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youngbowyer:
Well today I messed around with a few different techniques. I found that for my sweeter shooting bows I preferred 3 fingers under and for my bows that are on the heaver side I like to shoot split-finger. I also worked some on my form and nocking the arrow in the same spot every time. My old skill is starting to come back ;D

bowtarist:
"take a couple of oranges out throw them around and just start shooting them", that sounds a little spendy, and messy. 

I shoot @ tennis balls and old dead basket balls and soccer balls and what ever is laying around  >:D.  Seriously, flat bsket ball or such, arrow won't bounce much.  Use blunts.  I use a vitals insert that I got at an auction for $1 too.  shoot from your knees and twisting to look @ the target too.  I have used the "gap" shooting in a sense. I find my point on spot, that is where you blurrily see your arrow point and it is right over your target and that's where it hits.  Mine is about 30 yards.  I love that shot @ targets, less yardage is harder for me.

This is my strategy for this year, shoot from a tree stand or elevated spot (your roof perhaps).  I shoot on the ground all the time, but I hunt plenty from a treestand and have not shot out of one for practice nearly enough.  ;)

Keep us posted and keep calm this year.  :o dpgratz

Pappy:
Lots of ways to shoot,but I suggest picking one and staying with it,changing style and set ups all the time won't help much. I look at what I want to hit and shoot,but their are lots of other way that are very accurate. Shooting instinctive
takes a lot of arrows at a lot of unknown distance to perfect. Other styles do also but not as much after you get your form right. By the way nocking the arrow in the same place/gripping the bow the same/front bow arm steady and a consistant anchor are key to good accurate shooting.  :) :) I shoot a lot of different bows and that can be a problem but most I build for myself shoot about the same,some a little flatter and faster than others but not much difference at hunting ranges. I also shoot the same arrows for practice as I do for hunting ,except for the business end.  ;) :) :)
   Pappy

BowEd:
Pap hit the nail on the head there.Shooting at different distances helps your minds eye remember automatically what to do.Everything else being the same.I shoot same weight hunting arrows always.Takes a lot of arrows though that's for sure.My problem is shooting different bows too often too.

johnston:
Tom, I realize you asked about methods other than instinctive so let me give you my
version of "semi" instinctive. It works for me and believe me the other methods that I have
tried are numerous to say the least.
I start my shot with my bow down and just a little tension on the string. I am am focused
totally on my spot and as I bring the bow up to shooting position I align the arrow (not
aim it but align it ) with where I want to hit. Now from that point as I start the push pull
of my draw the arrow is totally ignored and my whole being is focused on the spot. When
I hit my anchor point the string is dropped. I never hold at full draw more than half a second.

The whole act of shooting a bow is ,to me, based on rhythm. Everything should be as smooth
as possible and done every single time at the same speed. Quick or slow is up to you as long
as you keep it smooth. We are speaking of practice shooting here cause in the field you do what you gotta do.
But if you practice enough, muscle memory will put the shot where you want it.

Last thing.. you cannot be thinking about your form while trying to hit a shot. The whole concept of
form must be worked on and attained separately from actually trying to hit something. You simply
cannot do both at the same time. If I find myself thinking while practicing I got a little game I play
to break that habit. Set yourself up about 7 yards from the target which is of course a T-Rex, grizzly
bear, tiger or mother in law, whichever scares you the most. Have 10 or so arrows at hand and shoot
as fast as you can with no thoughts of anything but speed.Snap shoot but be sure to come to full draw
and stay as smooth as you can as fast as you can through all the arrows. It is fun and it eliminates
thinking.  While a whole lot of thought and work is required to become competent with a bow, an actual
money shot requires none at all. It will just happen.

Lane

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