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Titan_Bow:
Susequehannok, I've heard of that as well. I think he talks about that in his book. Somewhere I remember reading about shooting at a lit candle in the dark. I do alot of "form" practice, where I will stand 5-10yd from a good backstop, close my eyes, and concentrate on coming to draw, hitting a solid anchor, and releasing. This really forces you to concentrate on form. This has really helped my shooting over the last few years. I still suffer from "target panic" a bit, but this has really helped me.
recurve shooter:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on November 05, 2008, 10:58:13 am ---When you are in that Zen Zone there comes a time you "feel" the arrow flight before you release and you know where the point of impact will be immediately on release. And that can be distracting. Mark Baker, the guy that did the muzzleloader training for the stars in the movies "The Patriot" and "Last of the Mohicans", really said it best in an article he wrote about 9 years ago..."Aim small, miss small".
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and that explains why i shoot at impossibly small things like bottle tops on strings, those little apples, and a vine about a quarter of an inch thick on the side of a rotten tree. even when i miss (which i admit is offen) it is usually by less that 2 inches.
JW_Halverson:
Yeah, explains why my buddy, Barry, has a record of shooting perfect "field goal" arrows between buck's antlers!!! >:D
But when he's roving around shooting yucca plants he can pick a stem or leaf and cut it every time.
Susquehannock:
Yes Titan,
I think you are right. I believe I read about him shooting at candles or small lights in the dark.
hawkbow:
I try to shoot every day... hard to do with work.. at least 150 arrows each time ... no substitute for practice.. seems to work for me .... i can't rely on good form, most of my shots while in a huntin situation do not exactly allow for perfect form during the shot.. happy hunting Hawk
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