aiming/hitting target

[jkcerda]

I suck at it w/o the sight.
still trying to get the strength & not shake that much at full draw, tried using the tip of the arrow as a guide, but I shake a bit at full draw.

any tips on how to really get "instinctive" w/o cheating with a sight first?

[moebow]

Nothing wrong with a sight.  But what pound draw is your bow??  Shaking is often a symptom of too much weight and it is REALLY hard to learn to shoot that way.

Arne

[BOWMARKS]

If your shaking too much sounds like your over bowed.

[oldgrouch]

Sorry Bud, sounds like you're pulling too much weight.

After many years I've gone down to 30lbs. Just to re-establish proper form.

If you're shaking very much decide if it is nerves or strain.

If strain, lower poundage is your friend.

[Stumpkiller]

Look at the target, not the arrow.  Start at 10 yards and practice technique.  If you're holding the shot more than a second - let down and try again with a faster release.  Pause at anchor just a heartbeat and release.  

If you hold longer you'e probably aiming.

[ChuckC]

It is hard to describe.  When you throw, you don't line everything up.  When you shoot a handgun real close,  you point it, not aim it.  When you use a pea shooter you just blow it out.

As above.  you have to look at what you want to hit,  a small piece of it, and your mind takes over.  

Try making a smaller mark on your target to aim at.  The term aim small / miss small comes from that and is very real.  Stay very close until you master that range, then extend by playing.

and. .  there is nothing wrong with aiming techniques
ChuckC

[JamesKerr]

If you want to shoot totally instinctive than shooting at the smallest spot you can see will be the best thing you can do. If you are shaking a lot though at full draw you are probably overbowed and it will be hard to learn proper technique.