hunt4hobbie

I was wondering how many people flinch while shooting? And if you do have you cured the problem and what was the technique. I flinch while target practice shooting and started to flinch when shooting at deer.

trapperDave

when you are practicing, pull back and aim but DO NOT release. Hold for 30 seconds then let down. repeat about ten times for every arrow you release

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b-rice

I went to my pro shop and the guy noticed that i was flinching a little bit and he said to stand 5-7 feet from a big target and close your eyes and not worry about where you hit just work on the good mechancis. this should carry over to when your shooting at a deer.

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Rob/PA Bowyer

Two words....Back Tension...if your not shooting using back tension, you'll never be as accurate as you can be....Period

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Jerry/NJ

I did it at one time and my draw length was too long. Make sure your draw length is perfect or at least shorter vs longer for you.

nodose

rob and jerry are exactly right....
too many shooters shoot too long a draw which stretches them out. you really can't have too short of a draw length. however too long a draw length and you'll never know what a perfect shot using back tension feels like. you'll end up w/a dead shot and alot of left and right misses from flinching. you're flinching because you're stretched out and don't have any way to follow through on the shot, so you end up forcing or punching your release. you have no choice. the way to tell if you're using too long of a draw is pull your bow back to the stops. if you're bow arm isn't bent when you get to the stops and you're anchor point then your draw is too long. back tension in a nutshell for those of you that don't know is a push pull act where you push with your &quot;bent&quot; bow arm while squeezing your shoulderblades together. do this and you'll be exausted after every shot but man it sure feels good when you're bow literally blows appart and you're poppin x rings.

hunt4hobbie

I dont think my draw lenght is to long my arm is bent while at full draw I only shoot a 27 inch draw lenght. I havnt tried back tension yet I only know one person who shoots like that and he uses a Carter release with no trigger. I have tried a release that you hold the trigger and release it when shooting I had arrows going everwhere.

thundermug

Rob/PAbowyer I don't like that answer! It may be right... actually it is... but I still don't like it. My back is going to he.. and I might not be able to shoot much longer. I'll know after a few visits to the specialist my Dr. is sending me to. Haven't shot since around Christmas until a few days ago. I was way off.

One other answer to the original question. use a release and squeeze the trigger. don't try to release it fast.

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Dusty Britches

I very recently bought a back tension release. What a difference! I shot with it about 10 times then pulled out my Scotts Mongoose. When I drew, instead of using one finger to squeeze the trigger, I relaxed my whole hand over the trigger. As I relaxed, my fingers gently fell over the trigger and 10 arrows went in the exact same spot. It's a good thing I pulled my arrows before shooting. I've never shot with that kind of consistency.

The Scotts is more comfortable probably because I'm used to shooting it. I'm still trying to figure out the back tension release. I have to change my anchor point and I'm finding it uncomfortable.

Sitter

one way i found to cure my problem was to hold the aim until the arrow hits the target. this way i was concentrating(sp?) through the shot intead of until the shot.