Maybe you're trying too hard. Don't shoot past the frustration point in your practice sessions. Shoot until your accuracy starts going south and put the bow away till the next day or day after. Even if that's only a dozen arrows or so. Good advice given to me was to practice every other day, as it gives the muscles a chance to heal and regroup. Like Arthur says, get out into the woods and do some stump shooting. It always gets me through and improves the heck outta my attitude. Nothing better to sharpen the old shooting eye.

I also agree with you starting over by getting close to the target, closing your eyes and shooting. Make sure that you've got the proper back tension, a consistent grip on the bow, the same draw length each and every time, the same rock solid anchor each time, the same cant and a rock solid bow arm that's steadily pushing at the target, as you execute a smooth, pull through release. Something I was guilty off when I first starting shooting with fingers, which is all I've ever done, is I plucked the string instead of relaxing my hand as I pulled through.

You've already done what your body needs to do to be accurate. You just need to remember what that was, and getting close and paying strict attention to your form and the mechanics of the shot will possibly help you to figure it out.

Make em sharp and shoot em straight, or leave em home.

Edited by - wahya on 01/03/2003 15:43:23