Keep It Simple Stupid

[Jhawk]

Well this saying holds true.  I have been gearing up for the upcoming season and getting ready to make up some new hunting arrows.  I was tinkering a bit with weight and felt confident with what I came up with.  

Well a few weeks ago I thought I saw a "barrel roll" in my arrows.  This is something I have fought over the past few years and felt I had resolved with a double knock point and working on my release.  In my shooting sessions the past weeks I have been so consumed with correcting my arrow flight that my shooting was terrible.  I was concentrating on release, watching my arrow, adjusting knock point, changing weight, changing anchor, etc.  

Well last night I went to shoot and all I did was focus on my target.  I didn't care what my arrow was doing in flight.  In the end I have no idea what my arrow was doing in flight as I couldn't see it, but what I do know is my shooting was as good as it has been in a while.  It was enjoyable again just shooting and not worrying about all the little details.  

My advice to myself is just pick your spot and shoot.  Don't make it more complicated than it needs to be.

[Alexander Traditional]

I couldn't agree more. I will get my arrows flying perfect,and then one day they aren't doing right,so I go to changing things. I usually end up right where I had it to begin. I know now that when I get my set up where it needs to be,that if anything changes it's me,and I just keep shooting and leave my set up alone.

[grouseshooter002]

[Tom L]

I went through the same with arrow flight about 2 seasons ago spent WAY to much time watching arrows fly and being angry. I built some new arrows made the first one fly right and started looking at the target. If it aint right it's me.

Tom

[hvyhitter]

throw some broadheads on and shoot for a while........  nothing gives you confidence in our setup than a broadhead that is hitting what you want it to..........

[Tom L]

Originally posted by hvyhitter:
throw some broadheads on and shoot for a while........  nothing gives you confidence in our setup than a broadhead that is hitting what you want it to..........

I agree 100%

Tom

[LB_hntr]

Well said about the broadheads....everyone should be shooting broadheads a lot before the season. I shoot the almost exclusively from July up to October opener.

About all the other things that were getting you stumped a bit. Remember is a stick and a string....nothing more! You pull it back and let it go. Let the compound guys and techies worry about the incidentals. Just have fun and be consistent and it will all come together.

[WildmanSC]

I focus on aim point.  If I want to know what my arrow is doing in flight, I let the paper shoot tell me.  With my present bow and arrow combo I'm shooting bullets.  And that's reflected in my shooting down range, too!

Bill