Archive for September, 2006

Preparing To Apply For A Low Interest Debt Consolidation Loan

Friday, September 29th, 2006

Introduction

The early 21st century is a period marked by millions of people who find themselves dealing with pretty significant financial problems. As a result, many other people who’ve witnessed what people deeply in debt have experienced have elected to become more proactive when it comes to dealing with and managing their debt and finances.

With that in mind, a growing number of people have been found considering a low interest debt consolidation loan as a means to make certain that they remain in control over their debt and finances, to make certain that their debt does not spin out of control.

Through this article, you will be presented with some basic information about what you must do in anticipation of making application for a low interest debt consolidation loan. Armed with this information, you will be in a better position to make educated decisions in regard to a low interest debt consolidation loan and how a low interest debt consolidation loan might best benefit you. Moreover, you will understand more fully what you really need to do in advance of applying for a low interest debt consolidation loan in order to enhance your chances of gaining approval for a low interest debt consolidation loan.

Managing Your Credit Score

When you are considering applying for a low interest debt consolidation loan, you will want to make certain that your credit score is at an appropriate level. In other words, you will want to make certain that your credit score is at a level at which you will be approved for a low interest debt consolidation loan.

In this regard, it is important that you make certain that your credit score is at the good or excellent level before you actually make application for a low interest debt consolidation loan. In order to ensure that you are at that level as you go about preparing to apply for a low interest debt consolidation loan, you need to:

– make certain that there is no incorrect negative information on your credit report

– make certain that all of your credit accounts are in good standing

– try to take steps to reduce (at least to some degree) the balances that you are maintaining on at least some of your credit accounts

Dealing with Past Due Accounts

In dealing with past due accounts as you prepare to apply for a low interest debt consolidation loan, you may want to contact your creditors or lenders. See if they might be willing to negotiate with you to bring your accounts to a current status. Many creditors will want to work with you understanding that you are trying to obtain a low interest debt consolidation loan, which will benefit these creditors in the long run as well.

Identifying All Income Sources

Finally, in preparing to apply for a low interest debt consolidation loan, make certain that you’ve completely identified all sources of income and revenue that you may have on an annual basis.

Thomas Erikson is co-founder of

Are You Rich Yet?

Friday, September 29th, 2006

The stock market has been going up for the
last three years. Are you rich yet? What most
investors fail to remember is not how much you made,
but how much of what you made you keep.

There were thousands of paper millionaires in
2000 who are wishing they had known when to sell at
that time. Of course, hind sight is always 20/20. Is
there any method that could have been employed that
would have given an investor a chance to keep most of
his money? Yes, but even if your broker had known
about it his brokerage firm would discourage telling
you.

If you had known and told your broker he would
have pooh-poohed the idea and if his boss found out
he was encouraging his clients to follow the method
he probably would have been fired. It is a simple exit
strategy used by all prudent investors during bear
markets.

There are two ways to keep your money.

A simple trailing open stop loss order is easy, but
requires your attention on a regular basis. You must
first decide how much you are willing to risk. Many
professional traders recommend 10%, but depending
upon market conditions and type of equity it could be
more or less. When in doubt 10% is a good number.

Another very excellent equity-protector is a
simple moving average. The shorter the time frame
the quicker a position will be exited. Also many
stocks have a history of violent ups and downs. For
the non-professional it is best to invest in
no-load mutual funds and use a longer time
period simple moving average.

Even a simple moving average must be mastered.
Many texts on technical trading speak of action when
the line is penetrated, but experience will teach
the direction of the line is the key to the
greatest profits.

A long-term 200-day moving average line used
for mutual funds keeps the investor in the position
as the line is ascending. When the line turns down
the investor sells. The 200 line for mutual funds
is not affected by the daily movements of the stocks
within the fund,

Observation will prove that once a trend is in
place either up or down it will last for a considerable
period of time –usually years. During these down
periods the investor does not give back previous profits.
That is the key to becoming wealthy with equities.

In recent years many smart investors have
discovered bear mutual funds. These are very special
funds that move in the opposite direction of the general
stock market. 401K-type plans do not allow
short selling, but do allow purchase of this type of
mutual fund. Now the investor can make money while
the market is going down as well as up.

Brokers will not help you with this plan, but
it is your money. Unless you take charge you will never
be able to answer “YES” to that important question.

Al Thomas’ book, “If It Doesn’t Go Up, Don’t
Buy It!” has helped thousands of people make
money and keep their profits with his simple
2-step method. Read the first chapter at
mutualfundmagic.com mutualfundmagic.com and discover why
he’s the man that Wall Street does not want you
to know. Copyright 2006 All rights reserved.

Have a Shopping Spree with Christmas Loans

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Christmas bells are ringing and the festival is round the corner. It is the time to rejoice, cheer and celebrate. You feel that you will go over your budget in shopping, spending or going out for a vacation. Well, there is no need to cut out on your grand celebrations on the occasion. Instead, there is the easiest way, going for Christmas loan.

Christmas loan is for those people who need some extra bucks that help them in the festival season. It plays Santa Clause for those benevolent and magnanimous souls who are unable to meet their expenses during this time. This makes them more secure and confident about their expenditure.

There are various kinds of Christmas loan that take care of your budget. Christmas loan can be taken as Christmas vacation loan, fast loan, online loan or even as cheap Christmas loan. Some Christmas loans also offer you unlimited purchasing power to give you the freedom to shop endlessly. There is no need to contemplate, analyse and brood over your financial status but to go for the right loan.

The market is flooded with the lenders who are ready to give you fast Christmas loan. It is a short term loan that is available totally online. There is secured Christmas loan and unsecured Christmas loan. Christmas loan is more suitable to finance your festival budget than credit cards or other high interest wielding options. However it is advisable for a borrower to do a comparative market research in finding the right type of Christmas loans according to your borrowing capability.

After all, it’s the most loved festival that is waiting to get started. Don’t loose your sleep over money. Take a break and join the fiesta. Your Christmas loan will take care of the rest.

The author is a business writer specializing in finance and credit products and has written authoritative articles on the finance industry. He has done his masters in Business Administration and is currently assisting Loans-Park as a finance specialist. For more information please visit us at loans-park.co.uk loans-park.co.uk

Commodity Futures Trading – Why It’s Not For Average Investors

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

If you don’t mind losing $5,000 in 10 minutes, you may enjoy trading commodity futures contracts. There’s an old saying among commodity traders: “It’s easy to make a small fortune in commodities. Just start with a large fortune!” This is not a business for people who are emotionally attached to their money, yet thousands of average “investors” get lured into the commodity markets year after year. Why? Because of the possibility of making high percentage gains using the built-in leverage that is available to commodity futures traders.

The commodity markets include wheat, corn, soybeans, pork-bellies, gold, silver, heating oil, lumber, and numerous other common trade items. The huge companies that operate in these markets use commodity “futures” contracts to lock in their selling prices for the product in advance of delivery. This practice is called “hedging.” On the other side of that transaction is the trader, who speculates on whether the priced of the commodity will go up or down before the contract is due for delivery. Because futures contracts may be purchased using leverage, these financial instruments lend themselves to speculation.

For example, control of a corn contract worth $5,000 may only requrie $500 of actual cash, or 10% of the face value of the contract. If the corn goes up in value, and the contract becomes worth, say, $5,500, the speculator has made $500 on his or her original $500, for a 100% return. Compare this with the regular stock market, which limits leverage to 50%, so that $5,000 worth of stock requires a minimum of $2,500 of capital. If the stock goes up to $5,500 in value, the $500 gain is against $2,500 invested, for a return of “only” 20%. The 100% return sure looks a lot better, right?

You can easily see why investors in search of quick gains are hypnotized by the lure of big profits using maximum leverage in commodity futures trading. The real problem, however, is that the leverage works in BOTH DIRECTIONS. You can lose your entire investment in a matter of minutes due to the wild price gyrations that sometimes occur in these volatile markets. Let’s say the $5,000 contract drops to $4,000 in value instead of increasing. You’ve not only lost the original $500 you put into the contract, but an additional $500. You can go broke quickly this way.

So why do people play this game? Average investors do not wake up in the morning and say to themselves, “Right, I think I’ll start trading commodities.” What happens is, they receive a sales pitch from a commodity trading “guru” claiming to have a “system” for generating sure-fire profits in these wild markets. These “systems” range in price from $25 all the way up to $5,000 or more, and are sold based on the promise of “huge profits” from a small starting investment.

Newsletter writers or commodity gurus regularly pitch the myth about turning $5,000 into a million bucks in less than a year. The typical commodity system pitch comes in a long sales letter or booklet that describes a method for winning on “9 out of 10″ trades or similar inflated claims.

Of course, if it was possible to correctly trade 90% of the time, a person could easily amass millions of dollars in a very short period of time. So why are these guys so eager for you to spend $195 on their super-duper trading course? Because they probably aren’t making any real money with their own trading program! There’s much safer money to be made selling others on the idea of getting into commodity futures trading.

There is no sure-fire way to consistently make money in these markets, simply because the underlying commodity prices can swing wildly back and forth depending on a complex set of variables, many of which are totally unpredictable. That’s why the only people consistently making money in the commodity markets are the brokers, who collect a commission for executing the trade regardless of whether it wins or loses. There are also a handful of successful professional traders who make a living in these markets. But the vast majority of people who dabble in commodity futures lose money.

Unfortunately, with the lure of huge returns and easy money, a fresh crop of innocent traders enters the market each year, only to be quickly fleeced out of their money. Don’t be one of them! Leave commodity futures trading to the professionals and stick with the more boring forms of investment, such as mutual fund investing or stocks and bonds.

Charles J. Phelan has been helping consumers become debt-free without bankruptcy since 1997. A former senior executive with one of the nation’s largest debt settlement firms, he is the author of the Debt Elimination Success Seminar™, a five-hour audio-CD course that teaches consumers how to choose between debt program options based on their financial situation. The course focuses on comprehensive instruction in do-it-yourself debt negotiation & settlement designed to save $1,000s. Personal coaching and follow-up support is included. Achieves the same results as professional firms for a tiny fraction of the cost. zipdebt.com zipdebt.com

Fast Cash Loans – How They Work

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

A payday loan allows you to receive a cash advance based on the expectation that when you are paid, you will pay the lender back. Finance fees vary between payday loan companies, so it is best to investigate several lenders before filling out an application. Once approved, you can receive your money within hours. Then you just repay your loan on your next payday to avoid any financial problems.

Find A Lender

Before you fill out an application, you should start by comparing lenders. You can easily find information on lenders’ sites. Look for the lowest finance fees and best terms.

On average you can expect to pay $15 for every $100 advanced. You can borrow up to $1000, but the typical amount is between $200 and $300. Your state’s laws will dictate how much you can borrow and the terms.

The Application

With online payday loan lenders, you don’t have to worry about paperwork. You simply provide your contact information, income level, and checking account info.

For large payday loans, you may need to fax additional documents, such as pay stubs or bank statements. Sometimes you may find better rates with these lenders, so it pays to at least check out their rates.

Besides online companies, you can go to a store front with your financial records and apply. An employee will make copies for the company’s records.

Receive Your Money

Your application should only take minutes before you are approved. Your money will then be wired to your checking account if you use an online lender. Traditional payday companies will write a check to you, which you will have to cash at your bank.

Pay Back Your Loan

With online payday companies, you payment will automatically be deducted from your checking account. This payment will include the loan’s principal and finance fee. If you choose to roll over your loan for another pay period, you will have to pay the minimum finance fee.

With traditional lenders, the postdated check you wrote during the application process will be cashed. If you want to delay full payment, you will need to go to the store to make arrangements.

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Carrie Reeder is the owner of abcloanguide.com ABC Loan
Guide, an informational website about various types of loans.

Foote Notes: NFL Observations – 12/6/05

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Carolina finds missing piece to puzzle … The Panthers will look for their third straight 100 yard rushing game this week against divisional foe, Tampa Bay. For the second straight week, Panthers rushed for over 100 yards. Carolina smothered Atlanta 24-6 and outrushed the Falcons 142-120. The back to back rushing feats is noteworthy because CAR entered Sunday with the NFL’s 26th ranked rushing attack. This has in turn put a lot of pressure on Delhomme, who also entered Sunday with the third most interceptions. But the past two weeks, John Fox committed to DeShaun Foster over Stephen Davis as the featured back and the results have followed. In other words, the Panthers are filling their only weakness (their defense ranks 4th in the NFL), which spells bad news for their remaining foes, including the Bucs this week.

Red-Skins poised to deliver green … Joe Gibbs improved to a remarkable 53-18 SU in games in December and January after a 24-9 road win over St. Louis. The victory snapped a three game losing streak and improved the Skins to 5-1 ATS in December games since Gibbs took over last season. This might serve the Hogs well this week at Arizona ( 3.5), who are a horrific 1-7 ATS as an underdog this year and 1-4 ATS at home.

AFC East of the Least … So much for parity. The Patriots could practically sleep walk the rest of the year and be almost assured of AFC East Divisional crown and No.4 seed in the playoffs. Perhaps, Buffalo ( 3) can take advantage of a complacent New England bunch coming off a less than impressive 16-3 victory over the Green Airplanes. NE needed a field goal at the end of the second quarter just to go into halftime with a 6-3 lead. But that FG was harmless compared to the one Vinatieri kicked with less than a minute remaining in the final period that gave the Pats a 16-3 lead. While the three points were pretty much meaningless to the outcome on the field, it cost New York backers who were grabbing 10.5 points. Even with the front door cover, New England is just 2-5 ATS their last seven and seems more far more interested in getting healthy for the playoffs than covering spreads. They travel to Buffalo, which is coming off a crushing 24-23 loss to Miami where they blew a 20-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. The good news is that they still covered as a 5.5-point road dog to improve to 5-2-1 ATS their last eight. In fact, Bills are an in the money 15-6 ATS their last twenty one games after September going back to last season.

Steelers limping down the stretch … Steelers have dropped three in a row both straight up and against the number after a 38-31 home loss to Cincinnati. Puzzlingly, though, Pittsburgh (-6) is more than a early field goal favorite this week against the Bears, who are headed in the opposite direction at 8-0 SU and 6-1-1 ATS their past eight games. After their latest setback, Pitt’s playoff hopes look about as bleak as a cold, dreary winter day in the Steel City. Cincinnati now has a 2.5 game lead over the Steelers in the division. Jacksonville meanwhile has a stranglehold on one of the wild card spots. For Pittsburgh to sneak in, San Diego and Kansas City would have to collapse down the stretch since both own better records than the Steelers for the final wild card slot.

Texans Quietly Raking In Cash … Yes, Houston took one step closer to winning the Reggie Bush sweepstakes after a 16-15 road loss to Baltimore. But they easily covered as a 7.5-point underdog. In fact, the Texans are 4-2 ATS their last six and would be 5-1 ATS if not for the gigantic debacle the week before against the Rams. For those that missed it, HOU led by as many as twenty-one points against STL and blew a 10-point lead with less than a minute remaining in regulation to force the game into OT where they fell 33-27 as a 3-point dog. Now they are receiving a generous 6.5-points to a Tennessee team that is 3-9 SU on the season.

Bledsoe just so-so … Kansas City improved to 3-0 both SU and ATS after an impressive 31-27 home win over Denver. Chiefs stand a good chance to continue their winning streak against the struggling Cowboys. Dallas has dropped their last two both SU and ATS and we hate to point fingers (not really) but Drew Bledsoe is probably reason no. 1 for the losing streak. The slow footed Bledsoe completed just 15-of-39 passes for 146 yards on one touchdown and two interceptions in his team’s latest loss to the Giants. For those keeping score that translates to a measly 36.9 passer rating. His passer rating the prior two games amounted to 75.2 and 65.5. These remind us our grades back in high school but we expect more from a NFL QB. Facing a hot Chiefs bunch doesn’t seem like much of a turnaround recipe either.

Falcons endangered species … Atlanta dropped to 1-3 both SU and ATS their last four and nearly out of playoff contention after falling to Carolina 24-6 on the road. Reason for concern? Evidently not, as oddsmakers have burdened the Falcons (-10) with a double digit impost this week against the Saints at home. Atlanta hasn’t been a favorite of this magnitude all year and even the hellacious Saints haven’t received this many generous points this season either. Despite their struggles, Saints seem to play better the more unlikely it is for them to win as they are 3-1 ATS as a dog of 4 or more

William Foote is a documented member of the Professional Handicappers League.
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Student Personal Loans – A Real Financial Friend For Students

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Today course fee of all the courses of higher studies is very high. Not all students can afford to pay for higher studies. So, lenders have introduced a special loan to help such students called student personal loans. Student personal loans carry low interest rate and are open to all kinds of students be it a student with good credit history or bad credit history.

Basic informations on student personal loans
You can avail student personal loans to continue you higher studies. Student personal loans can be availed by students purchasing any course be it medical, engineering, science, arts, commerce etc. There is no bar regarding to type of course you want to pursue. Student personal loans not only help you with your tuition fee but other needs also like, transportation charge, buying books, computer fee, laundry fee etc. Lenders provide student personal loans at low interest rate. There are many banks, financial institutions and lending firms that offer student personal loans at low interest rate and flexible repayment options. You can choose a repayment duration offer six month of completion of your college. Students suffering from adverse credit history can also avail the benefits of student personal loans.

Student personal loans: prerequisites

You must be an undergraduate student registered in a college or university programmed. You will have to show your proof of enrolment to the lender. You must have resided at your current address for more than 2 years.

Benefits of student personal loans

Student personal loans help financially weak students to pursue their career by providing monetary help to them. Student personal loans can even be availed by students having bad credit status due to arrears, defaults, CCJ, IVA, bankruptcy etc. Such students can increase their credit score by paying the loan installments regularly. Student’s personal loans carry very low interest rate and flexible repayment duration. The repayment duration starts after six months of completion of college, but you have to pay the loan only when your yearly salary becomes more that £15000.

Student personal loans: application

Search well before applying for student personal loans. You can use Internet for this purpose. With few clicks you can download loan quotes from various lenders and compare between them. You can also apply for student personal loans through internet. For this you just need to fill up an online application form. Try to keep the loan amount as low as possible, so that you can easily repay it. With student personal loans you can make your dream come true.

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How Long Will Australia Dominate?

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Cricket is one of the world’s most famous and played sports, with players and supporters in about 210 countries around the world. The best peak of achievement in the cricket sport is the ICC Cricket World Cup, which is held in every 4 years.

The ICC Cricket World Cup is today one of the world’s largest and most viewed sporting events, with The ICC Cricket World Cup is today one of the world’s biggest and most admired sporting events, with a predictable 2.2 billion television viewers expected to tune in from around the world during March and April, 2007.

Australian Cricket team has been dominating the cricket world from quite a long time. The recent ashes tour has proved that the in the cricketing world Australian is the strongest team. However, Australian cricket is about to hit a new phrase of retirement for many of its key players.

There is not doubt that Australia’s recent dominance could be attributed to two players – Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne. They have taken over 1000 test wickets. They also dominate the sector of bowling. They are amazing at fast blowing as well as spinner stats. Both have a mind-blowing strike rate and a low average. Having Richard Hadlee is considered to be trump card by most of the world team; Australia had a luxury of two world class players. Both had a capability to turn and win the game themselves.

Further proof of this was England’s previous success; it was achieved only when Glen McGrath was not in the team. This is actually a worry to Australian cricket; anyhow they still maintain great batmen like Ricky Ponting the worry is that no bowler would be able to fill the gap. Brett Lee had been playing in the team for many years now and it is again stated that he not the match winning bowler. Australia have try to blood up new players and even though many players had blinding starts – like Michael Clarke they have yet to prove they could still produce great results year after year.

Australia also needs to face the retirement of many other players Damien Martin and Justin Langer as well as others that can’t be far off. The rest of the world might finally have a chance to take their revenge.

Prasanna Moorthy is a cricket coach having intense knowledge in the field.

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Forex Trading – 10 Common Losing Mistakes That Wipe Out Equity

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

In forex trading over 90% of traders lose ALL Their money. If you don’t want to join this group and enjoy currency trading success, you need to avoid them all.

Here are the 10 common mistakes forex traders make and how to avoid them:

1. Day Trading

The biggest error made by novice traders is to think that day trading works – it doesn’t.

Why?

Because all short term price movements are random.

It is impossible to calculate the odds of where prices will go in such short time frames and the result is a loss of the trader’s equity.

Ever seen a day trading record in real time? Neither have I and you wont because it doesn’t work.

2. Buying Systems From Vendors

Leads on from the above point.

There are plenty of Vendors on the net prepared to sell you their “secrets” for $100 odd dollars – don’t fall for them!

They normally come with hypothetical track records done in hindsight and anyone can make money knowing the closing prices.

The problem is you have to trade not knowing them!

Its obvious most currency trading systems sold are junk and the vendor makes money appealing to greed of the buyer NOT trading the system themselves.

3. Trading off News Stories

There is more news than ever and its all so convincing, the problem is its impossible to trade it.

Why?

Because the currency markets discount news instantly and move on future perception so trading news stories is futile.

4. Predicting the market

Another great myth in currency trading is that markets can be predicted with scientific accuracy. Well, if this was true there would be no market, as we would all know the price in advance!

King of the theories is Elliot wave, which claims to be objective and scientific, yet leaves the user to make subjective judgments!

5. Being to subjective

Many traders like to be subjective when executing forex trading signals with their currency trading systems, but this simply allows their emotions to get involved.

They really should use indicators that are objective and have specific rules in their forex trading strategy, but they like to shoot from the hip and lose.

6. Making a system to complicated

Many traders think that the more complicated they make their forex trading system the better; after all 10 indicators must be better than 3 or 4.

Wrong!

In forex trading, it’s a fact that simple systems work best, as they are more robust in the brutal world of trading.

7. Poor Money Management

Most traders have no money management strategy at all.

You need to execute your trading signals, then the hard part begins – preserving your equity and making it grow.

Initial stop placement and how you move them are critical to your success and most traders don’t have a clue about how to do this.

8. Chasing the tail

Many traders have perfectly good trading systems, but cant handle drawdowns, so they simply try a new system.

If of course they had stayed with the system they had in many cases they would have made money, but they lack patience.

9. Poor Discipline

Most traders have heard the word, but have no idea what it is and trade with their emotions involved and lose.

Discipline is based upon knowledge, understanding and confidence and as most traders fail to develop their own forex trading strategy properly (most try and buy success from a vendor) the result is failure.

10. Trading to much

Most traders simply lack patience and trade to much.

This of course goes for the losing day trading crowd, but also a lot of other traders – they try and force the market to give them profits, trade when they shouldn’t and lose.

Most people who trade forex shouldn’t, as they have no chance of winning from the start and will make one, or more of the above 10 mistakes.

If you think you can win at forex trading, ask yourself this simple question.

What is my edge that will enable me to enter the winning minority of traders?

If you don’t know what your edge is – you don’t have one, so get one or forget forex trading.

The good news is:

Everything about forex trading can be specifically learned for those traders willing to put in the time and effort to do so and the rewards are immense.

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Do You Make Any of These 7 Mistakes in Archery Bow Hunting?

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Although archery bow hunting is a super adventure, it is rare to find a successful archery bow hunter. Why? Because, like in all other sports, ther are some very common mistakes that keep hunters away from the trophy. Are you making any of these mistakes in archery bow hunting? Read this article, take steps to correct the mistakes and you are well on your way to bag your prized animal.

The 7 mistakes hunters normally make in archery bow hunting are :-

1. Misjudging distances in archery bow hunting. You can correct this by simply using a range finder and also measuring distances to get an idea before you hunt. This practices is very helpful when you are using a blind or tree stand. If you want to archery bow hunt in a fixed position, a range finder can completely eliminate misjudging distances. Mark distances by using a branch or rock but naturally occurring things like trees work just as well too.

2. Missing the kill zone. It is totally horrible to wound (not kill) and then lose your prey. Imagine how the wounded animal will suffer after that. In archery bow hunting, there is an explicit obligation to be aware of our game’s kill zone so that animals don’t suffer unnecessarily. A deer should be a straightforward broadside shot. Taking a good, sure-kill shot is important too. Take your shot while the animal is facing away from you or with its head behind a tree. Then you are likely to get off a good shot without spooking the animal.

3. Hunting equipment in ill repair. You know how bad it is when you realize that your bow is out of tune. How can you hunt well with equipment this bad? So take the time to properly check and maintain your equipment often. Don’t be caught off guard with poorly maintained equipment or else you are just wasting your time.

4. Drawing too much weight on the bow is another big mistake by hunters. Note that acuracy is much more important to good archery bow hunting than speed and power. If you set your draw weight beyond what you can handle, it will backfire on you as you will not be able to handle the effects.

5. Try to avoid drawing your hunting bow in a tree stand. It is so much easier drawing a bow standing, so if you will be sitting, take this into consideration.

6. Over hunting an area. Every time you hunt in a specific area, you are leaving your own scent there. Leaving your scent behind is like leaving footprints behind and the deer knows it. If you only go to the same place to hunt, you are acutally guaranteeing that no deer will come anywhere close to the place.

7. Shooting before the right time. Don’t get over confident and shoot when you are not supposed to. Wait for the perfect time, take it slow and easy. The best way to approach archery bow hunting is take action at the right place at the right time.

Gary T is the owner of guideforhunters.com/bow GuideForHunters.com, a website for bow hunting. Get guideforhunters.com/free_report_hunting.html this FREE ebook on how to plan for your perfect hunting trip plus weekly tips & tricks.