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Primitive psychotrigger?
Lee Lobbestael:
Ok Pete, also I don't know if I'm supposed to talk about other websites but on the shooters forum of tradgang.com there is a great post called target panic reality check. Its all about psychotriggers and Joel Turner is an expert on the subject. You should definitely look at it. When you use a psychotrigger it is important that after you lock on to your target, you concentrate intirely on the movement required to reach your trigger and not the trigger itself. For example after I lock on at full draw and aim I switch over mentally and completely concentrate on the movement of my index finger. I do not think about when my finger and thumb are going to touch. Doing so will eventually lead to the anticipation of the trigger. I also use a mantra in my head. I tel myself, keep pinching keep pinching keep pinching and concentrate with all my mind on that movement. Aiming is subconscious after you have locked on. You just continue to look at the spot and concentrate on the movement of whatever it is that gets you to your trigger. These are all straight from Joel Turner so I can't take any credit for these instructions. But give it a shot it might work for you. If that trigger doesn't work there are many more out there to try.
Olanigw (Pekane):
The last part of my draw is a slow squeeze of my shoulder blades, like I'm cracking a walnut between them. My trigger is reaching the max of my shoulders' range of motion.
Draw...aim&squeeeze... zing.
Lee Lobbestael:
Yeah Jay Kidwell's drills are great. They may help you get to the point where you can easily reach full draw and from that point a psychotrigger may be easier to adapt. Or you may not need one at all, everyone is different. Both Jay and Joel have helped me alot.
Lee Lobbestael:
Pekane I believe what you are describing is an anticipatory psychotrigger, meaning you know when its coming. I wish I was one of those guys that could consistantly shoot like this but I require a non anticipatory trigger because that means something else tells me when to release and that is important for beating back tp.
Lee Lobbestael:
Pete do you have masters of the barebow 4?
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