Gap shooting

[Budog56]

Im sure its here somewhere but couldnt find it..Can anyone explain what gap shooting is to me??

[Kingstaken]

Using the tip of the arrow as an sight pin at the target.
Takes practice to judge the distance from your stance to the target and to dertermine where the point of the arrow should be placed on the target to hit your mark.
In general some have the arrow tip right on target at 40 yards, some have 8" below at 20.

[bowmofo]

first you find your point of aim the yardage you can put the point of your arrow on the target and hit the spot. the higher you anchor the closer this distance will be.(three fingers under) once you establish this consistantly you can either walk the string,or gap the point,
 kind of like a sight pin. Might as well shoot a compound bow. Just my opinion,I hope I dont offend anyone. Mike

[Budog56]

Thats kinda what I thought just making sure..Thanks guys!!

[Molson]

Gap shooting is being aware of the space between your arrow and the target for use as a reference.  Your focus remains on the spot to be hit, not the arrow, and your instincts do the rest.

With Point of Aim, your focus remains on the tip of the arrow, not the target. The tip is placed on a predetermined spot, which will allow the arrow to hit the target.  Point of Aim is like shooting with a sight.

[BLACK WOLF]

It's basically just as Molson described.

Ray  

[gwhunter]

I guess to test to se if we are mentally aware, we would need different shapes lengths of the same weighted heads, Right?  If you shoot all of them the same, then we are probably completely focused on the target.  Does that sound right?

[BLACK WOLF]

Kingstaken is actually describing Point of Aim not Gap Aiming.

Ray  

[BLACK WOLF]

gwhunter,

Are you trying to devise a test to determine if an archer is truly aiming instinctively or if they are using some other conscious aiming system?

Just curious...why do you feel the need to test it?

Ray  

[Al Dean]

Don't know if Molson is describing gap but he is describing exactly how I shoot.  I like to think of it as instictive gap.

[BLACK WOLF]

Al,

I've been shooting Gap for so long it has almost become Instinctive...I also like to call it Instinctive Gap    I'm consciously aware of my gap but I don't consciously estimate the distance between my arrow tip to the target...I feel it.

Once I get to the point while aiming where I'm not consciously aware of anything other than the target, my Gap Aiming will have evolved into Instinctive Aiming.

Ray