For all you skeptics out there (like me!), Jay's techniques really work, and in a short amount of time!
I just converted from compound to traditional late last fall. I started with a 50# Martin Vision (bought off Tradgang) and found I didn't have control of the bow. I had no trouble pulling the bow back, I just couldn't hold it at my anchor and aim properly. I felt "over-bowed" and I'm a good size fella so imagine my surprise when I had trouble with a 50# bow. After shooting a couple months and not getting anywhere with my 50# bow, I decided to buy a 40# Martin Vision (bought off Tradgang) to work on form thinking this was my problem. A couple months went by and I did better with the lighter poundage bow but my groups were wide and I still didn't shoot well at all. I needed lots of improvement and I was trying to do it my own way.
I saw Jay's post here on Tradgang so I ordered his book then emailed him about my problem. He replied that my problem was "premature hold" and said he could cure it and gave me exercises to work on. In about 3 days of doing the exercises with my 40# bow, I was already shooting much better. It was amazing how quickly the exercises helped me. Just to test that the exercises were really helping me and that this wasn't just a fluke, I decided to try out my 50# bow and I was still a little skeptical. Afer all, I spent a few months trying to do it my way and was not getting better. With the 50# bow I did the exercises as the book describes and then started shooting. WOW! The exercises worked! I was amazed and excited that I could finally shoot my 50# bow and hit what I was aiming at.
I went back to the 40# bow to work on form and repeat the exercises. My groups shrank tremendously. I stuck with the 40# bow for a long time because the lighter bows are easier to do the exercises with in the beginning. So, about a month later I grabbed the 50# bow wanting to see if I could still shoot it after having set it aside for a while. As you can probably guess, the answer is YES! Ok, so now I'm convinced that the exercises work and I mostly shoot the 50# now. I will occasionally break out the 40# to work on form and of course work on the exercises. As Jay states, these exercises should be part of your regular shooting routine. (Read the book!) I find myself falling back into the old routine of the "premature hold" on occasion and all I have to do is go back to the training to fix it. It works!
Another ineresting aspect to the exercises was that they helped me find my anchor. I also went from shooting with a glove to using a tab. I prefered a tab but before reading Jay's book couldn't shoot well with it all (I couldn't shoot well period). When I started the exercises I used a tab only and now I use a tab full time. I'm not bad mouthing gloves, I just prefer a tab and Jay's shooting techniques made it so I could use a tab. His book helped me tremendously as you can tell. This is the only book I've read to improve my shooting and I highly recommend it to anyone else who's new to traditional archery or anyone who wants to improve their accuracy. The success rate speaks for itself. The problem really is all in your head and Jay can fix it. Thanks Jay!
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