How do you have any hope of aiming if you can't execute a shot consistently?

 

I think a better question would be bad form vs bad aim. IMO, execution is tied closely to aim; bad execution leads to TP and other issues, which usually leads to bad (or no) aiming.

This is probably an area where everyone's answer is going to depend on how they define each term.

 

Mute point isn't it??? If you have a perfect aim and poor execution you're going to miss. Perfect execution and bad aim, you'll miss. Now if you have consistent bad form and good aim, you can be a pretty good shot. The only thing 50% perfect form is good for is getting you close to 100% good form.

They say aiming is 10% of the shot which is true but stupid. If you only have 90% of a shot, you're going to miss. Add that 10% aiming to 80% of a good shot, you're going to miss, it only equals 90%.

Bowmania

 

Lazy aiming will get small misses compared to lazy shot execution, especially at long ranges.
However I'm not talking about aiming method, just the precision with which the aim is maintained.

 

Form comes into play in both aiming and execution. Things like head position and string alignment tie to aiming. You need to point in the right direction. Target panic impacts aiming if it causes you to freeze above or below the spot. Execution allows you to put the arrow where you are pointing. You don't necessarily need great form for that, but you do need repeatable form (or you need to be able to make on the spot adjustments for form variations). I think the question is a reasonable one to ask. If the arrow is 6 inches off target, how much of that is attributable to execution errors versus aiming errors? They are both dependent on each other because how you aim depends on how you shoot. But that does not make them inseparable. You need to aim the way your form dictates. For me, the biggest issues I have are form/execution related to aiming. That is because I fight freezing below the spot and have issues if I don't have something definitive to point at (like on the black hunter round targets for NFAA field). The answer may depend on your competency. Someone like Ben Rogers may see if differently than I do based on his experience.

 

. . . you use both hands to shoot . . .

now what the question about aiming & execution ?

regards,

John

 

Good form trumps everything, aiming is easy.

 

Consistent form trumps good form

 

Good form is consistent.😎

 

This is silly.

I can think of many ways to miss. And a miss is a miss.

 

Hard to say... I am bad at both

 

I think it's silly to split them up. They work in tandem.

Think about it - we've all had shots that felt completely wrong but went to the right place and make you think "Whew, got away with one there". And you've also had shots that felt absolutely textbook, yet the arrow didn't land where it should have.

It's like asking what's more important to the development of a human: Nature or nurture. The answer is both are important and they both work together.

 

you can be equal at both but drop your arm or colasps on release you will miss.

 

Comfortable form that you can repeat without struggle is the easiest to duplicate

 

Bad aim i'll say

 

I think this is like some of the flawed questions on tests.

 

Lazy shooting comes naturally.
That's because its easy to take your health for granted.

I have shattered a wrist, torn both biceps, a tricep and also a pectoral muscle over the last 8 years or so.

Getting back in the saddle each time has taught me that good shooting takes good effort and great shooting great focus.

I remember a friend posting about shooting doldrums or something to that effect.(state champ several times)
What to do to change things up a bit.

I remember thinking to myself, go out and break an arm and you will be focused again! Lol

 

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? =) Just kidding. Valid question I think, as I struggle with both under pressure. In my backyard (on good days) I find that the two are very much intertwined.

 

I just do bale work on those days.