when things are not right?

[ron w]

Go take the dogs for a walk or chase the wife around the kitchen table. Then go try it again later. Talk yourself thru the shot, focus on back tension and a steady bow arm.....you'll be fine!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Thanks for the answers fella's. Chuck, You are right I need to relax.

Mikey and Ken hit the nail on the head as I know they know some of my daily work frustrations.  If my mind is "buzzing" from a tough day/week.  I am shooting like crap.

For me its like ron say's. I have to calm down, and come back with a clean slate. Sometimes though for me, it can take a day or two.

I was just curious if people can work through it or if the problem would only get worse. personally I think I could potentially develop a bad habit If I try to physically work it out!

[wapitirod]

I build and help guys with shooting big bore hunting handguns and it's the same thing.  If they start having issues (normally flinching) and keep shooting they start to develop a permanent issue that is alot harder to break than if they just walk away for a bit.

[SERGIO VENNERI]

What Roger said.

[Thumper Dunker]

Whats a good release    I might quit and come back. But if Im just funning around ,I just relax and do it.(shoot the target with my shot gun.)Can't do that im in town.

[GRINCH]

Charlie we all have bad days,walk away until you're in a better frame of mind.

[Biggamefish]

I agree Grinch,  Sometimes we are in a funk and really don't know it.  Little things screw us up in our heads.  I have tried to fight through it and I seem to just get worse as time goes on.  If I put my bow down for even and hour or two and comeback it is a world of difference

[Hoyt]

If I quit when things weren't right I'd never get to shoot. I work through it trying to find what the problem is and very seldom quit on a bad note.

[Tom Anderson]

I'm an NRA certified and 4H rifle instructor and I always tell my folks that "perfect practice makes perfect".  If you're having a bad day and bad habits are causing poor shooting, whether it applies to rifles or bows, quit!  Come back later when those bad habits have subsided.

[DayTripper]

I learned to walk away from the session before frustration set in.