That's kind of tough to do, Rangeball. But I'll try...

If you read Ferguson's book, you'll see he talks about using the gap system to get started. Great stuff. A new shooter will pick up accuracy a lot quicker than using the ol' poke-n-hope, trial and error type instinctive shooting that Asbell teaches. Also, when you switch bows or arrow weights, you can figure out how the bow shoots andfigure out the gapswithin a few shots, so there's not acomplete relearning process going on when you change something.

But he also talks about later on, when you become fairly proficient with the gap system, to start concentrating more and more on the target and less and less on the gap. The way I interpret what he's talking about as far as becoming the arrow, is going past the gap system and moving right into instinctive shooting.

You become an instinctive shooter, but you know the exact method you used to get there, and you got there much quicker than you would have using trial and error. When something goes sour, you can backtrack to using the gap system again to get everything lined out and working. When you change to a different bow, you go back to gaps to figure it out, then continue on your merry way.

But the one common factor between the two different ways of aiming is this: Focus on and aim at the smallest part of the target you can see. Aim at the target butt and you might miss the whole thing. Aim at the target on the butt, and you might miss the target but hit the butt. Aim at the black circle in the middle of the target. You might miss the black circle, but hit the target. Aim at the X in the middle of the black circle. You might miss the X, but hit the black circle. Aim at the animal, you'll miss the animal. Aim at the hair directly over his heart. You might miss the hair, but hit the heart.

Some things Ferguson does don't work as well for me as some of the things Asbell does, and vice versa. Ferguson recommends using a deep hook, with the string all the way into the creases of his fingertips. Asbell pulls the string on his fingertips, just in front of the creases. I like Asbell's way better. Asbell says to not worry aboutyour anchor but Ferguson (correctly) stresses the importance of a solid anchor. Asbell says you've got to bend your knees to focus your concentration. Ferguson says you take a relaxed stance. My knees like the relaxed stancemuch betterthan doingthe semi-crouch.

And some things that work for me are things that neither of them do. Ferguson teaches using a low wrist, Asbell uses the high wrist. I like using a straight, neutral wrist position. Neither of the other two really work for me.

So, what I recommend doing is read both their books. Try out some ideas. Find out what worksfor you and incorporate it into your style. Ditch what doesn't work. Don't try to be a total clone of either one.

They both have equally good thoughts on bow/arrow tuning, and having everything set up and tuned properly is half the battle.