Picking the spot, Can you describe how it "feels"

[bornagainbowhunter]

tunnel vision... mmm, feels sweet.

[coaster500]

I'm not that good of a shot but what I notice is that if I hesitate that one second longer and stare "though" the spot I am much more consistent. I also like to shoot at a blank surface (like a real target or live game) and pick a spot where there is none. I will use a piece of cardboard over my rag bag for the blank surface and then sometimes for orange dot stickers (this also keep me from shooting out my targets). Then follow it with a second shot. I am not real good at the snap shot I have to spend that little extra time at full draw, focus and follow thru.....When it all comes together its sweet  

[elkbreath]

From dean torges...


Seeing Spots
©Dean Torges™

Every primitive archer loves stump shooting (or roving), but this pleasurable activity can contribute to bad habits for the hunter.

While roving, most of us see an object or feature that catches our eye. We shoot to it. We usually come very close to it when we don't hit it. The problem is that shooting game requires a much keener eye than that. It requires the ability to focus upon a spot beyond distractions which call to our attention, distractions such as antlers, horns or an animal's outline. Shooting game requires us to make shots to areas that do not attract our eye.

Stump shooting at obvious targets can develop a lazy eye and give us a false sense of our shooting ability. Next time roving, mix it up. Instead of shooting at a knot on a stump, shoot sometimes to a make-believe spot beside it. Instead of shooting at a conspicuous leaf, shoot to the upper left quadrant of the bare spot next to it, or to the barely visible leaf beside it. When the next opportunity at an animal occurs, you will be better prepared to create a spot where none exists, amidst distractions, too.


   

[kbetts]

I am no target archerer.  I would love to be, but for me its just not so.  I have days when I feel I can't miss and that is because my form is just "on" that day.  When I hunt, I very seldom miss due to the extra concentration.  It wasn't until I watched my turkey video from last April, for the fourth time, that I heard myself take a breathe before the long second shot.  I never knew I did it.  I'm satisfied knowing I've programmed my mind to "do its thing" during crunch time.  That IMO is instinctive shooting.

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by elkbreath:
From dean torges...


Seeing Spots
©Dean Torges™

Every primitive archer loves stump shooting (or roving), but this pleasurable activity can contribute to bad habits for the hunter.

While roving, most of us see an object or feature that catches our eye. We shoot to it. We usually come very close to it when we don't hit it. The problem is that shooting game requires a much keener eye than that. It requires the ability to focus upon a spot beyond distractions which call to our attention, distractions such as antlers, horns or an animal's outline. Shooting game requires us to make shots to areas that do not attract our eye.

Stump shooting at obvious targets can develop a lazy eye and give us a false sense of our shooting ability. Next time roving, mix it up. Instead of shooting at a knot on a stump, shoot sometimes to a make-believe spot beside it. Instead of shooting at a conspicuous leaf, shoot to the upper left quadrant of the bare spot next to it, or to the barely visible leaf beside it. When the next opportunity at an animal occurs, you will be better prepared to create a spot where none exists, amidst distractions, too.


     

Well said.....along with the button idea and constantly zooming in on a spot untill you release, this is one Im going to start useing!!

     

Thanks, Ben

[coaster500]

elkbreath, great stuff