Author Topic: Reasons a RH shooter misses left (Read 1985 times)

gregg dudley · « **Reply #20 on:** May 11, 2020, 10:46:40 AM »

A lot of things mentioned above can cause the problem, but for me it is a different issue. When I start shooting left, it is usually because I am overdrawing the bow and turning my head away from a normal alignment to meet the anchor. This usually happens when i am focusing on back tension at the expense of other things.

Tradcat · « **Reply #21 on:** May 14, 2020, 09:06:05 PM »

Same thing was happening to me and I can tell you what helped me tremendously. I reviewed the video of John Schulz in Hitting Em Like Howard Hill and his explanation of a “soft release” is what I was doing. As crazy as it sounds, when I held back my pinky tip with my thumb, it was a game changer! Seriously! Tradcat

acolobowhunter · « **Reply #22 on:** May 16, 2020, 11:44:46 PM »

This may sound pretty simple, but when I find myself shooting a little left, it is because I am gripping the bow tight. Seems to torque the bow upon release. When I shoot left, on the next shot I relax my bow hand and the arrow moves back to the right. I always know what my problem is with left shooting - not saying this is your problem, but you might give it a try. Relax your bow hand and don't put a death grip on it. Seems the more we try the tighter the grip gets on the bow.