ORIGINAL: bigcountry

If your one to be able to hit skoal cans out to 50 yards, but miss deer at 15 then thats target panic. If you can't pull back on an animal and keep your wits about you to make a good shot, thats target panic. I used to suffer bad from it, but what I do now is do a count down. Basically before I shoot, I go thru a check list in my head.Am I full draw? Is all the weight on my back? Am I looking thru my right eye? Do I have the right pin? Have a picked a spot? Am I starring at that spot? Am I low enough on the animal. Next, Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze the trigger. (or for trad bows, push the bow to the target slowly).

It sounds like a lot, and I have had deer move on while I have been going thru my steps, but its made all the difference in the world.