That is really good shooting Mudd! I've been practicing this evening. I have sore muscles from getting up and down off the ground. I finally got two arrows in the plate in one round. I'm going to practice some more, Lord willing, and post my score later in the week.
I found a way to keep the arrow on the shelf. I had one arrow that would stay on the shelf using the technique I mentioned before. I padded my string with duct tape but that didn't help much. Here's what worked best:
I cut about a six in strip of plastic off a milk jug, folded in half and taped it together. I
held it in my bow hand so that it stuck up far enough to hold the arrow on the shelf. It doesn't seem to interfer with the shot.