Those of you that know me know that I've been shooting now for the better part of 27 years. I was just wondering if any of you have the same problem that I have. It seems that everytime that I practice I have a bad release or flinch of something that causes me to sling a arrow out through the woods.[:@] I don't if it's a loss of concentration or what but it seems that I can never get a completely clean practice round. Does anybody else have this problem or is it just me?

Ive bein shooting 35yrs and still go thru that .If I new the answer I would be rich and famous.The only answer I have we are not perfect

dont know what you guys are talking about, if u flinch like that on taget panic, then i hate to see what u do when a big buck comes!

It happened to me so I set my release to have a heavy tension. That way if I do flench it doesn't release. I try to concentrate on being smooth and slow. Wait for the arrow to be released. But don't conciously release it. It should actually be a supprise. Good luck.

You my friend, are suffering from a classic case of target panic. I've been battling with it for about 3 years now and it's definitely not an easy thing to get rid of. There's been a couple good threads over the summer on that topic that you might want to reference back on.

This one comes to mind: Target Panic Thread

While I never quite took the time to go through some of the more elaborate steps that some people suggested, I found the thing that helped me the most was simply creating a sequence of events in my mind for every time I shot. I would recite these events in order every time I shot, over and over and over. For me it was 1. Draw 2. Anchor 3. Aim 4. Hold Steady 5. Squeeze. I took my sweet time every time I shot to really emphasize the "Hold Steady" and "Squeeze" parts. If I couldn't hold steady or I felt like I was going to flinch and punch the trigger, I would simply let down, take a deep breath, and try it again. After awhile it all starts becoming a habit that is engrained in the way you shoot and you stop making those flinching mistakes.

Hope that helps.

I don't think that it could be classified as target panic because just like last night I shot about 30 arrows in my practice round and only had 1-2 punched trigger shots. It just seems like I can't go a whole round without dinking 1 or two.

Trust me, it's target panic. A mild case of it, but still a case nonetheless. I was the same way. I would shoot great all night and then for no apparent reason jerk while I released and send an arrow off into neverland.

Your getting fatigued and losing concentration.
Start calling your shots. ex. say out loud where your arrow will hit the target.
This will get you more in tune with how your body is reacting
make 10 quality shots ,rest then make ten more shots.
break up your practice routine.
Practice with your bow in hand, do not pull the string back!
Get in your simulated full draw position and practice calling your shots.
This book is excellent "Sight Alignment, Trigger control and the big lie"
By: M/SGT James R. Owens
It's main focus is about shooting a firearms, but 90% of the information is transferable.
Good Luck

Lazer Beam

Justin hit the nail on the head you have a mild case of TP and now is the perfect time to get rid of it before it gets a whole lot worse.

On those shots your mind is taking over, you see the pin on the target and your mind says shoot quick the end result is a punched trigger and an arrow heading to never never land.

What you have to do is take your mind out of play the best way I have found to achieve this is to start all my practice sessions blind baling my first 15 to 20 shots.
Doing this you get to feel the shot and the surprise release.

I have rarely flung an arrow out into the woods, but when I am off the mark it is one of two things. I either drop my bow arm, or I more the bow to the side trying to peek and see where the arrow goes. I know I have a good shot when after the arrow hits, I have to move my sight out of the way to see where I hit.