Crossbow Shooting Technique
10-27-2011, 03:29 PM
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Spike
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Crossbow Shooting Technique
STARTERS SKILL TIP: Precisely shooting a crossbow requires two specific technique elements:
a firm aim and excellent trigger technique.
One way that you don’t want to begin is by anticipating the shot by either pulling on the trigger rapidly or simply “Jerking” the trigger. Everyone one knows that practice makes perfect, you will need to teach yourself on how to aim and shoot as being one single task. Were most people have difficulty in concentrating is when they aim and immediately pull the trigger, your brain briefly stops focusing on the task of aiming and begins focusing on the task of pulling the trigger and in the moment you'll perpetually drift slightly off target or flinch in anticipation of the shot.
Instead, practice and teach yourself to think of aiming and firing as ONE SINGLE TASK. Find your target in the scope, click-off your safety and steadily and gradually squeeze the trigger. Keep your crosshairs or red dot(s) steady on the bull’s-eye the entire time, and focus on maintaining your aim while your finger squeezes harder and harder. Keep it up until "POP", the trigger releases and the bow finally fires. A good shot might take as much as 8 to10 seconds. If you do it right, you should be almost surprised when the bow finally fires. You'll be dramatically more accurate with your new crossbow, if you start off right by practicing and teaching yourself to NOT to anticipate in pulling the trigger and anticipate the shot.
a firm aim and excellent trigger technique.
One way that you don’t want to begin is by anticipating the shot by either pulling on the trigger rapidly or simply “Jerking” the trigger. Everyone one knows that practice makes perfect, you will need to teach yourself on how to aim and shoot as being one single task. Were most people have difficulty in concentrating is when they aim and immediately pull the trigger, your brain briefly stops focusing on the task of aiming and begins focusing on the task of pulling the trigger and in the moment you'll perpetually drift slightly off target or flinch in anticipation of the shot.
Instead, practice and teach yourself to think of aiming and firing as ONE SINGLE TASK. Find your target in the scope, click-off your safety and steadily and gradually squeeze the trigger. Keep your crosshairs or red dot(s) steady on the bull’s-eye the entire time, and focus on maintaining your aim while your finger squeezes harder and harder. Keep it up until "POP", the trigger releases and the bow finally fires. A good shot might take as much as 8 to10 seconds. If you do it right, you should be almost surprised when the bow finally fires. You'll be dramatically more accurate with your new crossbow, if you start off right by practicing and teaching yourself to NOT to anticipate in pulling the trigger and anticipate the shot.
