When you program your brain to prepare (anticipate) for a specific action, the brain does not just stand by until you hit the ENTER key. If you tell yourself that you want to see the flight of the arrow and/or the impact location, you are going to consciously and/or unconsciously start the procedure before you make the shot. That is how dropping the bow too soon and " peeking" can occur.

I would bet that if some shooters were to evaluate their missed shots, step-by-step, they would realize that sometimes they remember more about seeing the flight of their arrow and/or the impact, more than they remember the shot and specifically what the quarry was doing at the time of the shot.

Each time a shooter has successfully killed a deer and remembers watching the flight of the arrow and seeing the impact point, that shooter' s belief that watching the arrow is ok, becomes reinforced. Very quickly, dropping the bow and peeking will become ingrained.

Once the arrow is on its way, watching the flight of the arrow will change nothing. The mental and physical action that comes in to play in order to watch the flight and see the impact can change many things. And often results in a missed shot.

I (personally) have a post-shot rhythm. Once I shoot, everything I have done to the point of shooting remains intact for a quick " three count." Sounds like a lifetime, but it is not.

I will go with " Wimp" and " Rack" on this one. Sometimes I might see the flight and or the impact, but not because I anticipated doing so.