towerrat164

Hello friends and may you have a blessed day. I have been reading other hunters suggestions about the proper instinctive shooting technique and I am not sure my own is among them. I have read of snap shooting and gap shooting but niether of those techniques seem to fit my method. I draw to my anchor point and aim till it feels right in my mind, then I release. It sounds wierd when I put it into words but that is as close a description I can make. I do not concentrate on a specific gap nor do I just pull up an release in one smooth motion. Am I alone?

Vern Pratt
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LBR

Sounds similar to the way I used to shoot. Now I raise my bow, pick my spot, and try to visually burn a hole in it before I ever draw. Then I draw, come to a solid anchor (usually 1-3 seconds--not very long, but not a snap shot), release, and follow through. One thing that helps me that seemed to take me forever to realize that I must COMPLETELY follow through--that includes remaining focused on the target after the release. Seems to help me out a lot.

Chad

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Strutter

I shoot like LBR described. I too used to draw,aim,release. I also tried the snap shooting for awhile. I have settled in to looking at my &quot;spot&quot;, raising bow arm, drawing the bow, anchor a few seconds, and release, then follow through. I also have started holding my bow nearly vertical. This has helped a lot with any left/right problems I sometimes had. I do practice canting my bow all the way to horizontal cause you never know what type shot you will get.

Strutter

wulff

I shoot the same way towerrat. to me this feels natural



wulff

kodiakhuntmaster

I shoot kind of like you. Shooting instinctivly is a very personal thing and always hard to put into words isn't it. I like to bring my bow up, but not all the way (just enough that if a deer was in front of me I wouldn't have to move that far to draw back but low enough to have a good sight window over the bow). Then lock my elbow,and get my grip right. Next I focus on the spot I want to hit and start raising my bow all the way while I draw back. Then I anchor for a few seconds until it feels right, then release and follow through. I've shot a few different ways over the years but I have decided that this is the best method for me.

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dathein

I also shoot very similar to what you described. I raise my bow and draw at the same time. I tried raising my bow first to get a clear picture through my sight window before drawing, but it seemed to just throw me off. I anchor, hold my anchor for 1-2 seconds until my &quot;aim&quot; feels right and release. One of the hardest things for me is remembering to follow through without dropping my bow arm prematurely.

str8narrow

As long as it is working, keep on going with it brother!

YBIC,
Dave &gt;&lt;&gt;

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