shooting left?

[team fudd]

My shooting has improved a lot since taking advice found here, thanks!   but every once in a while I have an unexplained shot left about ten inches or a foot sometimes slightly low.  I know when I miss right what I usually did but my release seems good most of the time and I am shocked when I the arrow flies way off course.  Any ideas or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

[hvyhitter]

Your getting distracted by your arrow flying and moving your bow arm to look. Stare at your aiming point until impact and concentrate on keeping bow up during follow through.

[cbCrow]

Another thing you may want to check is you may be collapsing occasionally. Usually when I start to fatique I'll have some arrows do this and I know its time to quit.

[Friend]

Definately not immune to this issue myself. There are many variables that may contribute to shooting a periodic stray left.

A relaxed shot execution has been personally valueble in reducing errant arrows. And if one occurrs, I normally can discern what happened.

A routine that that works for me:

Start with a relaxed stance, bow hand and string hand and relaxed draw.

1. Relax at anchor with back muscles doing the actual work.
2. Focus on the spot, trust your bow arm and  pause(for me ~2 seconds) while on target, slightly increase back tension and forward pressure in a controlled manner.

3. Release in a relaxed manner allowing you bow arm to move naturally forward then slightly down to the left. Allow your string hand to naturally move back as the shoulder blades move together.
The release and follow thru, if fluid, makes keeping my head down and remaining focused on the target much easier.

The smooth release thru a fluid conclusion is a great experience.

[Osage61]

Excellent description of "the shot" Friend. I have been focusing more on my back tension and have found improvement in my shooting. However, once in awhile I would get a flyer way to the left. Appreciate this well written routine and will be thinking about it today when I hit the range.

[Osage61]

Just got some more information from a thread I started on this forum:"quick question about release." There was good info there as well.  Should be a good day at my driveway range practicing what has been shared here  

[team fudd]

thanks for all the help!! it is much appreciated!!

[smokin joe]

My left flyers are always caused by not making sure my eye is over the back of the arrow. I think this is a form of "peeking" to watch the arrow. Of course, if my eye isn't over the back of my arrow, my anchor is off mark and the arrows aren't pointed where I think they are.
I hope this helps.
Joe

[gonefishing600]

I have the same problem. I wonder if lefty's have a problem with their arrow missing to the right?

[Rick Richard]

I am a lefty and I am battling the same issue with shooting right.  I think It is not geting my eye over the back of the arrow and collapsing at release.

[team fudd]

update,  thanks for all the help,  I still have occasional flyers but not nearly as many. I have taken much of the advice to heart, thanks again,  cant really thank everybody enough,  cant imagine where I would be with my shooting if not for you guys!

[snakebit40]

I was shooting left last night and was getting very frustrated. I went inside when it got to dark to shoot and found the cause of my problem. I was moving my head to the string not bring the string to ME. I was just barely covering the spot I wanted to hit from my right eye with my nose. Hope that makes since. I turned my head to the right to much when I was dipping my head to the string. Once I found out what I was doing nothing but the bulls eye! Might not be what you were doing but thought I would throw in my experience for future reference.

[Flyinokra]

I do this sometimes as well. I have found that it usually has to do with me leaning into the string to much. I can normally tell b/c I hit the end of my nose.