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Llamma1:
I keep hearing about gap shooting. So what is the concept of it. How would one start to do it. Thank you.

PEARL DRUMS:
The gap is the distance between the arrows point and your target at full draw. Your aiming. One HUGE problem with gap shooting is you have to now know your yardage to be accurate, that's never good. Plus, it adds tremendous strain to a self bow. Since its a method of aiming you have to hold the bow drawn longer than desired to zero in. Im just not a fan of at all if you cant tell.

adb:
Gap shooting is judging the position of the arrow tip relative to the target. In other words, you're actually looking at the arrow. Often, not a good thing. Instinctive shooting is all about target focus... concentrating on the spot on the target you want to hit, and letting instinct do the rest... much like throwing a baseball. I ONLY use gap shooting if I'm target shooting at 40 yards (which I rarely do), because I find my arrow trajectory is too much, and I miss low instinctively. Some of the archery events I attend require targets at 40 yards. Other than that, it's instinctive. Remember, aim small, miss small.

jayman448:
i know i slightly different definition of gap shooting. my good buddy is a gap shooter (or so he says) but does not use the arrow tip at all. (this could be point of aim?) he claims that you must know how far your arrow will drop at a certain distance and then aim at it as if it were twenty yards, or wherever your bow still shoots flat at. he coaxed me to try it here and there and ive had varied success. personally ill stick with my instinctive XD

Pappy:
jayman, that is what they call their point on distance, any distance less or more you have to adjust where you aim and depending on where you anchor and how flat you bow set up is will determine your point on distance, in other words if you use a high anchor your point on will be at a closer range than if you use a lower anchor. also a fast set up will have less adjustments to make than a slower set up. Very accurate method to shoot, but I prefer just looking and shooting. :) :)
   Pappy

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