Accuracy improvement

[JJD]

As a bow hunter, what one thing or combination in your form or routine took you to the next level in accuracy? Not really looking for a gear or gadget improvement, just form or routine.

I shot competition pistol some years back. Through this, I learned that it was often just a small change in form or routine that took you to the next level in accuracy. I am certain that this is true of archery as well.
I also know that the more confident I am in my shot, the less my nerves will affect it.
I will humbly accept any help I can get.

[brucelanthier]

The biggest factor in my shooting accuracy is the follow through. Maintaining the "aim" at the target after squeezing the trigger. I can shoot accurately all twisted around, sitting on the ground, whatever as long as I have good follow through. When I start trying to see the arrow impact, by moving the bow, my head, just jerking out of my follow through in general, then my accuracy starts to suffer.

The second thing is focusing on the target and not the pin. I focus on where I want the arrow to go and my mind puts the pin there when I squeeze the trigger.

[smctitan]

The biggest factor in my shooting accuracy is the follow through. Maintaining the "aim" at the target after squeezing the trigger. I can shoot accurately all twisted around, sitting on the ground, whatever as long as I have good follow through. When I start trying to see the arrow impact, by moving the bow, my head, just jerking out of my follow through in general, then my accuracy starts to suffer.

The second thing is focusing on the target and not the pin. I focus on where I want the arrow to go and my mind puts the pin there when I squeeze the trigger.

This was the biggest change I had to make. I wanted to cheat and start peeking at where the arrow was going. Same thing as swinging a bat or a club. Stay down through the shot. Once I did this, I saw more consistency in my groups. Good advice as usual Bruce.

[pastorjim08]

The biggest thing for me is form, specifically anchor point. I find this one thing to be the biggest challenge in having consistant form. When I get that right, I'm deadly.

[tfox]

Form for me and specifically a longer draw length. This allowed me to get proper bone to bone contact and allowed the pin to settle and float on the target.


I can also shoot from many twisted positions accurately but maintaining the upper body T and bone to bone is key for me.


What took me to the next level competitively was learning a back tension release with a hinge in the garage over the winter. I didn't use it in competition much but it did teach me a proper release and my scores and wins showed it.


When I started shooting 3-d I was a poke and hope guy with every form flaw imaginable. I had a goal of shooting 270's consistently on a 30 target course. ( no 11 rings or 12's)

I tried the shorten your draw crap until I was over 2" short. Then a coach saw me and started walking me through some things. I immediately saw improvement and my scores jumped. I was quickly a 280's shooter and even moved back to the open stake. Shot a few 290's but wasn't consistent enough so then cam the bt work. I have started consistently shooting 290's and with 11 rings was shooting up scores.

I don't shoot much 3-d now but when I do the form carries me through and I still shoot 290's in the hunter class without any practice judging yardage and very little shooting.
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