Originally Posted by
doetrain
My first miss was the same,low and to the front. I figured out what I did after the excitement passed. I hit my heavy jacket the left sleeve which caused my bow to shift left,also I failed to bend at the waist. It should have been an easy shot but I also rushed it a bit. The Doe was 15 to 18 yards or so out from my tree and gave me a perfect broadside shot in a clear lane of fire. I stood there for a few moments in shock that I missed so bad with such a easy set up. I tried to nock another arrow but the Doe trotted off before I could get a second shot.
Anticipating the shot and dropping your bow at release is a common problem that has happened to a lot of hunters. Myself included. It's habit to want to see where you hit the animal, so instinct is to drop your bow out of the way to see the impact.
I think many times this happens and hunters don't realize it's not the distance, or size of the target at the angle, but actually not following through on your shot as you normally would.