i can do this!!!!!

huntnmuleys · 08-14-2005, 03:12 PM

wow am i pleased!

i have toyed with the idea of going traditional for a while now, but target panic/snap shooting was killing me. with my compound, i could hold off target all day, couldnt hardly move that pin. with my recurve, if i was just in my house i could hold it , at the target it just went. sucked. anyway, i switched to a mechanical release with my compound, problem solved. i have no idea why it worked, but im done with target panic and more accurate than ive ever been.

previously (year or so ago) i posted on here about my problem, and one thing a guy said was get a lighter pound bow, i was shooting 65 lbs. plus, it was a bear kodiak magnum, really short. last fall i tried a buddies 57 lb palmer custom, 60 inches long. i could hold it all day, felt like 40 lbs compared to that kodiak magnum. figured that may just be part of the problem. i traded for a bear grizzly at 60 lbs, but it is 58 inches long. problem solved, i can comfortably hold it like my compound! so ive been experimenting, and found that if i draw off the target (for me i always draw just over with my compound, no idea why i just naturally draw there) , pick a spot on the target, and move my bow arm according ly, then steady it i can do this! i am conisstantly hitting a pie plate at 20-25 yards right now!

not saying im going strictly traditional yet, ive got more work to do, but im working on it!.

Guss · 08-14-2005, 04:06 PM

Sounds great, keep up the good work. Most of this sport is in your head.

I hate calling it a sport [:'(], makes me think of things like golf.

BobCo19-65 · 08-15-2005, 07:24 AM

Sounds like you are moving right along! Keep with it!

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pick a spot on the target, and move my bow arm accordingly,

Just a tip, (and this is especially if you find that you are moving your bow arm a lot)you may want to try to keep the upper body alignment as consistant as possible. If you find that you need to move your bow arm left/right, then adjust your stance accordingly. If you need to adjust up/down, make your adjustment by bending at the waist. Try to keep your shoulders, arms (at full draw), and arrow all parrellel and pointed at the target.