Originally posted by David Yukon:
I'm saying instinctive as G Fred Asbel see's it, not using the arrow in your aiming. Just wondering.
I didn't think that a lot of trad shooter where using them, elevated rest that is.
Cheers
It is physically IMPOSSIBLE not to use your arrow to aim when you shoot a bow. It is in front of your EYES! You can't not see it unless you are shooting with your eyes closed.
Next time you have your bow drawn back, wiggle the pinky of your anchored bow hand while looking down range. You will see THAT, so how can you not see the arrow in front of your eyes...
No matter how much you say you are not using it, your brain is a LOT smarter than you are and it is using everything it can to AIM your arrow.
So,
EVERYBODY gap shoots :eek: Some deliberately use the arrow to aim, some unconsciously. Most "instinctive" shooters have shot so much and are so good with the gap it is a smooth, effortless process.
Here is an accurate statement: The only instinctive shot an archer makes is his first.
Anyway, it may take you two or three shots after shooting for years either off the shelf or off a rest for your brain to adjust to the other, but it will, and it will quickly.
Those illustrations we see all the time with the hand and the thumb extended showing the difference between the shelf and an elevated rest and straight vs. canted bow are GREATLY exaggerated.
There is a half inch difference between the shelf and a rest...your brain can handle it!