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For the first time in a VERY long time I had a practice session without target panic. I finished the morning with a sense of satisfaction that I haven't felt in years.
The trend I've had this year has been to miss high/right. I switched to LH, 3under, fixed crawl. Haven't been able to figure out my point-on because my arrows went higher & higher as the range increases until I'd miss the target entirely. This has been from 5-25yd. Somewhere around 25-30yd I'd start missing low into the dirt.
One of the things that Turner's book helped me realize is that in an attempt to use a fixed crawl, I have been practicing a shot that hits high at short range. As I've tried to find my point-on distance I've been aiming at the center at short range, 5yd. As the arrow impacts high, my subconscious has learned that missing high is ok. I have been practicing and making permanent one of the things Turner speaks about: An imperfect shot.
Today, my very first shot started out high and to the right. I made the conscious decision to gap 6" low, bottom red ring, and was rewarded with the first controlled group I've had this year. The rest of the session was stress free and enjoyable.
I've still got a lot of work to do, but I feel that I've made a breakthrough in correcting the mess that my shooting had become.
Thank you, Joel Turner!
The trend I've had this year has been to miss high/right. I switched to LH, 3under, fixed crawl. Haven't been able to figure out my point-on because my arrows went higher & higher as the range increases until I'd miss the target entirely. This has been from 5-25yd. Somewhere around 25-30yd I'd start missing low into the dirt.
One of the things that Turner's book helped me realize is that in an attempt to use a fixed crawl, I have been practicing a shot that hits high at short range. As I've tried to find my point-on distance I've been aiming at the center at short range, 5yd. As the arrow impacts high, my subconscious has learned that missing high is ok. I have been practicing and making permanent one of the things Turner speaks about: An imperfect shot.
Today, my very first shot started out high and to the right. I made the conscious decision to gap 6" low, bottom red ring, and was rewarded with the first controlled group I've had this year. The rest of the session was stress free and enjoyable.
I've still got a lot of work to do, but I feel that I've made a breakthrough in correcting the mess that my shooting had become.
Thank you, Joel Turner!