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Old 30-04-07, 02:17 PM
JamesR JamesR is offline
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Setup
Riser: Hoyt Nexus
Limbs: KAP Challenger 32#
Sight: Shibuya Dual Click
Stabilisers: Beiter longrod
Button: Shibuya DX
Bow String: D75
Arrows: XX75's 2016

Setup
Bow:
String & Cables:
Sight:
Stabs:
Scope:
Launcher/Rest:
Arrows:
Release Aid:
Traditional Script currently under construction
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading
Posts: 370

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GNAS Classification: 1st Class
IFAA Classification: Unclassified

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JamesR has taken part in an Archery Interchange American shoot JamesR has taken part in an Archery Interchange Southern Counties Classic (SoCo) shoot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erika View Post
Just because you disagree with someone doesn't make their post negative.

Aiming and clicker usage can be a trap for people. If you can see your sight moving around on the target, the natural tendency is to stop your shot process until you are aimed in the middle. Most people don't have a solid aim. It usually moves in a figure 8, side to side or up and down. So you could be sitting there a long time waiting for you aim to improve (which isn't going to happen as you run out of strength, air and patience).

Best way round it is to learn to shoot regardless of the movement. ie stop trying to aim at the X and settle for your 'figure 8' being central-ish. The better you get, the tighter that figure 8 will become. And never stop your shot process. It has to keep moving!
This is very encouraging to read! I've sometimes felt that I "rushed" my shot because the sight was still moving a bit, but if I held on and tried to make it perfect I made more of a mess of it. Probably also explains why I feel I shoot better when I'm not scoring, as I tend to just "go with the flow" of a shot, rather than trying to get the sight perfectly in the middle each time.