Trying to cure my target panic

[PJ]

I wish there was a cure. Many have tried and there are a number of solutions. You will just have to try many and see what works. When you have found the right one you will know.

[arrow flynn]

tp is areal bummer i think changing my draw from swing to set draw is what did it for me also the clicker helped

[BowsanAiros]

In order to cure your target panic, you have to know the cause.. Most likely it lack of confidence
 in your shooting abilities and also "thinking" about everything else but the target..
Find out why you have it and when it started will help in the curring process. !

[Lazy Ike]

McDave, Since hearing that other people were using the sliding anchor, I decided to give it another try. I had sort of discovered this for myself , but I called it my fiddlers anchor. This time I am having really positive results. I come to what would be almost full solid anchor and then pull back farther , then ease off a bit , then back farther again. Maybe farther than the first time .  I really am trying not to know when the release will happen. The goal is just to have it go when I'm back at one of the rearward pulls. It really breaks the tension. Sort of like the way you operate a cue stick when shooting pool. You don't pull back to a distance from the ball and freeze there. You stay in a bit of motion and stay free and relaxed.
I shot with a clicker for a long time and even switched to lefty for almost a year. I really think this method will allow me to shoot with more freedom and enjoyment than the other things I've tried.
BTW the arrow isn't really moving that far back and forth. Watching in a mirror I'd say it's maybe 3/8ths of an inch tops. I have not videod it yet , but I'll bet the actual release point ( draw length at release ) is 1/4 " or less variation

[kenner]

What we practice is what we get good at.

Start very close to the bale and focus on the finest point possible; Pull with your elbow; Hold; Breathe.  Shoot only one arrow at a time.

When you get good at this,, back up two steps, or maybe even three.  It may take days to even begin to re-program.

The arrows fly where the mind puts them.  If I'm scattered, so are my arrows.  Narrow your focus to the smallest spot possible.  You will always shoot right around your focus... If that focus is small,, great!

Don't shoot if/when you're stressed.  Just go out and make a meditation out of it.  I like to shoot in the dark.  It reduces the distractions and allows you to pay attention to "the feel".

Shooting dandelions and clover can help, too,, as long as there's no rocks in the yard....

I tried a clicker and it just gave me more stress.  I like what BowsanAiros had to say, a few lines up.

Good luck!.... Ken

[Lazy Ike]

Just an update on the sliding anchor . I've been using it now for a few days and I think I'm on the verge of shooting without tp. I think the thing that really helps is not having a count or certain pull through that triggers the release. I draw to my anchor, pull back a bit more , ease off just a little and then pull again. The goal is to always shoot on one of the pulls and never on an ease up.If I were to tell myself that I were always going to release on the second pull or the third pull, I would start to freeze before that pull, and not be able to move back. The beauty of this is it keeps the release subconscious. The hardest distance for me to shoot is point-on , and I'm even getting to the place that I have control there.
This thread made me give this another try, and so far , It's really working.
BTW Longstick, I hate the clicker too, that's why I've kept trying other things


Ike

[JamesKerr]

I used to have target panic in the worst kind of ways I could not get to anchor or make an accurate shot. I finally got the Push Release DVD and since then my target panic is gone. I would recommend this DVD to anyone who has target panic. It's that good and it works as you are now focussing on your shot sequence rather than the target on every shot. You just let your eyes do their job and get you on target.

[Gapmaster]

I ALWAYS tell myself before I draw the bow that " I am not going to shoot this arrow". Then I draw and aim, but do not release. After a couple of times I don't have any issue with target panic. But, I see guys on the line start to "flinch" and stuff like that I just turn my head and look the other way. I swear that stuff is contagious LOL. Al Henderson has a book called " understanding winning archery" that is just wonderful. Lots of great things in that book. Good luck.  

[ncsaknech1ydh]

Is there another name for the DVD Push/Release method? Where can you get it?