The hardest part of instinctive shooting.

[Junkers88]

Is instinctive. Plain and simple. I love my recurves. I love going out to my shooting lane and sending shafts into the target. For the life of me I can't get past the fact that I'm guessing when I release. Make no mistake, after doing this since late July about 60% of the time my arrow hits within a couple inches of where I'm looking but when one goes exactly where I want it I have to step back and ask myself "How? How did you aim and what made you release when you did to make that perfect shot?". I can't explain it to myself. I have no sights, no marks on the bow to tell me where I should hold. I just have this feeling that where I'm looking and where I'm holding makes it right. It's mildly confusing as I have no reference for the shot or the sight picture. All I see is the place where my fletchings should appear after release. I shoot probably 30-50 shots a day and although I am improving I still can't explain to my self or make it right in my mind that look where you want the shot to go and it will hit there works.


It's almost magical, and just as bewildering.

Richard.

[mpotts]

I have no aiming point or point on either. I look at a spot and anchor and release people ask me how or where are you aiming. I simply tell them pick a spot to me its like throwing a baseball you throw at a spot.

[Randy Madden]

For a truly instinctive challenge Try shooting at a target in the dark. Where all you can see is the outline of the target and you can't see your bow or arrow. Pretty amazing how accurate you can be!

[M.E.B.]

Its the other 40% that always worries me.

[Jmh05]

I was told once, it's like throwing a baseball from outfield to somebody in the infield. You don't tell your arm to aim, you just (instinctively) throw it to your target.

It's just muscle memory.

[CRM_95]

For a truly instinctive challenge Try shooting at a target in the dark. Where all you can see is the outline of the target and you can't see your bow or arrow. Pretty amazing how accurate you can be!

Here we go with shooting in the dark again. It's just an east Texas thang.

[be12hunt]

When you bring a fork to your mouth do you have to aim? It kinda reminds me of that, you do it so much that it becomes instinct.

[boleman154]

I am with you on it, not sure how it works either. I do the same thing. Pick a spot and send it.


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[RickBarbee]

Here we go with shooting in the dark again. It's just an east Texas thang.

Naa. Some of us West Texas Fellers like shooting in the dark also.

Here's one for you to try.

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[Randy Madden]

Here we go with shooting in the dark again. It's just an east Texas thang.

Lol!!!!!
I do a lot of hog hunting at night.
When I first started hunting trad I missed a hog right at dark. So after that I started practicing in the shadows beside the house next to the security pole.
Now I can shoot just as good and sometimes better in low light out to about 20 yards. It makes me really really focuse on the target.

[Buff]

I was told once, it's like throwing a baseball from outfield to somebody in the infield. You don't tell your arm to aim, you just (instinctively) throw it to your target.

It's just muscle memory.

For me it is all about muscle memory..
If I try to think about it I stink on ice

[DRT]

I never had the arm to be an outfielder . . .

When I start to think, and try to make the arrow go where I want it, it falls apart. If I draw, focus and let it go I tend to do better.

[spidermonkey]

I hear ya Buff! That's me too, "Too many minds..." Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

[ballgame]

I have no aiming point or point on either. I look at a spot and anchor and release people ask me how or where are you aiming. I simply tell them pick a spot to me its like throwing a baseball you throw at a spot.

^^^^^^ this

[tex4k]

When I help some get started, I have point at the spot with the index finger of the bow hand, in my mainframe in the head I'm still pointing at the spot with my finger it's just in autopilot mode now.