I developed a severe case of target panic/flinching or whatever you want to call it a couple years ago. THERE IS NO QUICK FIX.... PERIOD. It' s a long drawn out process but it can make you a better shooter than before. First and foremost you must have the correct draw length. If it' s to long your dead before you start. This allows you to use your back muscles to trigger the shot. If you shoot a release you don' t want it hair trigger... nor would you want it too hard. If you shoot a release you MUST get the tip of your finger off that trigger. Your trigger finger should curl over the trigger at about the first knuckle.

After everything is set you just stand 8 or 10 feet from a big bale(NO TARGET FACE to aim at. You draw, get on target in the center of the bale, draw and anchor, take up the slack on the trigger, CLOSE YOUR EYES, and pull through the shot with your back muscles. It should be a surprise when the shot goes off. You should not be pulling with your finger. Once the finger is hooked and the slack taken up you just shoot with back tension. TO me it was easier to invision a spot 4 or 5 inches behind my elbow and to try and pull my elbow backward with my back muscles. IF THE SHOT DOESN' T HAPPEN IN 8 SECONDS....... LET DOWN AND START OVER.

In the beginning you' ll let down a lot. DO NOT take a bad shot to get rid of the arrow......let down. YOU are not allowed to shoot at spots or target faces for at least 2 or 3 weeks, maybe more. I shot blind bales for 2 months in the garage. I' d walk out, shoot 3 to 10 arrows and go back inside. 30 minutes later I might be back for more. I shot sometimes like that off and on most of the day and nights when commericials came on the tube.

When you fell you have it, go outside and start at about 10 yards. It' s a good idea before each session to shoot 8 or 10 blind bale shots to make sure you' re not punching or jerking and that you are infact using back tension to trigger the shot.
Start outside with a blind bale at 10 yards. If it goes alright you can add a large target.... like a paper plate. Don' t be tempted into shooting spots or small targets. Aim for the center of the plate and go through the routine, point, draw, take up the slack, SEE THE SPOT, pull through the shot. IF it doesn' t happen in 8 seconds, let down and start over. If you punch, jerk, panic..... immediately stop and go back to the blind bales. Shoot outside close for a day... always being mindful of the surprised shot. AS you feel comfortable and feel the REALLY good shot coming easier... you can move back but stay with a big target. When you don' t have to let down, or keep going to the blind bale you can start decreasing the size of your target.

ALWAYS, a good idea to start and end every practice session with a few blind bale shots. RECAP.... Correct draw length, no hair trigger, tip of the finger off the trigger, draw, take up slack, back tension..... LET DOWN IF YOU MUST. A no shot is far better than making the shot go off with poor form. Good luck.