossible. Archery, like I’ve always said, is a game of repetition, and trying to rip the bow in half just wasn’t something I could repeat. One day I’d do great, the next I’d be pulling harder and hit to the right or pushing shots out to the left. The inconsistency was really frustrating. Now, a lot of my struggles were from the equipment I was using combined with this push/pull method. But mainly, it was because this entire method is flawed, in my opinion. Back when this “back tension” method was introduced, bows had hardly any letoff and spongy back walls. Pushing and pulling really hard prob...