ONE DAY AT A TIME

[seth30]

Started shooting everyday with my new bow that a fellow HUNTWA member gave me(thanks again!) The distance to my target is 24 yards, and after 6 days of shooting, at 3 to 5 sets per day, I'm starting to get a bit of a grouping. Still get the occasional wild arrow, but havent broken any arrows since I went serious and hopefully it stays that way.  I will be archery hunting for the first time in my life this upcoming season, and want to be great in my shooting.  I plan on joining the Whidbey Bowmans club in late June or July.  Until then any hints on how to tighten up my grouping, breathing stratiegies, caffene usage etc??  Thanks for reading the post! 

[Button Nubbs]

Study form. Take a lesson if you can. Look into everything form related (grip, release, bow arm, release arm, torso position, feet postition,ect.) There is a lot of stuff you can do to help your groups. Do google searches and search archerytalk.

[seth30]

I will have my wife film me tomorrow and reveiw it. That should help me as well.

[h20hunter]

May want to aim a little lower. I like your idea for the target. One thing to remember is aim small miss small. You target would be perfect for a little 1 inch red sticky dot. Put that baby dead center and it will make a great aiming point with the white background. Keep at it and good luck this season.

[Button Nubbs]

If you can post the video here so we can see it and maybe give you some pointers.

[seth30]

 cool didnt think of that, I wiil try to post the vid tomorrow.

[seth30]

May want to aim a little lower. I like your idea for the target. One thing to remember is aim small miss small. You target would be perfect for a little 1 inch red sticky dot. Put that baby dead center and it will make a great aiming point with the white background. Keep at it and good luck this season.

  got those round orange labeling stickers, they should work great!

[TheSkyBuster]

You don't need taget practice, thats what coyotes are for.   

[seth30]

  and yotes that stay put

[jstone]

Yep put a small target on there. Like was mentioned red dot. Focus on that and your groups will get better. Even when you go to the range.

[Button Nubbs]

dont try to hold your pin on the dot. focus on the dot and let the pin "float" around it.

[mtbiker]

I'd say 9 times out of 10 of my bad shots were due to not following through after the shot.  That is when it comes to form.  For example, dropping my bow arm just after the release.  My follow though or lack there of shows when I'm being lazy and/or not focused.  Think "statue" before the shot, during shot execution, and after after shot.  Nothing moves until you hear that impact.

[Matt]

seth we all start out there.  It will come with some time and practice.  I'll send you a pm with some contact info, I would be glad to meet you at the range and help you tighten that group up.

[Hornseeker]

Solid bow arm, solid anchor, when you get near full draw, pull your shoulder blades together, you aren't using your arms anymore...use your back muscles... FOLLOW THROUGH... be a statue till well after the arrow is sticking into the target!!!! And, dont put a death grip on the bow...maybe wrap your thumb and forefinger lightly around the grip so they touch at the front, then "statue" including your hand. Dont grab your bow when you release the arrow, let it settle or fall to wherever it wants to go, just with the two fingers keeping it from hitting the ground!

At 24 yards or thereabouts, in time, you oughtta be having to shoot at different spots on the target as to not damage arrows...

[croix]

You may want to number your arrows. If the same ones are "fliers" every time then it could be the arrow - not form. I know that this may be considered a "finer point" in shooting, but it sucks to chase a problem that you think is form related when it's really just a bad arrow/fletching/ etc.