ORIGINAL: Matt / PA
Assuming I already decided on a yardage and POA (and this is for 3D shooting)
My sequence begins by:
Setting my feet
Setting my bow hand
Deep breath in
Setting my bow arm position and angle as I draw level
Set my sight level AS I DRAW (That's what I am looking at)
Exhale a full breath as I draw
maintain upright posture
Draw to my anchor
Settle anchor
Lock aperture in peep center
Find correct pin or gap
Deep breath in
Relocate exact point of aim
Do NOT look back to pins
slowly exhale relaxed
Preload thumb trigger
transfer backtension to thumb trigger through pull and thumb flattening
maintain tight float until shot goes off
if I even THINK about air or lose focus, let down and start over.
I'm not a target shooter. I consider myself a "hunting" shooter. I'm wondering if you run thru this check list when you are shooting at game? Or do you hope that instinct and training take over?
I know I will never be as good of a shot as most of you guys.I don't want anybody to think that I don't agree with anyones methods.
I'm just wondering if people aproach shooting differently If they are target shooting vs practicing for hunting.
I never recieved any training. My approachhas always been pull back put the pin on the target and shoot. I have thought about this a lot over the years and have wondered if having a set sequence would help. I have always went back to pull and shoot. It's kinda like golf, If you start thinking about all the things your supposed to do with your swing it kinda messes you up. Plus at the moment of truth when your hunting I think most of that stuff goes right out the window. What are your thoughts?