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arachnid:
Hi guys.
I've come to realize that the main problem with my accuracy is my lack of concentration. So, I'd like to hear from the experts- How do you focus? What do you do to gain better concentration?
I've read about visualizing the shot or staring at the target but I'm not sure HOW it's done. Any tips would be welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Dor

Chief RID:
No expert here. I will say, I never thought I would get to a point where I was comfortable "grippin and rippin" but it is coming along. I did a lot of gap shooting and learning what my arrow was doing at different distances, for a few years now since I started back shooting every day. I now can forget all that aiming stuff and just concentrate on picking a spot and maintaining form. I will check gaps every once in a while while shooting distances beyond 20 to 25 yds but I seem to be getting where I am increasing my distances that I can just grip and rip. All I know is it feels good to be hitting where I am looking. Still working on it.

Pat B:
I think the most important thing about accurate shooting is to get your muscle memory chiseled into your body by shooting a lot, concentrating on your form and on every shot. Start out 5 yards from the target, close your eyes and concentrating on your grip, fingers on the string, pulling to a solid anchor and releasing. Do this 100 times until it is a natural feel. Then move back to 10 yards but this time open your eyes(safety first) but follow the above path. When you can hit your target consistantly move back 5 yards more and continue.
 Shoot every day as much as you comfortably can(50-100 shots). If you don't really feel like shooting or can't concentrate, put is all down and come back later. Bad habits are harder to break than new habits are to learn. By doing this and by making your shooting style consistent you can eventually shoot consistently without thinking. Now, you can concentrate on your accuracy, you can concentrate on where the arrow WILL go, where it will hit that hair over the kill zone.
 When I'm hunting, many times I don't remember the shot. I often remember putting tension on the string then seeing the arrow in the target but not the actual shot. I let my brain deal with all of that peripheral junk and just concentrate on where the arrow will go. 

Enharrington:
I am definitely no expert and only recently made a self bow I like and good set of arrows.  But I had the same problem with focus as you. One day I used a paper Stewart's coffee cup as a target and realized if I concentrated on actually reading the word Stewart's while I was shooting my accuracy improved. I used something with a word on it I could read for a few weeks and it really helped me focus. 

Pat B:
That sounds like a great exercise, En. Once you get good at hitting the writing then concentrate on letters in the words.
Aim small, miss small!   ;)

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