Don, I have to modify what I posted earlier. Not that what I said wasn't valid but...
After 5 years with no improvement, something is going on.
When my shooting goes sour, I'll get within 5 yards of a target butt and shoot arrow after arrow into it with my eyes closed. I'm concentrating on getting the feel of the correct shooting form grooved into my muscle memory. I want to hit my primary, secondary and tertiary anchor points (middle finger over my canine tooth, index finger on my cheekbone and first joint in my thumb at the corner of my jaw), I want to feel the back tension and I want to feel the string tension riding mostly on my middle finger. Last, I want to feel the tension riding off my middle finger on the release and no movement of the string hand or bow arm (I use a dead hand release).
When I've got that working good, THEN I'll open my eyes and start working on concentration on the spot I want to hit. I'm sure you worked a lot on form with your compounds. Stickbows are no different in that you have to work on form with them too. You don't just string 'em up and start shooting x-rings. But they're a lot more fun to shoot! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
One other thing I do is grab a compound when my form is really stinkin'. Like 'em or not, compounds are GREAT training aids.
Brian, you don't ever see the point clearly. Your total concentration is on the spot you want to hit, but the tip is visible (blurry, but visible) in your peripheral vision. You don't see exactly where you're aiming the tip in reference to the target, but you get a pretty good idea.
If you concentrate entirely on the tip and using a distinct aiming reference on the ground in front of a target, or a tree or cloud behind it, on a long shot, then you're using point of aim. I shot with a guy once who drew and let down about 3 times on one target. Asked him what was wrong and he said his aim point kept moving. Turned out the 'rock' he'd chosen as his point of aim was a turtle. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>