[HawkeyeII]

I think we've all been down this road. It took me 50 years of shooting to come to terms with my limitations. When I did that I became a better archer. My own experience I was shooting to heavy of a bow. I dropped 10lbs pounds and reinvented my shooting style. I started watching target archers and applied their techniques to my hunting archery. I make every arrow count and focus on each aspect of the shot. The hold, focus and pulling through the shot. When I do not adhere to my own rules my shot suffers. I keep my shots close while hunting and practice at longer distances. I practice with the bows I hunt with.

 

[HawkeyeII]

I suffered from target panic. I still have it to a small degree. My own experience. It was at its worse when I was shooting a lot of arrows with poor results. My groups were terrible. My hold at full draw was nonexistent. I had to retrain myself and understand the hold and control of release was everything. I no longer have long shooting sessions. I focus on the quality of a few good shots from 10 to 30 yards.