target panic or something

[2050z]

friends I am having a very hard time letting go of the string which causes me to try and aim.

Within two seconds I am on target, but I cannot for the life of me just freaking let go.

It's killing me at the 3D tournaments. Hunting I have no problems.

I do let down from time to time though.

[Restless]

Try some Blind Bale shooting to relax. Take it slow, anchor up close your eyes and let it slip away.

[Buff]

Get a 83# bow. You will turn loose soon enough with that



I feel your pain. I have a mighty pretty 55# anniversary BW that I struggle to shoot. I just can't turn loose of the Cotten picking string.

See if you can find a really light bow to shoot with to reprogram your fingers. Then when you go up in poundage the string will slip away like you want.
I can practice all week with my 64 then shoot my 75 and the string slips away with out a thought

[huntinfool]

Contact AJ the tp guru here. He has an amazing product, it will cure you. I used it and it fixed me with in a week or two.

[huntinpool]

That's why I'm back shooting Open , I got 3 fingers that I cannot control. Either wont let go or let go when I knew it would miss I let go now.

[wlfhound27]

shoot real close at your target for an hour or two. Go back the next day and warm up at 20 yards until your back and then let it fly.

[Bowyer]

How much do your arrows cost? are you afraid of loosing or damaging them? Just pick a spot, lift the bow, pull it back and let it go.

[TMiddleton]

Yep, time to do some blank bale shooting. Don't even worry about trying to aim, just grove your release for a while.

[2050z]

Thanks for the advice. I will try it. Might have to just start hunting the 3D targers from now on.

[huntinfool]

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=373115&highlight=Target+panic

[Cwag]

I dnt understand why it's such a bad thing for it to cause you to aim? Seems to me you should use that to your advantage. The best target shooters out there aim. I have been told plenty that I hold on to the string too long. So I tried letting go sooner and my accuracy fell tremendously. So I scraped the conventional wisdom and I take my bloody time. Now I'm shooting better than I ever have and getting better. When I feel like its time to let go I concentrate on relaxing only my fingers.
IMO you dnt have a problem you have a solution, but you gotta find out how your trad bow likes to be shot.
Best of luck
- Connor

[2050z]

I dnt understand why it's such a bad thing for it to cause you to aim? Seems to me you should use that to your advantage. The best target shooters out there aim. I have been told plenty that I hold on to the string too long. So I tried letting go sooner and my accuracy fell tremendously. So I scraped the conventional wisdom and I take my bloody time. Now I'm shooting better than I ever have and getting better. When I feel like its time to let go I concentrate on relaxing only my fingers.
IMO you dnt have a problem you have a solution, but you gotta find out how your trad bow likes to be shot.
Best of luck
- Connor

Now that is a different approach.

[Ron]

Tim, I what you mean. Now I just keep pulling through the shot and let the string roll off my fingers. I never think about letting go, it just does it.

[gap shooter]

I dnt understand why it's such a bad thing for it to cause you to aim? Seems to me you should use that to your advantage. The best target shooters out there aim. I have been told plenty that I hold on to the string too long. So I tried letting go sooner and my accuracy fell tremendously. So I scraped the conventional wisdom and I take my bloody time. Now I'm shooting better than I ever have and getting better. When I feel like its time to let go I concentrate on relaxing only my fingers.
IMO you dnt have a problem you have a solution, but you gotta find out how your trad bow likes to be shot.
Best of luck
- Connor

I "aim" every shot I take. I also hold for a pretty good while. I am not a instinctive archer . If I rush my shots my accuracy goes to crap. Everyone has there on opinion and way of shooting.
I also will go back to the bale to work on form problems , although I absolutely hate it, it does work.

[bubinga]

I have been fighting TP for over a year now. I can execute "my shot" on the bag or practice range, but when I step up to a 3d target during a shoot, here come the demons. The only thing that has helped has been blank bale work. It is still there, but the blank bale has helped control it a bit.