It has been a cold spring, just as it had been a cold winter, but it is time to break out your outdoor gear and start training for your first outdoor event. Get your checklist ready!

1) Check your outdoor bow for any maintenance issues. If you use your indoor rig for outdoor shooting, there should be no issues, assuming you are using the same arrows.

2) Verify your sight marks from last year. Are they the same? If not, go back and check that something has not changed with your set up. Some culprits may be BH change, clicker setting, nock locator change.

3) Verify your tune. Shoot at 70m (less distance if your experience and skill dictate) and look at your bare shaft placement versus your fletched group. Has the group changed? If so, re-tune the rig

4) Check your tripod, spotting scope and other ancillary gear to make sure they are up to snuff.

Now go out there and and revel in the warmer weather!!! Be patient with yourself. Have fun and soon you’ll be in full outdoor shooting mode.