I have trouble staying perfectly still when trying to aim my bow. i can shoot out at 40 but not in tight groups. i was curious to what some tips were to help me be more sturdy or steady in order for my pin to stay where i want it,instead of floating EVERYWHERE??? btw i have a 4.45 inch s coil limb saver stabilizer, would a better stabilizer help for being steady??(if so, suggestions?)thanks!
It's tough to give advice over the internet for this. The most helpful thing is to see a coach locally that can make sure your form is good, this is critical to being strong yet soft in your hold, if that makes any sense. Once you know your form is solid, the best practice is at short distance so that you know what it's like to relax and stop trying to control the float. Once you learn to trust that float, and can instead focus on the spot you want to hit, instead of holding still................your groups will tighten up a tremendous amount.
The more practice you have the better you will get at aiming plus you might need to add some weight to your bow like a little bit heavy stabilizer so that way its not to light and that will slow the floating
Matt had the best advice. Anymore when I shoot at long distance, I honestly don't focus on where the pin relates to the bullseye, I just focus on where I am aiming. It may sound weird, but it works for me. I focus all my attention on the spot I want to hit and my body seems to naturally aim towards that!
well i use a Fuse Carbon Connexion Hunter Stabilizer but its personal preference maybe go to your local bow shop and see if you can put a couple on your bow and shoot some arrows with it and see if your any steadier you dont want to add so much weight that you cant hold the bow up for 5 seconds just a little more weight to slow your movements down
may not be the advice you would want to hear but i'd say get stronger. the easier it is told just hold you bow up and still, the easier it is to hold it steady. when i first started shooting i was basically weak, after i gained some strength in my shoulders and other muscles it became alot easier to shoot well. good luck
Your issue could be a ton of things! The first reply made to your post is a good one. It's really hard to work things out on line. I was fortunate to have a good teacher at our local archery club and if I were you I would also seek local help. However, I will just give you some possible things to think about, but still find a local person to help you. Try lowering your poundage, check your tiller(sometimes even tillers are not what you want), are you taking the same steps leading up to each shot? I take a deep breath, exhale and then raise my bow while taking another deep breath. While my lungs are full I start to aim, I exhale and boom the shot surprises me. All I'm saying is that breathing is very important. I have also found a locked bow arm is bad believe it or not...I aim much steadier with a slightly bent arm. In other words it could be many things or a combination of things. I even practice shooting my bow laying in bed. What I mean is I will walk through shooting in my head step by step. It's called visualization and it works!!! Hope some of this helps. Practice the breathing thing until it is second nature and you will be surprised. Don't forget back tension...if your holding back with your arm you are wrong, you should be using your back muscles to hold and your bow arm to push evenly. One more thing...let your pin float, don't fight it. As long as your form is good the shot will center itself. BREATHING, BREATHING, BREATHING!!!!!!
In addition to the already excellent posts provided.I will elaborate on some thing I believe Matt was referring to. You need to be solid in your form but also very relaxed.Tension in your bow hand and tension in your bow arm will show up in the form of a sight pin that will not settle down.
