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bjrogg:
It is amazing how the mind and body work together a true miracle. I'm not sure how my mind really does it and I'm not saying I'm right and someone else is wrong. It seems like when everything is really working right my eyes focus on a spot and that's all I see. Maybe my mind process more images but it seems like if I just see the spot, anchor, draw, and release correctly. Then all my mind has to do is aim my bow arm though muscle memory. I know there are some great shooters out there that do aim but so far my brain just seems to be overloaded when I see anything but the spot. I'm all for whatever make a person a better shot and do experiments with different methods and release. When I first started shooting I tried a home made thumb ring and still shot off left side of bow. I really liked
The thumb ring but it does cause some problems shooting off that side.
Bjrogg

Pat B:
With instinctive shooting, as long as you are shooting at distances you are well practiced in you don't have to guess at the distance to the target, butt or deer. With the other methods I'm familiar with knowing the distance is critical.
Being able to concentrate on that spot and nothing else is what puts the arrow in that spot when released. Muscle memory and your brain takes care of everything else.

Urufu_Shinjiro:
Thumb ring shooter here, arrow on right side of bow, it the arrow is under my eye something has gone horribly horribly wrong, lol.

loon:

--- Quote from: Urufu_Shinjiro on August 08, 2016, 10:34:57 am ---Thumb ring shooter here, arrow on right side of bow, it the arrow is under my eye something has gone horribly horribly wrong, lol.

--- End quote ---

same. Also cannot aim with the string. "String blur", what's that? I imagine I could do it with a FITA style anchor with 3 fingers..  I still usually try to aim with the arrowhead or sometimes with the handle of the bow... usually doesn't go that well.

Since the arrow tail almost always hits my bow it tends to go right, but with some light spine arrows on this 25-30lb bow, it shot very very smooth and quietly and the arrows actually went a bit left! (also thumb ring)

Was never good at sports and hand/eye coordination so I don't know if instinctive would be the way to go...

I could try aiming with the left edge of the handle at shorter distances or with the bow/bow arm triangle under the arrow at longer distances like it's supposedly done for some thumb ring archery

DC:
I've never been good at anything that requires hand/eye coordination either. That may be the reason that I've kind of stopped improving. I try to shoot every day and I shoot 72(12 rounds of 6) when I do go out. I feel that should be enough practice. I have a 20 yd range in the yard and my target is two foot square. I still manage to miss the target a couple or three times in a session. Obviously some days are better. In a six arrow round 3 are usually in a six inch group but the other three are everywhere. Everything I've read seems to concentrate on the vertical(to allow for distance) and for left/ right they just say work on your form. Left/right problems are supposedly torquing and plucking(as far as I've read). Well I guess I do both. I would like to solve the l/r portion of my shooting first and then worry about the vertical. I'm going to have to ask one of the guys at the range for help. It's closed until Sept 12 so until then I'll just keep practicing. If nothing else it's building my strength. I can use a 45# bow now where as two years ago 35# was about it. I'm starting on a 35# one now just to see if it helps with my form. I should have kept one of the ones I made two years ago. The light ones are the easiest to give away ;D

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