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I feel that I have a very good understanding of what target panic is...both from experience and in theory. I would like to have many archer's definitions of what they think target panic is compiled on one thread. Please participate, as I think this will be incredibly interesting with enough contributors.
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I think it best defined as ones inability to make a good shot when its capable of being made due to mental issues. But there are many different symptoms from each shooter.
Some short draw,snap shoot,loose total control, ect. But it all comes down to keeping your cool to make a good shot. You have to control the mind.
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One of the reasons that kids don't have target panic is that that a bad shot is not the end of the archery world for them. They simply pick up their arrows and figure to do better next time. Adults, on the other hand, tend to freak out. You see it here on Trad Gang all the time. Some guys make post after post nit picking every aspect of the shot well after they have a basic understanding of fundamental form. The world does not end if we make a bad shot, or have a lousy round of 3D, or muff a hunting shot, but we sometimes react as if it does. I agree with Preston Lay, that it is primarily mental. A very accomplished archer once told me to quit quibbling over the little stuff and, "Just shoot your damn bow!) He was right.
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Originally posted by Sam McMichael:
One of the reasons that kids don't have target panic is that that a bad shot is not the end of the archery world for them. They simply pick up their arrows and figure to do better next time. Adults, on the other hand, tend to freak out. You see it here on Trad Gang all the time. Some guys make post after post nit picking every aspect of the shot well after they have a basic understanding of fundamental form. The world does not end if we make a bad shot, or have a lousy round of 3D, or muff a hunting shot, but we sometimes react as if it does. I agree with Preston Lay, that it is primarily mental. A very accomplished archer once told me to quit quibbling over the little stuff and, "Just shoot your damn bow! He was right.
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OOPS! double post.
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Double post
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I guess this many foul ups constitutes keyboard panic. Sorry 'bout dat.
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To me, TP is the inability to; 1) come to full draw 2) hold your arrow tip solidly on target 3) inability to hold a strong shot (bow arm & back tension) 4) plucking the string instead of letting the shot happen. In a general sense, TP can occur in a lot of varied forms from slight, mild or severe. I've never battled a severe case of it, so I can't really speak to it's worsts forms. I feel that TP is anything that breaks an archers form down. For example: I struggle with expanding through the shot. It's the one thing in my form that causes my shot sequence to be inconsistent. And in truth, it's probably a mild form of TP.
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I like to distinguish target panic, which seems specific to shooting sports, from anxiety or clutching, which has a much broader impact. Both are caused by the mind, but target panic seems triggered by the subconscious, while clutching is conscious.
Target panic arises when there are artificial barriers to completing the shot. Artificial meaning they are not related to any lack of strength or skill on the part of the shooter, nor are they necessarily related to any feelings of anxiety. Archery symptoms would typically be inability to come to full draw without prematurely releasing the arrow, or inability to achieve the desired target picture without prematurely releasing the arrow. I believe similar things occur in other sports, such as flinching in gun shooting sports. Nothing I have read indicates to me that we have a complete understanding of the causes or cures for this problem. On the bright side, virtually everyone who is persistent seems to eventually find something that works, although methods that work for some people may not work for other people, and things that work for a while may not work forever.
Anxiety, or clutching, is caused by conscious self-imposed mental pressure to perform. The more the pressure, the higher the anxiety. This can occur in any activity where success is in doubt, such as sports, business, and even social activities such as asking someone out on a date. Symptoms include inability to achieve performance potential, or in some cases, even to perform at all. The causes and cures for anxiety are much better understood than target panic, if equally elusive to apply. Anxiety predictably succumbs to mind training or desensitization techniques. An example of a mind training technique is training for increased concentration; the pressure is still there, but the conscious mind is able to focus on something else for long enough to complete the task at hand. An example of desensitization would be if one feels pressure in a tournament situation, shooting tournaments more often should reduce the sensation of pressure. A similar densensitization could be achieved by voluntarily embracing the anxiety rather than attempting to avoid it. Interestingly, techniques for reducing anxiety are either ineffective or actually may increase the symptoms of target panic.
Target panic and anxiety may exist separately, together, or not at all. In other words, one person may experience target panic and/or anxiety from the same experiences that have no negative effect on another person.
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I used to have target panic very bad. I read archery insights by j kid well and that cured me. BUT it is very serious. To me tp can be premature release which is the most common and premature hold. I believe one more that is not talked about as much is when acquiring the bullseye triggers a release. Once I got my premature hold fixed I struggled with this for about 6 months before I fixed it. I believe I had tp because I have a lot of anxiety and I'm pretty darn hyper. Type a personality for sure. But tp can be cured trust me. I've said it 20 times on tradgang but if you have tp or just want to learn more about the mental side of shooting a recurve please pick up a copy of archery insights. From 3 rivers. Also spend 100 bucks and buy a cheaper recurve in a low poundage to use as a trainer. It will benefit you very much as a shooter. Just my opinion.
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I think the best definition is: the lack of complete control while attempting to shoot an arrow at a target
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My own form is fairly common and I even saw world class barebow shooters do it on live TV, the dreaded double clutch. May or may not be considered target panic but it is very annoying.
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Target panic is simply a loss of control over the shot. The loss of control is manifested in various ways - an inability to hold at full draw, an inability to reach full draw, an inability to move the bow hand onto the target etc. etc..
Target panic is commonly said to be rooted in the archer's mind.
My own experience with the panic causes me to wonder if my own case, and perhaps other cases, are not mental but physical. I spent a lot of time and effort trying to rid myself of the inability to reach full draw variety with absolutely no success whatsoever. I've read everything on the subject and I've tried every approach to remediation that's come along. I am simply unable to prevent my drawing hand from opening prematurely. Is that type of loss of control mental? Or physical?
I'll second McDave - we do not have a complete understanding of the causes and cures for target panic. Far from it.
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For most of us, it is pretty easy to determine that it is a mental, rather than physical problem. For example, I could easily come to full draw and hold if I wasn't aiming at a target and had no intention of shooting the bow. If I intended to shoot the arrow (even if I tried to trick myself into thinking I wasn't) I would release prematurely. If there are no circumstances where you can draw and hold the arrow, then I would agree that it might be physical.
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I think the worst thing about target panic is the frustration you get from missing the target. I was a pretty decent shot by my own opinion until I developed target panic 17 years ago. I don't know exactly what caused it other than trying to hold at full draw. I was shooting with some friends who suggested that I hold at full draw and aim a little to hit the smallest circle on a 3-D target. It became mental and ruined my love for archery for a few years. I simply cannot hold at full draw without plucking, double clutching, and have a premature release. I am very strong, so it is not a physical issue. I have found a temporary cure that has worked for me over the years. I shoot in the dark with a candle flame as my target. A friend of mine got me into traditional archery shooting instinctively in the dark at a candle flame. I don't know why I went to that after trying everything under the sun to cure it. Target panic never goes away once you develop it. You can only reset it for awhile. I've read books that I've since forgotten. I've tried clickers. I tried three under. I tried closing my eyes until full draw. I tried gap shooting. I tried shotgunning the arrow. I'm back to what I started with: swing draw and pick a spot.
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Mental or physical? Here's a passage from an article about target panic that Jim Ploen wrote years ago for the Instinctive Archer magazine.
The very act of drawing a heavy bow builds tension in the muscles being used and in the tendons that attach them to the bones that can lead to a protective reflex reaction to the tension or a flexor reflex. A flexor reflex is a movement which occurs without a conscious decision by the brain. There are many different types of reflex, but the ones that we are most aware of is the flexor reflex that reacts to pain and is part of our self-protection. We will quickly withdraw any part of our body the instant it is hurt. No conscious decision on our part is needed to jerk away from the area of pain.
I'm not well versed in medical science, but this certainly seems to explain my inability to control the release more so than a fear of missing or anything else that may or may not be going on in my head while shooting a bow. At 48# I was way overbowed when I began to shoot a bow and I shot it way too much and after a few years I got the panic, which I was never able to overcome.
*Jim Ploen's excellent article can easily be found on the internet.
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I would take a look at Joel Turner's stuff. I purchased his ebook and read that. He also has excellent videos you can watch including The Science of Target Panic 1 and 2. I tend to agree with his description and I also have gained a ton from Mr Kidwell's excellent excellent book. I have had very bad target panic...Kidwell's book helped me in leaps and bounds and the work of Joel Turner gave me the final tools I needed to control target panic. In fact, it got me to a confidence level that allowed me to hunt both MT and CO for the first time in my life this past year.
Dan
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To me, it's simply not having complete control over every aspect of your shot sequence; the inability to do exactly what you want to do.
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It's a mental road block that is difficult to overcome. I had it bad when I first joined an archery league and was shown how to shoot three under, using the point of the arrow as my front sight. In conjunction with that, I purchased a little too heavy of a bow for target archery. Along with that, I would start out above the target and bring the point of the arrow down onto the target. My target panic was, I could not get the arrow point completely down onto the bulls eye and subconsciously my mind said release. I shot great groups about 5 inches above the bulls eye. That carried over into hunting and I shot over top of every deer I took a shot at.
So a buddy persuaded me into shooting split finger and just staring at the bulls eye instead of placing the arrow point on it as a front sight. My target panic was immediately gone! I thought damn.. SO after a year of just staring at the spot, I gave three under another go around. My target panic was cured and never returned and that was 15 years ago.
Now I hope this thread doesn't put the whammies on me. LOL
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This is great. Finally, a thread compiling many different understandings of this unfortunate condition, disorder or habit. Thanks for everyone's contribution.
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Sometimes people like to call things like a faulty anchor TP and actually develop real TP by going with the guidelines that others have given as proof of the ailment. If your anchor is failing, does trying to force concentrate on holding a bow back for 4 seconds really cure it? John Schulz shot with a one second tempo, Hill's tempo was quite often faster than that. When Hill's anchor got off, he worked on his anchor, not his hold. One's draw should be aim based, one's release should be aim based. It is totally possible to be on target as anchor is established, that can be practices separately from everything else. When things fall apart because we are asking too much for the brain to be paying attention too, we all to often brand that confusion as TP. If you practice doing a bad thing often enough, it will stick, but ya doesn't has to call it TP Johnston.
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How about this - my TP is on when I try to shoot with a tab and goes away, when I move back to my tusty glove...just do not understand :confused:
Otherwise GFA treatment as just holding bow in full draw few seconds and then letting down without release is helping me...reprogramming as he says...so this condition is mix of personal mental / technical / fysical issues...there is perhaps not just only cure,everyone should make up their own remedy?
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Originally posted by Jim Casto Jr:
To me, it's simply not having complete control over every aspect of your shot sequence; the inability to do exactly what you want to do.
That is pretty much exactly as I define it also. I personally started off self taught and overbowed around 18 years ago. I have been battling getting control ever since.
I struggled the most with the kind of tp where I completely froze up just short of anchor. If I did close my eyes or use a clicker to get to anchor I still struggled not to cut it loose the instant I might have been on target. With some work and alot of flinching/double clutching I could get by that part with a clicker eventually but the clicker kind of drove me nuts too. I was still working through slowly trying to beat tp back with some success without the clicker when out of the blue one day after all these years it was gone completely.
I have been hesitant to post about it, talk about it out loud even with my wife, or even to even think about it for fear of jinxing it or that it was one of the many bandaids. But that is the thing, I didn't do anything to fix it at all. After all the hours of reading threads and books, years of going down/up/way down in draw weight, and honestly at times getting close to quitting it was just gone.
I am pretty sure my cure can be attributed to a complete accident. About 6 weeks ago my doctor decided after a long while of me putting it off, it was time for me to try a daily medicine for preventing migraine headaches. I was skeptical and concerned with side effects and never even considered it might have any benefit beyond reducing the frequency of my headaches but it apparently has somehow cured my target panic also. I am not telling this story to advocate anyone using medicine to beat target panic but am curious if anyone else has ever noticed this? I would alot rather be able to say I beat it on my own, not have migraines, and not take the medicine but is really nice to finally have control after all this time.
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Originally posted by crazynate:
I used to have target panic very bad. I read archery insights by j kid well and that cured me. BUT it is very serious. To me tp can be premature release which is the most common and premature hold. I believe one more that is not talked about as much is when acquiring the bullseye triggers a release. Once I got my premature hold fixed I struggled with this for about 6 months before I fixed it. I believe I had tp because I have a lot of anxiety and I'm pretty darn hyper. Type a personality for sure. But tp can be cured trust me. I've said it 20 times on tradgang but if you have tp or just want to learn more about the mental side of shooting a recurve please pick up a copy of archery insights. From 3 rivers. Also spend 100 bucks and buy a cheaper recurve in a low poundage to use as a trainer. It will benefit you very much as a shooter. Just my opinion.
Ditto. . .
Kidwell's Sports Pysch research (I know other PhDs in the field as well) would ALL support that they ABSOLUTELY DO understand TP. Kidwell has 100% success curing Olympic archers/athletes. As I stated on TradG before, I have Olympian and Pros in other fields that use this stuff regularly and it resolves their issues. It really is an issue of HOW your brain works. It is NOT some pycho-babble but understanding and training your brain to work correctly.
Dan in KS
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Mcdave. I agree with what you last said.
I think many folks are prone to that and not separating your shot sequence into steps, especially where aiming follows anchoring (not before), might be setting up those who are more prone to it. Almost ( not quite ) like some folks are physically more prone to addiction than others. Without participating in the addictive activity you likely wont get it.
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Originally posted by pavan:
Sometimes people like to call things like a faulty anchor TP and actually develop real TP by going with the guidelines that others have given as proof of the ailment. If your anchor is failing, does trying to force concentrate on holding a bow back for 4 seconds really cure it? John Schulz shot with a one second tempo, Hill's tempo was quite often faster than that. When Hill's anchor got off, he worked on his anchor, not his hold. One's draw should be aim based, one's release should be aim based. It is totally possible to be on target as anchor is established, that can be practices separately from everything else. When things fall apart because we are asking too much for the brain to be paying attention too, we all to often brand that confusion as TP. If you practice doing a bad thing often enough, it will stick, but ya doesn't has to call it TP Johnston.
I couldn't agree more. It seems that bad habit and target panic are sometimes one in the same, but anyone who has struggled with tp can attest that this is not the case. That type of definition is simple, available and easy to understand, but it leaves out the panic. I will wager that someone who shoots erratically with bad habits and doesn't get very worked up about it will never develop target panic.
If an archer gets frustrated and initiates a new habit of building anxiety before each and every shot, the DSM-V framework of panic disorder are being arranged and the problem becomes more complicated. So I guess my secret for preventing this problem is just to relax, even if your shooting badly, getting anxious will just make things worse.
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"Just to relax." Ah, therein lies the rub.
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Interesting to hear about different types of this problem people have had.
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Crazynate, I know another Nate that used the old sky target to get control of his form. Years ago I found that a back quiver full of arrows, a blue sky and a large mowed alfalfa was a great combination for getting control of the release. What a kid does with a bow, an arrow, a big open field, launch the arrow into the air and watch the arrow fly. The spirit of adventure, the release of tension, it's fun. "just relax" refers to anxiety. In the 60s I hunted with a man that had a three pin bow sight on his bows. He shot through the sight and had a swing/spread draw. He was told at a Sioux Falls shoot by a shooter that could not begin to keep pace with him, "You are almost snap shooting." His reply was, "How long does it take you to move your bow an eighth inch?"
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For me target panic is something you develop while shooting "instinctive", when overthinking too much about "why did I miss" after the shot instead just shooting and let the brain take care about yardage, shooting sequence etc. It's the result of losing the confidence in you due to the selfimposed pressure. You try different things, it doesn't work and in the end all is screwed because you convinced yourself in a perverted way that you can't hit the target. I can see it as a twisted form of nocebo - a detrimental effect on accuracy produced by psychological factors like negative expectations based on previous results. The quicksand effect or fears becoming reality are other names imo. I tend to think is happening more to perfectionists by nature not by practice.
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This is great, just the kind of forum thread I was hoping for. Thanks again everyone. :clapper:
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I would call it the inability to control the process necessary to make a good shot.
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Originally posted by paddlepro:
I would call it the inability to control the process necessary to make a good shot.
Your definition would include inability to control the process necessary to make a good shot because a person hasn't learned how to do it yet, because of a physical disability, because a shooter is overbowed, or equipment problems. I think a necessary component in the definition of target panic is that a person is able to control the process necessary to make a good shot under some conditions, but not under other conditions. One example would be a person who is able to shoot fine casually with friends, but not when competing in a tournament. Or a person who is unable to come to full draw while aiming at a target, but who can come to full draw and hold without undue stress when not aiming at anything. There are many variations of this theme, but the common thread is that target panic is triggered situationally, in those who suffer from it.
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I would call it the inability to control the process necessary to make a good shot.
I agree with that, no matter what the situation is. And being over bowed will definitely stimulate target panic, especially if a person starts out shooting a bow that is too heavy for them to achieve proper form and a proper shot sequence in their learning process.
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I couldn't agree more. Target panic can sure come about without being overbowed, but that expedites the process. I am sure that some may doubt this, but I think the lack of control due to a too-heavy bow builds frustration, thereby attaching anxiety to every shot and with time the anxiety will preclude the shot.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2O6mQkFiiw
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Thank you Paven, that was a great video.
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I too enjoyed the video posted by Pavan about practice.
We have a fairly significant sub-group of members on this forum who enjoy shooting heavy bows, in the 70# + range. Occasionally one of them will start a topic about shooting heavy bows, and a lot of others will enthusiastically join in. I'm sure none of them got to the point where they could shoot 70-90# bows without being overbowed at one time or another, and most of the ones who are happily enjoying this facet of our sport do not have target panic.
We know that many people, including myself and Rod Jenkins, who have never been overbowed have gotten target panic. So if a significant number of people who have been overbowed never get target panic, and a significant number of other people who have never been overbowed do get it, then I think it is a mistake to say that being overbowed is a major cause of target panic, and I certainly don't think that it "will definitely stimulate target panic," as was stated above.
I think the one factor that all people who have gotten target panic have in common is that they all have had a lot of repetitive practice shooting the bow. I don't think anyone has gotten target panic in his first week of shooting, or probably even in his first several years of shooting. Of course, there are also many people who never get target panic at all, even though they practice a lot. It is like alcoholism: every alcoholic has drunk alcoholic beverages, but not everyone who drinks alcoholic beverages is an alcoholic.
But drinking alcohol is a more common factor in becoming an alcoholic than stress, for example, and I would carry this analogy over to target panic. Linking target panic to being overbowed is similar to linking alcoholism to stress. Some people who are already disposed to alcoholism may drink alcohol if they are stressed, and some people who are already disposed to target panic will come down with it if they are overbowed. Taking this analogy further, I believe that if a person is disposed to target panic, he will get it whether he is overbowed or not, and simply dropping down in bow weight will not prevent him from getting it or cure it.
The only thing that will cure target panic is to stop repetitive practice, and unfortunately, that would also cure shooting archery. As they say in medicine, the cure might be worse than the disease. So if we can't cure target panic, but we want to continue shooting archery and continue to improve through practice, we have to learn how to control it. That gets us back to all the mental exercises we have been discussing in this topic and other places. And I'm sure that understanding how to practice intelligently, as in Pavan's video, is a useful component in this.
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LOL, Ok....
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I don't disagree Mcdave, but I do agree with some points you've raised more than others. I submit that only some personalities are susceptible to target panic, and if those types encounter an anxiety inducing factor, such as a hard to control bow-overbowed- they will become frustrated. I'd be willing to wager that these types of people are not easily deterred, and may not know when its time to quit. They will keep shooting the too-heavy bow until they have bad physical habits, bad metal habits, thereby giving rise to target panic.
So, I cannot conclusively say that heavy bows definitely do or do not cause target panic, but rather an unfortunate interaction with the right type of person nudges them in the wrong direction.
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Originally posted by BWallace10327:
I don't disagree Mcdave, but I do agree with some points you've raised more than others. I submit that only some personalities are susceptible to target panic, and if those types encounter an anxiety inducing factor, such as a hard to control bow-overbowed- they will become frustrated. I'd be willing to wager that these types of people are not easily deterred, and may not know when its time to quit. They will keep shooting the too-heavy bow until they have bad physical habits, bad metal habits, thereby giving rise to target panic.
So, I cannot conclusively say that heavy bows definitely do or do not cause target panic, but rather an unfortunate interaction with the right type of person nudges them in the wrong direction.
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Totally agree with everything you've said. I could apply the same words to obsessive practice that you've applied to being over-bowed. What you're describing is MY personality. I believed that by practicing X amount, I should be able to achieve Y results. Could be the same with heavy bows (which wasn't my thing): by putting in X amount of time pulling heavy bows, I should be able to be proficient in shooting Y bow weight. What I needed to learn is that with trad bows, we have an opportunity to enjoy the execution of a beautiful movement, at whatever level of proficiency we have, without an expectation of increasing that level of proficiency by a defined amount in a certain period of time, even though we constantly strive to get better. I think the disappointments that inevitably happen when one has unrealistic expectations are certainly a factor in bringing on target panic, at least I believe it was with me.
What I would not like to do is to discourage anyone from exploring heavy bows, if that's the direction they feel motivated to explore, for fear of developing target panic. I would encourage them to do it as safely as possible, the same as I would if they were beginning motorcyclists, recognizing that both activities involve risks, and as long as people understand the risks, they are free to decide to accept them.
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I have referred to one friend before, but. If you would watch him shoot now, you would say that he does not have TP. Can he hold a bow back for 4 seconds and still have a good release? NO. He bought a recurve, then he went to an archery shop to buy arrows. They gave him a pvc pipe with a bow string and a captive yard stick, to measure his draw. The guy told him 'you are not stretched out yet pull, pull further.' He ended up with full length 2317s with 125 grain points for a 54 pound recurve. He was told that he should have a 31 inch draw, he is 5' 10" tall. His efforts to make those arrows fly, frustrated the hell out of him. He came to me for help, I use to shoot lots of target bows, but I only teach one shooting style for hunters, John Schulz. It is my choice and I am sticking to it. He learned it very quickly, but then later, he got online and read about long holds and all kinds of other things. It all got his wires crossed and he could not come to anchor.. One day he tried something just the same but way different. He took those 2317s, they never did work and they for sure were not going to work out of his new, my old, longbow. He went out to his concrete silo and proceeded to blast them as hard as he could into his silo. The effect of destroying those arrows until they were unshootable allowed him to get to anchor. He still could not hold for four seconds and hit my deer target, but he didn't care. He outshot me, shooting with the same one second tempo as John Schulz. He said that when he visualizes shooting a deer, that is the shot that he has in his head and that is the shot that he is going to take. Trying to do anything else messes up that visualization. Part of the form is being on target when approaching and reaching anchor, it needs to be practiced separately when things are off. For some, forcing a hold after anchor is simply not in the programming. If someone is consistently shooting good out to 30, maybe there is nothing to fix, then possibly a maintenance routine of keeping the individual pieces and parts of the total form in working order is all that is required. He has become a very successful bowhunter.
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My own personal feelings regarding a certain aspect of target panic, inability to get to full draw, or hold at all for anchor, is that it might be exacerbated by a quick, Hill style of shooting where there is no real separation of steps and where you are pre-aiming.
As you ( McDave) stated earlier, many, maybe most of those with that sort of target panic can easily draw to anchor and hold if they close their eyes, or if they are not focusing on a target. Put that aim in the picture and your brain takes over ( for some....).
Separating the steps in draw / aim / release cycles goes a long way toward helping, IMO.
I believe, in all cases, target panic is simply the brain taking over a portion of the shooting cycle and not allowing your conscious mind to perform what it knows darned well it can do.
Why ? Who knows. Why is a friend an alcoholic, or an addict ( ANY kind... drugs, other things) and I am not ( yet) ? There are folks who are hard wired and more apt to develop a certain situation. If a person never had alcohol, no matter the genes, they would not become an alcoholic... something else maybe, I'm not smart enough to know.
Regarding cures. What is a cure ? I switched to lefty and have no target panic. None. Didn't from the very first shot. I am working very diligently to keep it that way.
Am I cured ? I still can't easily draw to full anchor rightie, even with a 35# bow ( I try every once in a while).
They say that the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body, and vice versa. I guess I am in my right mind now ( lefty).
ChuckC
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What worked for me and a couple of my local friends was the eye closing routine, followed by a quiver full of arrows and a large empty field with an open sky. It goes from a 'yes I can' mode, to 'of course i can' mode. It is a rewiring, a shut down of improper mental tension. If one can keep their skepticism under control, a variety of things can hit that 'see the light' switch. Mandating one form style or another is not really part of it. Some shooting styles can work around it in one way or another. If one can get to anchor but cannot hold, the Hill style can help with that. If you cannot get to anchor, perhaps a clicker will control the explosion. In the long run a different pathway needs to be developed so that crossed wire that causes the explosion needs to be like a memory that no longer has an overwhelming influence.
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Pavan. I liked that link you posted for that video.I used to fling arrow after arrow not thinking much at all and I didn't improve on accuracy even after 4 years. Once I read Archery Insights by J. Kidwell my routine began to change and I started to learn through accelerated learning as he describes in his book. Not only did his teachings cure my target panic it gave my a way better understanding of how the brain works in relation to doing a task like archery.If you could learn with 2 arrows what normally would take 80 by USING trajectory feedback that's accelerated learning and IT WORKS. This video reminded me a lot of his teaching because it really is HOW we practice and what actions we take in our shooting that makes us better. I can consistently group arrows within 5" @40yards now. It is amazing. To anyone struggling with ANY form of target panic or anyone that wants to improve on their skills I suggest that book.
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Dr. Kidwell's book is on my very short list of soon-to-reads. The way he approaches things align with how I like to do things and his being a psychologist and my being a psych major graduate make me appreciate how he depicts things associated with brain/body/behavior that much more.
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