Blank bale shooting?

[Moon]

Would someone please explain exactly what this is?  Also, I've heard some mention Rod Jenkins 21 days of blank bale shooting.  Where can I get information on that?

Thanks

[britt]

Give Rod a call. Ask him about blank bale and going to one of his clinics. He is a great guy with a lot of passion for archery.

[Bjorn]

People, me included, do this to work on form issues, and shot sequence, the idea is to eliminate aiming and work on drawing and releasing. An example might be if you have release problems you can re-do your entire shot cycle by 'blank bale' shooting.

[two4hooking]

I am on week 2 of just focusing on anchor and pull through......doing wonders for me and I can't wait for another week to be over so I can go aim :-)

[BearCrkBandit]

I've found that it's very helpful to alternate target and blank bale shooting all the time, if I just stick with target, it's easy for bad habits to creep in, and the blank bale is kind of a reset, to keep everything in check

[northener]

Blank bale shooting is helpful to engrain the shot sequence (draw, anchor, release and follow thru into your subconscious mind without the thought process of aiming.

Stand close to your target, close your eyes and shoot, try to imagine what the perfect shot feels like, your subconscious mind will pick up on this and repeat with any conscious thought, leaving you to only aim.

[moebow]

Moon,  What all the above posters are skirting around is that "blank bale" is shooting at something that catches your arrows BUT there is not "point" (bull's eye) to hit.  It is used for learning and practicing your "FORM" and nothing else.

What northener is referring to is "blind" bale work where you stand VERY close to the target butt and close your eyes to shoot so you can feel the shot.

There is also a "bridge" program that incorporates introducing a target to be hit to your form work.

Both are very good training  routines and should be a large majority of your practice.

Arne