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learning to shoot- am unaware of anchor point etc, have questions

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keekeerun:
keep practiceing. just remember shooting primitve or traditional is a JOURNEY. Each day you'll learn something new, and your brain won't let you forget the good shots you've made. Make it fun, and it will come. And one day you'll be typing the same advice on here to the next fellow.

Otoe Bow:
Keep practicing and develop your muscle memory, as it pertains to anchor points etc.  That helps make you consistant without having to think about it,  and develop that laser-like visual lock-in with a small target, (remeber:  see small, miss small).  Your eyes will guide your hands.  Quit thinking too much and avoid the 6 inch miss.  That's the one you miss because you used too much of the 6 inches between each ear.

Glad you elbow is getting better.  I developed a similar problem last fall.  I've laid off since December and now the elbow is better.  Sometimes rest is the best medicine.

Otoe

Pat B:
The keys to good shooting is consistency of form(very important), concentration(extremely important) and a smooth release. When I'm shooting(something I haven't done much of lately), and my form drops off or my concentration is slipping I go back inside. The bad habits you gain from non-productive shooting are very difficult to get rid of.  You don't have to shoot 50 or 100 arrows a day if you make every arrow count. You do have to shoot enough to get your muscles familiar with the actions of shooting. Now, when I shoot it is 12 to 18 arrows at different targets from different distances...and I don't shoot at a bulls eye. I pick a spot in the target I'm shooting at.   Pat

carpenter374:
Just try to make sure your focus is good, and you get a good clean release. Dont pluck the string like a guitar just keep your hand still and let the string go. I try to 'just shoot' most of the time unless i notice a serious problem then i break down my shooting to see what im doin wrong.

Minuteman:
'I'm gonna have to go against the "just shoot" mentality. I've seen a whole lot of primitive archers that couldn't hardly shoot the side of a 5 gallon bucket at 10 yards let alone pick a spot and drill it. The whole thing boils down to repeatability of your form.
 Now theres nothing wrong with doing it your own way as far as anchor points and how you hold yer bow and stuff like that, although some are better than others for certain kinds of bows. But there are a few things you need to get imbedded in yer brain like Pat said. Your anchor needs to be there EVERY TIME or your gonna be inconsistent, whether its at the corner of your mouth or under your pectoral muscle, same every time. Keeping your bow arm still through the shot will improve your shooting, having a dead release(non moving ) is good , Keeping the bow arm,  shoulders and the upper arm of your drawing arm in a straight line helps as well. Now all these things , any shooting form, even bad ones, have to be learned.
 I had to break down my form last spring and build it back from scratch. I'd developed some really bad habits. I was having accuracy issues at 20 yards, not good. I did alot of shooting from 10 yards at a blank haybale. Just concentrating on feeling my anchor and how I was doing everything til I got it ingrained again.
 Oh yeah the big one , "PICK A SPOT"
  It helps to have the properly spined arrows for your bow as well. I've seen folks fighting to  hit a target with underspined arrows and its hard.

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