Blind bale practice

[acollins]

I would really like to work on my form this winter in the basement. Can some explain a plan for blind bale shooting or a link that explains it.

Thanks.

[Doc Nock]

I'm sure others will provide a link.

The way a gent who worked with Lennie Cardinele told me, it's around 5 yards, eye level and you "run the shot"

Nothing about a target..it's blank bale...

Focus on how t he grip feels in your hand, where you put pressure on the grip...then your fingers on the string...how you load what fingers with what pressure, then your draw, using and focusing on back tension, then hitting your anchor... and without consciously "releasing" increase your draw or tighten your back muscles and "pull thru" till the arrow is gone...

Then there is another stage he called the "Bridge"... where you shoot at 5 yards, 10 yards, 15 and at each yardage, if you ONCE fail to go thru "Running your shot" and start to focus on the aiming, you go back and start over/

Tedious!  But I did it regularly for a few months, and then when I shot, I wasn't trying to hit a target, but to execute my shot properly...

I increased my draw 3/4", and amazingly (to me) I shot better!

YMMV... and others might sophisticate the above a lot for you or provide the requested "LINK"

[moebow]

There is a difference between blind bale and blank bale shooting.  

In blind bale, eyes closed and "feeling" the shot, you are working for the FEEL of the shot and all the parts.

In blank bale, your eyes are open, and you are trying to FEEL the shot while accepting visual input at the same time.

They are not interchangeable!  Work blind bale to learn the FEEL of the shot from start to finish.  With blank bale, continue working for the FEEL of the shot while looking at a back stop BUT NOT a target to be hit (bull's eye).

Then the next step is the bridge as mentioned above.

Arne

[njloco]

To add to the above info, another important part of blind bale practice is muscle memmory. Since one cannot multitask, it's very difficult to try and hit a target and at the same time concentrate on good form, so one or the other stuffers. If one ingranes the form to muscle memory then all one has to do when shooting at a target, is concentrate on hitting the target, the subconscious will do the rest. Just like riding a bike.

[McDave]

Blind bale also lets you isolate one thing at a time. For example, you can change your grip and focus on how that feels, without worrying about the effect on your whole shot. Or, if your hand has been flying away from your face, blind bale helps you to isolate what might be causing it, again without worrying about other things that might be going on in your shot.

[Tajue17]

also a saw horse with towels or carpet draped over works too.. arrows can smack down to the ground but for me they didn't go thru enough to hit wall because it hung loosely...might not be the best but was a way I practiced with magnus Bullheads and got the idea for shooting indoors without a target.

best practice there is though,,, I think people who practice shooting at round competition targets are only handicapping themselves later when it comes to picking a spot on game.