Here's a question on target panic sent in by a loyal follower, Kevin.
Question: Out of the blue, I started punching the button on my release. I usually shoot pretty well at the 3D shoots and know I have this bad habit. It is all in my head I am sure. Any suggestions for curing this? I have never done this before.
Answer:
Buddy, I am afraid that what you have is Target Panic. Archers and bowhunters get this and it is so frustrating. It will take some mental discipline to re-train but you can get it back under control. Yours truly went through it for about a year and a half back in the early 90s.
It's simply mind over matter. Most folks get target panic when they begin flinching when shooting, so they hold up under the target so they don't flinch when the pin hits the dot. What we have to do is shoot a lot at close yardage, say 5 yards, and put a piece of tape over your sights so that you just work on execution. Then practice aiming without shooting so that you see the perfect sight picture every time. Do these two things seperate for several weeks or more. Re-training your brain and muscle memory, then try just a few shots normal to see how things are going and always use the practice routine to keep you sharp on your shot. A key thing is not to rush it.
Good luck. It is so rewarding when you conquer target panic.
Travis
Tbone
Question: Out of the blue, I started punching the button on my release. I usually shoot pretty well at the 3D shoots and know I have this bad habit. It is all in my head I am sure. Any suggestions for curing this? I have never done this before.
Answer:
Buddy, I am afraid that what you have is Target Panic. Archers and bowhunters get this and it is so frustrating. It will take some mental discipline to re-train but you can get it back under control. Yours truly went through it for about a year and a half back in the early 90s.
It's simply mind over matter. Most folks get target panic when they begin flinching when shooting, so they hold up under the target so they don't flinch when the pin hits the dot. What we have to do is shoot a lot at close yardage, say 5 yards, and put a piece of tape over your sights so that you just work on execution. Then practice aiming without shooting so that you see the perfect sight picture every time. Do these two things seperate for several weeks or more. Re-training your brain and muscle memory, then try just a few shots normal to see how things are going and always use the practice routine to keep you sharp on your shot. A key thing is not to rush it.
Good luck. It is so rewarding when you conquer target panic.
Travis
Tbone
Question: What do you think of the peep less bow sights? What peep do you use?
Answer: There are a lot of advantages to not having a rear peep. The main reason is it allows more light gathering which allows you to shoot later in the evenings. But the cons to that set up is without a rear sight to look through, it makes it harder to maintain your anchor, therefore your groups suffer and begin to open up. In my opinion I would rather have the peep sight to keep me accurate 95% of the time and consistent and then in low light conditions I will practice shooting outside my peep and compensating. Most low-light shots are gonna be pretty close shots.
I prefer the G5 meta peep but there are several good peeps. I hope that has shined a lil' light on things for you.
Good luck
Travis
aka TBone
Answer: There are a lot of advantages to not having a rear peep. The main reason is it allows more light gathering which allows you to shoot later in the evenings. But the cons to that set up is without a rear sight to look through, it makes it harder to maintain your anchor, therefore your groups suffer and begin to open up. In my opinion I would rather have the peep sight to keep me accurate 95% of the time and consistent and then in low light conditions I will practice shooting outside my peep and compensating. Most low-light shots are gonna be pretty close shots.
I prefer the G5 meta peep but there are several good peeps. I hope that has shined a lil' light on things for you.
Good luck
Travis
aka TBone
