The most important factor that is relative to both sports is TARGET (you hit the nail on the head with that one). As some of you may know I play on the mini tours and I am a teaching Golf Pro as well. I've studied the golf swing and both physically and mentally my whole life. Some great advise you gave. It's about TARGETS!!!!!! Try and take all the variables out of the equation. Golf and Bowhunting coincide more than people realize. They both have extenuating circumstances. They have weather to factor in, they may have obstacles to contend with, they both have a destination where you want your ball/arrow to arrive perfectly, they both require a lot of things to go right for succes.
Try to narrow your vision. Don't get caught up on all the outside influences. It's as simple (not really but good in theory) as pinpointing your target and get it there. Nothing else around you matters. Visualize the shot. visualize the tragectory of the golf ball and where it's going to land. Visualize the arrow flight and where it's going to penetrate. Don't look at a golf shot from 160 yards out as the distance it will be traveling in the air and the amount of time it will take to get there. Look at it as throwing a dart to a spot on the green. Don't visualize a 25 yard shot with the distance it will travel before it gets to the deer. Visualize the place on the deer and make it a pinpoint spot. Don't look at the entire green when hitting a wedge into it. Look at a leaf or distinct spot on the green and try to hit it there. Don't look at the entire body of a deer or the rack when shooting your bow. Look at the kill zone. Try to pick a single hair on the body if you have to. Don't look at a golf shot as having this big clumsy club in your hand and considering all the moving parts required to perform the shot. Look at the golf shot as taking your ball and placing it on the green. Don't look at all the components of your bow when shooting. Dont' get wrapped up in your release, drawing back, grip, etc......... Put the pin on the spot you want to hit and throw a dart!!
I think this is great advise and a good post. Of course I could be biased a little bit. If you narrow your focus and take all the variables out of the equation, you'll definitely find yourself becoming more proficient with either. Put yourself in a state of mind. Dare I say "THE ZONE"!!!! I have shaved strokes off my game simply by mind set and course management. Ability and dexteriry will only take you so far in any sport. At some point to get to the next level it's going to have to come from the mental side. Perfect example Tiger Woods. I don't want to turn this thread into a golf discussion, but what seperates Tiger from the rest? If you think it's solely golf ability you're dead wrong. Tiger is a mental giant. There are a lot of golfers on tour that are better ball strikers than Tiger. Nothing else in the world exists when he tees it up except for his TARGET!! that's it. And he has the unique ability to withstand all outside influences and make his body and mind perform and concentrate on one thing. TARGET. So whatever your sport may be this is huge advise. You can become better at whatever you do by training your mind.