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Little John:
Every time I catch my self shooting poorly I go back to using my back muscles  to pull the bow to a deep anchor and it makes the release good , do not move your bow hand till the arrow is in the target. Stiff arrows will shot to the left for a rt hand shooter and rt for too limber at 10-20 yards. If you can get one arrow that shoots well, try to coppy it, belive it or not you can get into the ball park by hand spining ( just bending them by hand and  getting the feel for what works for you). If you can get Howard Hills book Hunting the hard way, Fred Asbells  instinctive shooting, or Hit them like Howard Hill by Sholtz it will shorten the learning curve. But my best advice is to anchor deep and pull the bow with your back ( your arms are only attachments between the bow and your back.   Oh and try to get a good shooter to coach you.   Kenneth

GregB:
If you think about it, an arrow leaving a bow is the result of a lot of movement and energy released in an instant. You have to keep your focus and control through that "instant" that the arrow is loosed. I agree with the advice that Mullet and Little John gave you....practice form/technique up close to the target until you start hitting consistantly then move back.

I typically line up with the target with my bow arm outstretched and a little tension on the string. I'm focusing on where I want to hit through the draw, and try to have a consistent anchor which for me is a light touch of my middle finger to the back corner of my mouth. Remember that your anchor is like the rear sight of a rifle...if you vary your anchor point, you'll see the same variation at the target when your arrows reach it. I try to keep my elbow at least horizontal if not slightly higher, and mentally feel that I'm still on target when I release the arrow. Then I try my best to hold my bow arm solid with out dropping it until the arrow reaches the target (called follow-through). When it all comes together, the result is an arrow where I want it to go. I don't always control it though, and it is frustrating when I loose the arrow and know I've made a mistake even when trying so hard not to. Shooting well involves doing exactly the same process time after time. After you've shot your bow a lot, you'll know where to elevate your bow arm for the different distances...instinctively.

I used to shoot the Fred Asbel technique of swinging the bow up and drawing simultaneously, then releasing when hitting anchor. I like my current method better because I'm in line from the start without any sideways motion. Keep it smooth and when at full draw turn to granite from a movement standpoint.

Practice, practice, practice!  ;)

Arthur Herrmann:
Sometimes I consider buying a compound... but then I slap myself!  ;DI am a tree addict. I check out trees. Sometimes, my mouth waters at the thought of cutting my neighbors trees, which are always straighter and more of them than in my backyard!

I look at the comounds, and I can feel my instinct tellin me that not right, and my Great Grandparents turn over in their grave.

Then I realize that I am right where I belong.  ;)

Pat B:
Arthur, you are right where you belong. Guys like your Dad and his friends need guys like us around. I am a member of a hunting club in GA. This is the same 8 or so guys for the last 25 years on the same property. All of them shoot compounds, always have, always will. I have been shooting a trad bow at least since'86 or so(wheels before that) and have offered to make any or all of them bows if they would hunt with them. No takers...yet! ::)   
   I build and shoot bows for me! If they want to join me they are welcomed. We are all very good friends and will continue to share many memorable and pleasant camp fires together. ..but If for some reason I wasn't there any more, they would really miss me. ;)  I would become one of those stories told around the camp fire over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. ::)
   Don't let them bother you. Do it the way you want and do it well! they will respect you for your effort and successes.  8)       Pat

sailordad:
arthur.
never comform just to be part of the crowd.
do things your way and on your terms, you will not only be accepted but also respected for sticking to your ways.

                                                                             peace,
                                                                                 tim

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