Ok guys, everyday I go out and shoot about 20-30 arrows. I take my first shot from 25yds everytime. Almost without fail that first shot hits about 5-6 inches to the right of where I am aiming. Once I shoot a couple arrows, I start stroking the bullseye. Whats my problem? Also, when I do miss its almost always to the right? I don' t think I am dropping by bow arm to the right, but I guess I could be subconscienously(sp) doing it. Any help would be appreciated.

If you' re left handed, you could be canting your bow to the right. That would cause you to hit right.

Other than that, you may be starting out with a different grip, and torqueing the bow. After shooting a few times, the bow then slides into the proper spot on your hand where you have your bow set up for. I solved this problem by wearing a jersey glove for all my shooting. 3-D, Indoor, hunting, everything. I always have that plain old brown jersey glove on my hand.

You might be peaking, trying to see where the arrow hit' s before you finish the follow through. When I miss, it' s usually right and it' s cause I' m peaking. Buckle down and follow through. Good luck Belle.

I think it' s a short warm up period. Muscle memory needs to re-establish itself. The same thing used to happen to me. Now that I have finally settled on what is comfortable, repeatable form, the first shots are in there every time.

Thanks guys, I have definitely narrowed it down to either grip torque or like Rob said, I' m peaking. I' ve always had a bad habit of try to get a peak of the arrow during flight. I hope I can get this corrected before opener.

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Bowdacious, I do shoot with a wrist strap and semi open handed. I must admit though, my wrist strap really serves no purpose as the bow does not tip forward after the shot, it just sort of stands straight up.

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I saw on a post that some folks use there pinky finger to touch the stabilizer....to prevent torq...I tried it, because I too had a problem shooting to the right....it works for me.. I reach down with my pinky(after drawing), realax my grip, and steady the bow with the pinky. I have also changed my anchor...too make it more consistant....and here' s the bad news....I make an effort to close my eyes as the bow releases the arrow... I know this sounds bad but it keeps me from peeking. Since I' ve made these changes, I haven' t had a problem shooting to the right. Only problem I see with this is, I won' t be able to see where the arrow goes on the deer. I believe the arrow will go where I aim it....but if you can' t see it, I guess you don' t know. I don' t believe I could see the arrow in flight or as it hits, I couldn' t while shooting 3D.

Bowdacious I agree 100% with that, when you are hunting you only get one shot, unless your name is 5 shot!

Bowdacious I think you did hit the nail on the head with his possible problem The way I know I have released clean is when the bow pops forward and my release hand goes straight back.