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Thankyou so much Roy your theory on the clicker and timing does seem to make sense...also as a side note i find i tend to shoot left side of the target using the clicker ...could this be down to overdrawing?

Originally Posted by GBARCH1975

You must first isolate why you feel more relaxed when you shoot without the clicker, and why the tension and timing increases when you do use one?

One of the main reasons for this is that when not using a clicker, you the archer is in total control of the shot. You determine when you draw, when and where you aim, and when you are ready to release. Simple!

What changes when a little piece of metal falls off the end of the arrow?

Usually, its the fact that the archer concerned feels like they have lost the final part of the decision making process they have when they shoot without the clicker, the ability to choose when to shoot the arrow!

If I have learnt anything in all my time in this sport and from watching many of the top archers in the world in competition, none of them allow a little piece of metal to decide when they shoot the arrow. It may look like this, but they still decide when that clicker goes by the amount of effort placed into the shot, and through correct placement of the clicker to their draw length.

Just because the clicker is on the bow, does'nt mean the shot has to be slower. The shot can be just as fast, so long as all other elements of the shot are prepared,implemented, and excecuted before the clicker goes off. And this is where the hours of practice must go into. Blank-boss is the usual stomping ground for working these things out, the ability to shoot arrows at close range without fear of missing helps to focus on the task at hand, However I believe to overcome the tension and the slow timing on the shot, shooting at a blank target 5 metres away doesn't help as much as actually practicing it at distance. Most people relax at close distance, as they know that they will hit and group, but often tense up when aiming at distance. This is what you should aim to overcome by concentrating on the timing of the shot than the aiming of the shot. Once you have this, aiming will become easier naturally and the tension in the shot reduced.

Roy