shooting has hit a plateau...how do I get better?

[Steve Kendrot]

Take lessons. I did this year after 17 years of shooting like you are describing. I had me form stripped down and rebuilt. Still trying to master it. Never Truly got the concept of back tension till I took some lessons. Also. Shoot with people who are better than you.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Originally posted by Steve Kendrot:
Take lessons. I did this year after 17 years of shooting like you are describing. I had me form stripped down and rebuilt. Still trying to master it. Never Truly got the concept of back tension till I took some lessons. Also. Shoot with people who are better than you.

That's kinda a problem for me because I live way out in the boonies and only friends/family anywhere close by, and none of them shoot Traditional archery. Nobody to give me advice.
I think there's a club or something in Farmington, but I don't know anybody over there and I don't think it's traditional? I believe it's a wheel bow club? Not sure, Just heard here say.

[S.C. Hunter]

There is some very good advice here, You have to decide what your goals are and then formulate a plan to get to your goal. We can give all kinds of technical support and the how to advice but you have to pick the road you wish to follow. The hardest thing to accept is it ultimately is what feels best to you. When you shoot well at the end of that day review what you did and how you got those results. I would almost bet it has little to do with anything technical. We sometimes can't accept success and have to dig to find out how we achieved the results of that day. We try to find everything that was just right with our form that day when maybe what we did was trust ourself.

   Feel sometimes is what we did right. We felt everything was perfect and it was. When you shoot at very short distance, you just let the shot happen you tell yourself I can't miss so I can relax and work on not moving my bow arm or pull through the release. When you shoot at 20yds relax you are human and you will miss, but you need to let every shot happen. I bet you can nock an arrow, pull the bow to full draw and let her go without ever thinking about did I come to anchor is my back tension good, hows my grip and stance etc. As hard as it is to accept sometimes its between the ears.