Shooting right diagnosis

[Bow Bum]

OK. Here's the deal.

RH shooter
Split finger
Arrows tuned well via barshaft and BH tuning.
Vast majority of my missing is low, or right, especially at 25+ yards.

I know the cause for low missing. I'm dropping my bow arm at the longer ranges for some reason, and I'm working on follow through to correct this.

As for the missing right at the same ranges. My guess is that I'm collapsing, which is causing string pluck. I also notice that for some reason I tip my head more as if to concentrate more at this distance. I believe it may also be serving to hinder full expansion at release, thus, not pulling inline with the string. (plucking, or at least a poor loose)

Does this sound right? Any suggestions?

I would like to be sure I'm thinking through the mechanics of this the right way.

Regards,

Brian

[Green]

If you're be able to post a video of you shooting there's plenty of folks who'd be able to help you here.  Phone video uploaded to youtube or photobucket works well.

[jcp161]

I was shooting over the weekend on a 3D course and was pulling my shots to the right. The guy I was shooting with told me I was pulling my hand off of my face when I released instead of coming straight back. I concentrated on keeping my hand along my face when I released. When I changed up, it stopped. Hope this helps.

[robertson]

Originally posted by jcp161:
I was shooting over the weekend on a 3D course and was pulling my shots to the right. The guy I was shooting with told me I was pulling my hand off of my face when I released instead of coming straight back. I concentrated on keeping my hand along my face when I released. When I changed up, it stopped. Hope this helps.

Yeap !!!!  Right on the " spot "

[hvyhitter]

When I start dropping my bow arm its usually because I quit focusing on my spot at release and get distracted by the arrow so the arm automatically drops out of the way. I just start concentrating harder on my target spot at release until impact and "will" the arrow there and it closes my groups right up ................YMMV

[cbCrow]

There is one other possibilty and that you may be canting the bow to much to the right. You may be doing this and dropping bow trying to get a better look at flight of the arrow.

[Bow Bum]

I'm pretty sure I was correct on my diagnosis. My shooting has gone downhill very quickly. I normally shoot very well and am very confident to 20+ yards but its been so bad I'v been shooting poor at 10 sometimes.

Here's what I believe to be the problem:

I WAS NOT COMING TO FULL DRAW!

I don't know how I somehow forgot my anchor? Then I started thinking maybe its TP???? (I try not to even read the word, much less speak, or type it) Then my shooitng got frustrating and un-enjoyable, so I'm on about a 1 week break. Maybe I'll forget that I forgot??
B

[Bowmania]

I don't have to ask how much you blank bale!!!

Bowmania

[MT Longbow]

try changing the cant of your bow, keep same form consistant as you can be and shoot from varing degrees of cant ...this really helped me bring my arrows to the right when I was missing left.  it really doesnt take much  but try exaggerated movement then reduce to bring back in line.

Patrick

[Ed Q]

What about torquing the bow with the bow hand?  Could that also contribute to shooting to the right?

I just started shooting a recurve with more of a pistol-like grip about a month or two ago.  Before then, I had been shooting a long bow for about a year and a half.  I immediately noticed my shots were going to the right, and the further the distance from the target, the more to the right they were.  At about 10 yds, I had groups in the center, but at 20, they were way too the right, about 6" to 10" or so.  I had been gripping the bow lightly, but with more of an up-and-down, vertical type fist like I would normally grip my longbow.

Tonight, I tried for the first time a grip with more of a 45-degree angle, almost like a normal fist when a punch almost reaches its full extension, but not quite horizontal.  I immediately noticed a drastic improvement - no more shots to the right.  Of course, it could be that I fixed something else, like my release, without realizing it, but it's too coincidental.  I'll continue to try the 45-degree angle grip to see if that fixed it for good.  I only thought I'd mention the grip and the possibility that it might be torquing the bow?  Hope this helps.

[Ed Q]

Update: Shot again tonight with my grip at more of a 45-deg angle.  Sadly, arrows were going to the right again, just not as pronounced as before with the straight, up-and-down grip.  Went back to the straight, up-and-down grip, and they were shooting way more the right.  So, looks like the 45-deg angled grip helps me some, but there was something else not right.

Decided to try shooting with just two fingers, instead of three (I shoot split), using only the index top and middle bottom.  As soon as I went to two fingers, no more shooting to the right!  I guess I was plucking the string more when adding my ring finger in the mix?

Just thought I'd throw my experience out there in the hopes of helping you and the rest narrow down problems when shots go to the right.

[gretchen]

If you are a right handed shooter arrows to the right ALWAYS mean a weak spine.To stiffen the spine either go down in point weight or cut the arrow by 1/8" until they hit where youre looking.

Dewayne