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Ifrit617:
I was shooting today, and experienced something quite interesting.

Having read many books on archery and archery history, along with talking to some old time archery champions, I have heard quite a bit about being able to know when everything is perfect, see the path of the arrow before it is shot, and above all "feel" the arrow to the center of the bulls eye. I'm not talking about just picking a spot and shooting at it, as many instinctive archers do, but feeling the extension of your mind to your body to the bow to the arrow to the target.

I really experienced this today, and I could not miss. Every time I drew the string I "felt" the shot, and when I let go, the arrow appeared dead center in my target. I was hitting quarters at 25 yards. Not just from luck but almost every single time.

This is something I feel only trad/primitive shooters understand, and was just curious if anyone else every experienced this.

Jon

Adam:
I sure wish I would!

killir duck:
sometimes, but not often enough

turtle:
Yeah..... Once in a while then i loose it again.  :-\

Pat B:
When it happens I know it. Unfortunately is isn't a commin occurance.
  Reading some of the old timers like Fred Bear you know they knew about this. I remember reading about Fred on a goat hunt. As Fred was drawing, the goat walked behing a large bolder. Fred continued his draw and swing, launced the arrow to where the goat should have been and dead centered the goat, totally hidden by the bolder.
  Generally when I release the arrow I know right then if it was a good shot or not.

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