trouble shooting consistantly

[recurvehunter]

guys ive been shooting for about three years i have plenty of muscle to pull my bow and great form i just cant shoot good day to day i mean i shoot yesterday and could hit tennis balls at thirty yards and today i stepped up to ten yards and couldnt hit them this is just discouraging thanks for any advice      

[Leo L.]

Me thinks the problem lies within your dome.

JMHO.

[GRINCH]

It sounds to me that your anchor isn't consistant,but without seeing you shoot it's only a guess.

[SemperFi]

For me it has taken 40 years to believe having
a left eye that is dominate and right handed caused the exact problem. At 63 yrs. I am now a left handed w/ a bow.

[McDave]

Having a pro work with me to establish consistent, repeatable form is what worked for me.  I shot on again, off again, for 20 years, like you describe, before I signed on for lessons with Rick Welch.  Though my accuracy has improved a lot, I still miss.  The difference is that now I have a pretty good idea of why I miss, and if I shoot another shot that corrects it, I know why I missed.

I know people are probably getting tired of a few of us constantly talking about Rick Welch, and I would imagine that there are others who could teach you just as well.  Rod Jenkins comes to mind.  Although I haven't had lessons from him, I have been impressed by his video, MBB III.

I suppose the ideal time for me to have had lessons from a pro would have been about 18 years ago; if I had, maybe I would be competing against Rick in the IBO.  But what the heck, I did a lot of other fun things during those 18 years, and making a leap forward is fun whenever it happens.

[dragon rider]

SemperFi,

Had exactly the same experience, shooting right handed while left eye dominant.  Vision wasn't worth a damn anyway.  Then I had cataract surgery and my left eye took over completely - I couldn't hit a bull in the butt with a snow shovel right handed - switched to left handed shooting and now at least my screw ups are consistent.  Oh, BTW, we're about the same age.

[TexasTrad]

I agree with Mcdave above regarding hiring a coach if it is possible.  Short of that, I would try setting up a video to film yourself shooting and see if you can spot what you are doing wrong when your shooting goes bad

[Terry Green]

How about videoing your self and posting it???....

Broadside so we can see your front side...and from overhead.