Lisa and I were practicing the other day out to 20 yards. We got to talking about what it really feels like when we are doing everything right. What is our mind doing when we are really ON.
In the instant between when my brain says RELEASE and my fingers get the message, I simply "know" when a shot is tightly on target. When I am concentrating correctly and pick a spot, everything around that spot blurs and the spot is crystal clear. The arrow seems to fly down a tunnel and hit where I’m looking. The trick for me is to look at a very precise spot.
Lisa says that for her, it's the mental equivalent of driving down a rutted dirt road and the wheels jump into the ruts. Think in the ruts, stay in the ruts, and shoot a good arrow. Do everything the same way every time. Push hard, pull hard, all the way through the release.
One of my best buddies says everything goes blank and he never remembers releasing the arrow until it's on its way (when things are working right). My other buddy has no idea how it works. He picks a spot and just shoots it.
How do things feel or look when YOU got your mojo workin'?
OkKeith
Topic: What's it like when you got your mojo workin'? (Read 205 times)
