I've been reading this forum for over a year, and I posted a question last December, but it took a tax refund check to put an Exocet in the budget and on my doorstep (thank you Horizontal Archery:)
It took me a number of shots to settle into consistent cocking and trigger release procedures. I was surprised that the size of my groups did not increase much between 20 and 30 yards.
![Image](http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/s471/mcgyvermark/20yards.jpg)
![Image](http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/s471/mcgyvermark/30yards.jpg)
After about 60 shots I felt confident enough to try some freehand shots. I figured that I'd be shaking badly enough to not have to aim at different points on the target. It was dark enough that I was having trouble seeing where the arrows were impacting and was just happy to hear it hit the target. Fortunately there was no damage but I think I'll heed the wise advice given frequently on the forum about not shooting at the same point twice.
![Image](http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/s471/mcgyvermark/freehand.jpg)
Here's a question I think I know that answer to already: does the polishing job folks do on the catches to preserve the serving have any positive effect on the trigger 'creep' or grinding sensation in the trigger?
So far I'm loving the Exocet and I bought it with confidence thanks to this forum.
Mark