Bow/Me shooting right???

pvtcook · 10-06-2006, 06:55 PM

Hello, Im new to the forum and I hope I can get some help.
Ive been bow hunting for 3yrs. I shoot a Hoyt Razortech. Every year when I get my bow out Im shooting to the right. I can move my sight and be dead on which is what I did again this year. However I shot a doe this evening and hit her in the rear. She was standing broadside facing to my left. So I missed right again. Im pretty sure its my form but dont know what I could be doing that would make me shoot right. I have a level on my sight so I know my bow is level. My muzzys shoot exactly like my fieldpoints so I dont think my bow is out of tune. Please help.
Dee

tkycaller · 10-06-2006, 07:03 PM

You may be punching the trigger. When I do that my arrows fly a little low and right.

BGfisher · 10-06-2006, 07:16 PM

Ther are a couple of things that can cause this. One: Your draw length may be too long and you have trouble staying right at full draw. You may not realize it but most people draw back to the stops and then when setling in they creep forward, some as much as 1/2".

The second is form related. Do you get the urge to see your arrow go or see where it hits? If you do then it's possible that as you release you "collapse" pulling your head away from the string while at the same time pushing the bow to the right. All this in an effort to see the arrow go.

And then there's the possiblity it's a combination of the two. And I'd bet it is. None the less, it's not necessary to see your arrow in flight. The only thing you should be mentally conscious of is aiming the bow. To that end, if you execute the shot right then the arrow will be where your sight pin was when the bow went off. You have to have confidence in your equipment and your abilities with it.

Now, this isn't something you learn overnight. It takes a lot of mental work long before any hunting season comes along. It takes hours and hours during the spring and summer shooting SPOTS or no target at all (blind baling).You have to train your brain which in turn trains the body.Once you get your form down and your confidence up then I think you'll find that you won't be shooting right or left on any given day.

pvtcook · 10-06-2006, 07:26 PM

I appreciate the help. One thing is I dont have a clue where my arrow hits. I hate this but I just cant see my arrow. I tried shooting w/ both eyes open but my left eye is dominant. I always try to aim small and keep my pin on the target after the release. I shot a couple of days ago @ 40yrds and was dead on. After tonight my cofidence is really lacking.
I shot twice@ 25 yrds when I got home tonight and both shots were about1.5inchs right Could I be torqueing my wrist? Would that make me shoot right?
Dee

CAJUNBOWHNTR · 10-07-2006, 01:22 PM

Changing the pressure point of the grip or "grabbing" the bow as you shoot can change the arrow impact,but what you are talking about is pretty dramatic.Do you shoot with a sling?? Try a sling and shoot with a loose or open hand.You are right handed??

CB

hldeerhunter · 10-12-2006, 01:17 PM

Go with the loop or (as I do) i only hold the bow with my pointer finger and my thumb. I make a loop with those two fingers around the grip. It works for me. IF you are left eye dominant then you should be shooting left handed. Also, do you shoot with a release or fingers? When I shot fingers if i did not keep my hand against my face I shot to the left.