At 20yds I have very tight groups. At 30 they are good but should be better. when I get out to 40 and 50 they start to break up. I shoot three arrows at a time and when out at longer distances in three diff groups one is perfect one is just awful and one is ok. I know its not the arrows. I have them numbered and one round one arrow is perfect and the next another is perfect. I've worked hard at having good technique. but one thing I have noticed is when I shoot farther I'm very shaky and feel I have to raise the bow to high to find the pin which makes me shaky. Is there anything I can do to settle myself down when shooting the longer distances? I hope this makes sense to you guys as to what im trying to ask.
Yes. Start and 40 and work your way back shooting one arrow at each distance. til seventy yards or so. Shoot at 70 about 5-10 arrows or until you can hit the target consistently. Not perfect shots but just hitting it. Then go back to 40. You'll be surprised!
It sounds like an inconsistent anchor point issue. Try a kisser button or a secondary sighting aid. Check your peep position: draw with your eyes closed and come to full anchor. Your peep should be perfectly aligned. Adjust the peep if required.
It sounds like what MOST archers experience, which is at that arrow flies a little further, it slows down more and the groups start to widen out a bit. IF you can shoot the same groups at 40 that you can at 20, you are in a very small fraternity of archers. The size of the pin alone makes a large difference at the longer distance, and what you're experiencing is NORMAL. The shakes can be a combination of the uncomfortable position, but also your mind getting boggled a little bit over the stress of trying to make a good shot, at a distance that your archery skills just aren't quite that good at. Start to get a bit frustrated, and it all goes to hell. Understand what is known as Archer's Minute of Angle, and it will help you develop a little better understanding for why your groups start to scatter a bit at longer distances. MOST of us are happy with groupings of 1" per 10yds in distance as that is the commonly accepted "Archer's Minute of Angle," but I'll go a bit further to say past 50yds, that AMOA jumps up to 1.5-2" for lesser accomplished archers, and for me personally, I'm usually thrilled if I can stay in a 6-7" grouping at 60yds!!! But I'm not happy unless I'm sub-4" at 40.
