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GregB:
I've been doing quite a bit of shooting here lately, and although I'm making progress...I'm still not as consistant as I'd like to be. Shooting a bow is such a mental process for me (probably why I struggle with it ;D).

 Some days I'll go out to shoot and everything is clicking and I shoot great. Other days are a struggle. I've had target panic for several years now. If I ever let a little doubt enter my mind during the process of shooting, it's a fair bet I'm going to be off. If I can maintain my concentration through the shot, the arrow usually ends up where I want it.

When I miss, it's often by a wide margin due to flinching my arm. Arrows end up low/right of the aiming point. I've tried exercises such as drawing and not releasing the arrow, and also shooting with my eyes closed. They do seem to help...I just havn't had the patience to practice them for long.

What is really frustrating to me is that I have confidence that my bowarm is initially where it should be for an accurate shot prior to release. I just can't always hold that arm solid through the release without sometimes flinching. I have no trouble reaching anchor, just in what comes afterwards. The bow weight doesn't seem to be a problem either. Just a mental thing... :(

DanaM:
Try havin some of yer plum wine first. ;)
If that don't work maybe its yer string have Pat make ya one I hear their so dang good that they
immediately improve everything from shootin better to curing what ails ya ;D

Pat B:
Greg, here are a few things that have worked for me in the past. Shoot only one arrow, retrieve it and shoot again. Sometimes having other arrows in the target creates a false target and that's where my arrows go.   If you find your shooting is less than par, give it up for the time being. Don't creat bad habits that are quite difficult to loose.  Gice yourself a game plan,ie   concentrate, draw, anchor, release and followthrough. Use a montra that works for you.   Sometimes I find that when my shooting is off I will concentrate on the target and push my bow out towards the target come to anchor and shoot instead of holding the bow up and pulling the string to anchor...and, like Dana said, if you need a magic string, just let me know! ;D   Pat

Coo-wah-chobee:
..........Maybe somebody will explain to me what target panic is ? Not a brief explanation but an in depth explanation of what it is supposed to be.......bob

Justin Snyder:

--- Quote from: Kowechobe on June 05, 2007, 04:04:43 pm ---..........Maybe somebody will explain to me what target panic is ? Not a brief explanation but an in depth explanation of what it is supposed to be.......bob

--- End quote ---

Greg, that is not what I would call target panic.  Just mental doubt or mental fatigue.

Bob, I cant give you an in depth explanation without talking in circles.  You get thinking too much and your adrenalin gets pumping and you cannot shoot accurately.  Basically like buck fever, but with any target. It could be caused by a large buck, or can be caused by people watching if you aren't used to shooting in public.  Anything that causes you anxiety and keeps you from shooting good.  Justin

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