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Pat B:
It is all bare bow shooting  8) and if it works for you, that's what you should use.
 I'm sure my sub-conscience probably sees more than my eyes do while shooting but when the time comes, I like knowing all I have to do is concentrate on what the arrow WILL hit!  I want my form, draw, anchor and release to be automatic and it takes lots of shooting and concentrating to get there. One reason I got away from wheeled arrow launchers was there was too much crap to think about before I could release the arrow. ::)  The least amount of thought works better for me.  ;D

zeNBowyer:
I  don't  believe the  way  you aim/shoot has  any relationship  to the draw weight  of  your  bow

makenzie71:

--- Quote from: zeNBowyer on November 18, 2009, 06:09:19 pm ---I  don't  believe the  way  you aim/shoot has  any relationship  to the draw weight  of  your  bow

--- End quote ---

This.  Draw weight is only a factor in how much strength and stamina you have.

I shoot instinctive more often than not because I want to be in the practice of drawing and flying.  At the moment I can keep the 8/10 arrows in center mass (deer) shooting instinctive at about 30yds.  If I actually draw to the nose and sight the shaft I can hold about a 4" pattern.

Iukee:
I read Asbell's book and liked what I read so tried and tried, over a year, seemed like I was getting nowhere. Then one magical day I went out and started hitting and never looked back. I wish someone would have told me to have confidence in what I was doing. For me, I think the slight doubt I had in myself was my downfall, cuz once I became confident it's been smooth sailing ever since. Different weight bows don't bother me after a couple of shots I have bows from 40# to 70#. 

Pappy:
The Asbel method messed me up,I started it 25 or 30 years ago and if the swing and timing aren't just right I couldn't hit anything and after thinking about it, It is hard to have to swing and have all of that movement when game is close,it would cause me to short draw a lot so I kind of modified it.I look at what I want to hit then swing the bow up slowly till it feels right with just a little tension on the string then when I am settled I draw to anchor and release as soon as I hit anchor.It didn't help my shooting that much when everything was on with the Asbel method but it did make me more consendent day in and day out. Keenan is right shoot in the dark and it will tell you weather you are using and aiming point or not.We have some night shoots once in a
while and we had a guy who was a great shot and said he shot instinctive,well he went                   out on the course with nothing lit except a lantern at the target didn't hit a target.As far as weight of bow and weight of arrow I can't tell much difference at my hunting range but out passed 20 yards or so it will make a big difference if you haven't shot it a lot,at least it dose for me. A few pounds or a few grains on the bow or arrow, not much difference that I can tell but 10 lbs on the bow or 100 grains on the arrow makes a big difference for me. :)
   Pappy
 

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