Frustrated!

[Lee Lobbestael]

Well I used to pluck only occasionally but all of a sudden the other night I started plucking at least half of my shots. I tried increasing back tension but nothing seemed to help. Also I pluck just as often on a blank bale! I shoot a self bow three under. I also switch between gun barrling and instinctive and seem to not pluck when gun barreling.       Not sure what to do about it. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!    

[T Lail]

let your mind go limp....you may be over thinking and developing some target panic.....get close and shoot with your eyes closed, and "make" your self pull through and release smooth.....if that don't work, take a couple of days off , archery is supposed to be fun !!!!!  

[njloco]

Blank bale, for a few weeks straight and nothing else. Think your way through while your doing it.

Hope it gets better for you.

[Larry247]

Probably what your doing is trying to control your shot by gapping instead of letting your instincts take over and just taing the shot.

Trust your instincts and see what happens.

[Lee Lobbestael]

Thanks guys! I'm gonna go home tonight and just "not care" and see what happens! I seem to always shoot better that way. if that doesnt work then back to the blank bale!

[mt-dew10]

One thing that helps me alot, and I just started doing more of it, is 'push' & 'pull'.  I used to focus alot more on 'pulling' as opposed to pushing and it caused me not only release problems but short drawing as well.  

Also, when you go to draw your bow-make sure you draw it with the muscles in your back.  While drawing, it is also quite helpful to have your drawing hand relaxed as possible with just enough tension in your fingers to hold the string.  when you hit your reference (anchor)continue to push/pull while relaxing the muscles in your arm which will in turn relax the fingers even more and cause a cleaner  release.  The release should almost be a surprise.

Anyway, there are many ways to skin the proverbial cat.  This is just what works for me.

[McDave]

Generally, plucking is an indication that you are creeping.  If that is the case, working on plucking is frustrating because you are working on a symptom and not a cause.  If you could video yourself with a fairly closeup shot of your drawing hand, and play it back in slow motion, you would know if you are creeping or not.  If you are creeping, you can solve that problem and probably the plucking will be solved along with it.

It is possible that you're plucking for some other reason, but I would want to eliminate creeping before I went any further.

[BowsanAiros]

Lee..
I'm assuming you have the same anchor point when shooting both? If you do, it "sounds like" you may
 be lifting your head a bit when shooting Instinctive, so the arrow isn't interfering in your shot. This
changes your anchor point before the shot and may cause your problem. A video would tell more..

I would suggest sticking with one or the other..

If you're going to stick with shoot instinctive, try dropping your anchor point. Use your trigger finger
against the side of your face or corner of your mouth. Against a tooth for ex.. You can also get 2
 anchor points by doing this. The other being your thumb against your jaw bone.. Make sure you FEEL
 your anchor point at all times. Slowing don't your instinctive shot for awhile will also help...

Originally posted by McDave:
Generally, plucking is an indication that you are creeping.  If that is the case, working on plucking is frustrating because you are working on a symptom and not a cause.  If you could video yourself with a fairly closeup shot of your drawing hand, and play it back in slow motion, you would know if you are creeping or not.  If you are creeping, you can solve that problem and probably the plucking will be solved along with it.

It is possible that you're plucking for some other reason, but I would want to eliminate creeping before I went any further.

BINGO!!!

Bisch

[LongStick64]

Keep Pulling
Keep Pulling
Keep Pulling.........and let the release take care of itself