Does anyone have any simple but often overlooked tips for better shooting/bowhunting?

Being a newcomer to archery in general and bowhunting in particular, if there is a wrong way to do something I have probably found it. However, with the advice of experts (like yourselves!) and a great deal of trial and error I have been making steady progress.

I discovered a technique yesterday that now seems so obvious that I can't believe I didn't think of it before. In all my reading, I did not see this tip for better shooting mentioned anywhere despite the fact that it is based on human physiology and so applies to compound or recurve, fingers or release, instinctive or sights, aluminum or carbon.

Formerly, I would point the bow toward the target, draw, and anchor. This always resulted in an aiming point that was somewhat low, so I would begin to raise the bow with my left arm/shoulder. There are two problems with this: first, this produces a great deal of strain on the left arm/shoulder resulting in sore muscules. Second (and worse), this strain produces all kinds of problems with form from releasing before reaching the target aim just to get relief from the muscle strain to throwing my left arm to the left upon release resulting in arrows flying left and poor arrow flight. The farther the target distance, the more the bow must be raised and the worse the problems become.

Yesterday it occurred to me to point my rest toward the target, draw, and anchor. Now, my aiming point starts a little bit high and I lower it until I am pointing at the target. While raising the bow to target produced a great deal of muscle strain, lowering the bow to target is much easier: no muscle strain and no related form problems.

Despite being fatigued from doing a great deal of shooting yesterday, my last round yesterday was my best ever: 9 arrows in a five inch circle at 20 yards (not impressive for most of you, but a milestone for me, especially since I prefer to shoot fingers).

Many of you are reading this shooting tip (Don't raise the bow to the target, lower the bow to the target) and saying "well, duh!", but I do not recall seeing this simple but effective tip in any of the "how-to" guidelines I have come across. I wonder if any of you have similar "tricks of the trade" with respect to archery or bowhunting that are not often mentioned for the benefit of beginners.