Target panic! to be more specific, in my case I started anticipating the shot. After many yrs. of weekly 3D shoots, I started getting in the habit of anticipating my shot before I was ready to release the arrow. I would be shooting 1/2way through the course and bam! Next target my arrow might end up in a tree. To compensate I started to release the arrow quicker, I was not ready! My shooting got worse, and I fought it.

The best thing I did was to read a portion of Len Cardinale' s book(s) on target panic.......understanding why and how I developed this after so many years of regular shooting. For some reason I started to think of too many things at once while in full draw! The human mind cannot do that! I had lost the feel and the more I fought it the more I struggled.

I had to go out in the dark, get back at 5-10 yds and close my eyes to shoot! This became my daily routine at dusk or dark. I envisioned only where I wanted to aim, not thinking of my anchor or release. I did this without worrying about my groups. Its all mental preparation. Eventually I was able to move back after a few close range shots, then open my eyes, graduating back to daylight shooting and still warming up at very close ranges while shooting with my eyes closed. I still have the problem at times, but now I know what I need to do to prepare myself. Funny thing is, it never happens until I shoot several arrows. It doesn' t influence my hunting at all!