Snap Shot

[-snypershot317-]

this may or may not have been covered already but ill go ahead and give it a whirl. after reading several posts and topics in the forum about holding for 2 or 3 seconds and having a shooting mantra i am beginning to wonder if my form or way of shooting is bad..i shoot a 55# recurve, with a heavy arrow (10g/lb) and split three finger which i deep groove (place the string in the groove of the knuckle not on the tip of the finger). but i dont do the hold method..i snap shoot. i build the target picture before i even draw hold it through the draw and immediately release upon hitting my anchor. i am fairly accurate with it out to 20 yards when i dont think through the shot..when i start to think about form and shooting and sight pictures everything goes to wash...with this method i can easily hunt small game and frogs (have yet to be able to try big game..) with fairly good success...but i was wondering if this is wrong or why once i start thinking everything goes to wash? is snap shooting that bad? or is it just me?    

[McDave]

There is nothing wrong with snap shooting, so long as you are able to come to full draw. Some people experience a problem snap shooting where they are compelled to release before coming to full draw, which is called target panic.  Some of the best shots have been snap shooters, like Howard Hill.

If you want to think about the shot, it's best to do it close to a blank bale, so the result doesn't matter: you're just working on some aspect of your form.

When you shoot for accuracy, you should clear your mind of cognitive thoughts, and open your mind totally to awareness of what your body is doing. Cognitive thoughts are never about what is happening here and now. They are about the past or future or some conceptual place that is out of time entirely.  They take away from your ability to experience the shot, which is what you need to do to be accurate.

[Terry Green]

Nah...lots of great hunters are and were snap shooters.  If the shoe fits....