ever doubt yourself

[Bonebuster]

Stump shooting, OR reduce yourself to ONE arrow at a time.

Shoot it...pull it...shoot it...pull it.

Every shot with the same discipline as when drawing on game.

[Overspined]

I had a wierd thing happen the other day. At Compton I decided to shoot with my chosen gear, which included a finger glove that I had ripped teh inserts out of just prior. I was disappointed with my shooting, as all my shooting and groups were to the right. I screwed with everything a bit when I got home, including my release and then I just decided to try my other glove and BINGO, arrows perfect, tight, and I am smiling again. Sometimes it isn't you, just can be tough to tell. I guess the glove was stretched a bit and hung on the string just a tad too much...I should have known it couldn't have been me  

[Hookeye]

On a date, yeah. In the field or stand, nope.

[NBK]

Quote: "I have killed alot of animals with my curve and I am so intense in my focus"

If you can't deny it, then how could you ever doubt it?

[lpcjon2]

I never doubt myself cause I don't have to impress anybody but me.  

[Bowwild]

Every archery will eventually miss. Some more than others and it appears you are missing small. Many good suggestions here. If my shot isn't feeling right I go to the String Bow and practice my form, shot execution, and follow through. (I've explained this so much on this site some are sick of it, I'm sure so I won't bore folks with it again).

I like to shoot blank bales, smaller spots, etc. When I want to focus on my form (without the String Bow) I simply walk up 7-8 yards from the target and WALLUP it. YOu might try putting a tiny sticker or pice of colored tape in the center of your deer's kill zone. See if that helps concentrate your focus. If so, then when you remove the tape remember you have to imagine a tinier spot than you've been looking at.  This is a great technique for new archers. Let them shoot groups without a tiny spot and then give them a spot. It helps them see more of what's possible from an accuracy standpoint. Much of this is just establishing, mainatining, or restoring confidence so you can commit to the shot.

[B/W lvr]

It's simple, if your thinking your stinking!!!! Frank

[Bowwild]

For years I've claimed, "In archery, if your mind wanders, so will the arrow."

[thunder1]

Reminds me of something Rod Jenkins said in a video. You do the aiming and let the other guy ( your skills practiced on the blind bale) run the shot.Bad things happen when you start checking up on the other guy. Try the blind bale exercise and see if that helps any. Just a thought.

[woodchucker]

Well actualy..... NO!

However..... I am EXTREMELY supersticious when it comes to hunting!!!!!

I will usualy practice daily for months in preperation for hunting season. Then, I stop a few days before "Opening Day" (always ending with a possitive group) and I DO NOT practice at all during the season.

I think this goes back to my old compound days back in the 1980's. I would be stripping vanes and busting nocks,then I would go out one day and just plain shoot like crap!!! Now of course it COULDN'T be ME!!! SOMETHING must be "bumped" or out of adjustment..... I would end up fiddlin' with things and get my sights so screwed up that I was lucky to even HIT a paper plate!!!

Traditional archery is "instinctive",If you've "got it" you've got it!!! Then again, anyone can have a bad day. I just don't want to walk out the back door for a "warm-up" before a hunt and find out that I'm having one!!!!!

[ncsaknech1ydh]

Thanks to another member on tradgang who told me to shoot one arrow at a time last spring, I have been shooting better than ever, I shoot from 5 to 35 yards, and plan to extend my range a bit more as my confidence allows, never from the same distance twice, I take my shot and then walk back get the single arrow and walk back to another spot and take another single shot, that is the only way I can slow myself down between shots no matter how hard I try, also it gives me time to mentally prepare for the next shot and really helps me to concentrate on my form for some reason. Also, I never pay any attention to the distance I am shooting at, I just let my brain program itself, and taking one shot at a time from different distances really helps me to achieve that. I shoot 21 shots in the morn and 21 most eves, it takes about 35 minutes for one session, I used to shoot alot more within that same time period, but I was not shooting nearly as well, so shooting less arrows is well worth the extra time it takes. DK.