Originally posted by Legolas:
I do not like gapping because I look at the spot where I want to hit. Not the point of my arrow and then the place it is in relation to the target.That just goes against the flow of shooting.
Gapping means that you focus on the target and also see the arrow point, but it is out of focus in your peripheral vision. You don't ever focus on the arrow point when gap shooting. Gapping means that you calculate the shot, meaning that you estimate the distance to the target, and place the arrow point either above, below, or on the target based on your estimate of the distance and gaps you have determined based on previous practice. Maybe it's the calculation you really object to, since otherwise what you're doing is pretty close to gap shooting.
Howard Hill used a form of gap shooting that he called "split vision," which was gap shooting without the calculation. He placed the arrow point on a spot that felt right to him without worrying about calculating anything, while always focusing on the target. So, there is somewhat of a crossover between gap and instinctive in his method. This is also the method I prefer, since I didn't take up archery to do a lot of calculations. I get plenty of calculating in my business as a CPA, and I shoot the bow and arrow to get away from that.
There is another aiming method called "point of aim," where you do focus on the arrow point, but I don't think many people use that method these days.