I've seen all of the ones described and a few more, and tried most of them at one time or another. The dedicated "Asbell" style is the one that, for me, is easiest to spot. Hunker, swing draw, snap-shoot. I believe I've heard from more people that said it's caused them problems than have said it works for them. G. Fred has some good information in his books and vids, but I strongly recommend against learning to shoot that way. I've never seen a consistently accurate shooter that uses that style--and I've been to hundreds of tournaments over the years, from TX to PA.

The shooters that I have seen that are consistently accurate have a very controlled shooting style--the better ones are poetry in motion. They just amaze me. Nothing is rushed or random--very controlled, very concise, very consistent. That takes work--I've been working on it a while, and still am.

What I've "graduated" to, at least for now, is this (when I do it right anyway). If possible I get my feet set with my bow-arm shoulder paralell to the target (not always possible, even at a tournament--some shots require twisting, stretching out, leaning, etc.) I raise my bow arm, then try to pick a tiny spot on the target--where I want the arrow to go. When I feel I'm "there", I draw--not fast, not slow. I get my anchor, then apply more back tension--the idea for me is the same as pulling the trigger on a gun--I don't know exactly when the release will happen. I try to maintain focus on the spot after the release (one of the harder things for me to do--I catch myself trying to "peek" and see where I hit), and follow through with the shot--the only thing that moves is my string hand, straight back a little. If I'm having problems, I try to exaggerate the follow-through--this will often help me figure out what I'm doing wrong (bow arm dropped, release hand away from my face, etc.).

If I do it right, this generally works very well for me--but some days......well, we won't talk about those.

I can shoot quick if I need to (i.e., bowfishing, or the deer I shot this past season that only gave me a few seconds), but I rather not. I agree that learning to shoot well in a more controlled manner will make shooting faster much easier--it will be, for lack of a better term, "instinctive".

Swamp, good instruction can go a LONG way. I talked with Rod Jenkins earlier today, and he gave the go-ahead to let it be known that "Masters of the Barebow III" should be coming out mid-winter (they filmed it last week). It's primarily, (if not all?), Rod Jenkins and Larry Yien. I've never met Larry, but I know Rod can shoot, and he can also coach. The previous MBB vids were entertaining, but not what I'd suggest for someone trying to learn to shoot, or learn to shoot better--they were more about showing a little bit about a lot of different styles. I haven't seen it yet (obviously), but I'm confident in recommending MBB III, just because I know Rod. I plan on getting a copy as soon as it's available.

Chad