Tips to improve your steadiness..
#1
Tips to improve your steadiness..
The only thing i can come up with is practice & shooting with eyes closed....but im taking suggestions
By steadyness i mean before,during and after the shot
By steadyness i mean before,during and after the shot
#2
Join Date: Sep 2004
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RE: Tips to improve your steadiness..
Pretty generic but it works for me with rifles. breathe out, alllll the way out slowly.
I know from experience also that Caffiene (even when you're not on buzz or "feel" anything) will make a difference.
Nicotine too. With caffeine the idea is to get it out of your system, with nicotine it needs to be "just right". Obviously its best to just get it out of your system too.
I know from experience also that Caffiene (even when you're not on buzz or "feel" anything) will make a difference.
Nicotine too. With caffeine the idea is to get it out of your system, with nicotine it needs to be "just right". Obviously its best to just get it out of your system too.
#5
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 156
RE: Tips to improve your steadiness..
The only thing I've found that helps me is doing this at every shooting sesion.
1) Stand 10 yards from a good target.
2) Shoot 20 arrows concentrating on keeping your bow arm still and up after the shot. I count to 3 after I release the arrow before I move the bow.
3) 20 arrows on proper release
4) 20 arrows on back tension
5) 20 arrows on picking and focusing on the smallest spot.
6) 20 on Consistant anchor
7) 20 on pushing the bow out while drawing back
8) 20 on all the above
It gets a little teadious but it has helped me a lot.
1) Stand 10 yards from a good target.
2) Shoot 20 arrows concentrating on keeping your bow arm still and up after the shot. I count to 3 after I release the arrow before I move the bow.
3) 20 arrows on proper release
4) 20 arrows on back tension
5) 20 arrows on picking and focusing on the smallest spot.
6) 20 on Consistant anchor
7) 20 on pushing the bow out while drawing back
8) 20 on all the above
It gets a little teadious but it has helped me a lot.