what do you guys do?

[bowmaster12]

i was wondering what you folds do after a bad practice session?  I was out shoting today and struggled it was rough and i was getting frustrated so the next good arrow i shot was my last arrow and i packed it in.  how do you guys get over this for next tiem so you dont carry any bad habbits or thoughts into your next practice session.

[ChuckC]

I will say that you are not alone. .  and also that I am NOT the one to give you advice about shooting frustrations.  Keep at it and hang in there.
ChuckC

[Rob W.]

I change locations sometimes. I also shoot less often. Sometimes I shoot at nothing but 40 yrds. and over for a week straight. I'm not very good at that range but my 20yrd groups always tighten up. Rob

[joe ashton]

here is my answer.  If a shooting session is going sour I stop shooting targets.  I do not want to practice bad habits.  I will maybe move on a blank bale and shoot a few arrows with my eyes closed to work on some aspect of form.

joe

[njloco]

I pick up my light weight Hoyt and shoot it for form and release or I blank bale shoot, fixes it every time.

[BOWMARKS]

I quit trying so hard and just have a good time for that session of shooting. We all get those lousy days.

[Don Stokes]

Go roving. One random target, one shot. Does wonders for me.

[Pullonmylimb]

but the bow down for a bit.  sometimes a few minutes, sometimes an hour or so and do something else temporarily.  When I pick it up again I trust myself and am typically back in the game.

Kind of like pushing the re-set button or rebooting.

[Chumster]

Had one yesterday and couldn't understand it. After a long day at work was determined to work at it, I don't give up. I've been studying a lot of the shooting forum advice and focused on mechanics this evening. Took two bows out settled on one and started putting the arras closer to point of aim.

[dragonheart]

I used to shoot through it with blank bale.  Nowdays, I put it down.  I get away from it and come back refreshed, it is like overtraining.

[Archie]

I'm an insulin-dependant diabetic, diagnosed 2 years ago at 38.  I shoot as if I were blind when my sugar is too low or too high.  For years I was really inconsistent from day-to-day; now I think I know why.  If I just can't seem to shoot right, I pack it in, mark it down as a temporary blip, and try again some other day.

Archie

[jamesh76]

blank bale

[Pat B]

I hang my bow up and come back later. I know I can shoot and surely don't need to add any bad habits.

[Red4arm]

Shoot in the dark

[Night Wing]

If I'm having a bad shooting session, I don't fight it. I simply stop, go inside my house, forget about it and practice shooting on a different day.

[Spectre]

Originally posted by Don Stokes:
Go roving. One random target, one shot. Does wonders for me.

Yep. +1,582,943

[oldbohntr]

After 40 years of shooting stick bows, it still happens to me. Back when I worked for a living, I'd kid myself that it was no good to shoot when I was unhappy with the wife, the boss, miserable airline travel pressures, job stresses, whatever. But, I was out of town a lot and could only shoot a few days a week, so came to feel that there was also benefit to shooting when I didn't much feel like I wanted to: shooting my bow is my own special type of relaxation and -dammit- it makes me feel better, even when I KNOW I may not be building better form!!!  (this ain't the freakin' olympics!)  I found it was possible to return from a shooting session with a hell of a lot better attitude, even if I hadn't built better shooting skills!  

It's a lot harder to buckle down and shoot well when you are having a bad day.  A lot of days I don't succeed.  But, I shoot anyway.  And, after a few decades of this, and losing a few friends who loved it as much as I do....I'm thankful for every day I can shoot my bow and arrow!  There are things in life that are more important - but, so long as I don't have to choose between them- I'm going to continue to do my best to get my bow-and-arrow therapy every day I can!

Sorry, I got carried away there. The original point was: there should be no bad times doing something you love. Take the good you can from every chance you have. But, don't ever quit. Long term, you're better for all the experiences. Go out to shoot with a positive attitude.

[Kitseguecla]

I sometimes quit for a bit . I also like swiching to stump shooting .this usually does the trick for me . I'm fortunate though as I can just step out the door and shoot 20 yards from the house.Lol

[Thumper Dunker]

Go chase the ground sqirrels

[Bud B.]

It happened to me a few days ago. I went inside for a spell and came back out about 45 minutes later. I shot a few more times with the last group from 15yds all in the kill zone. I quit there.

I was tired from shooting too much.