Which aspect of form .......

[geoffretired]

Over the first few months/years different aspects of form are worked on as and when the need arises.
Which aspect(s) have taken most time or effort?
What made those aspects so time-consuming?
This is not a poll, as that would restrict people's choice, but hopefully something interesting will come from the posts.

[Murray]

Wow. Talk about blank canvas!

For me, it's the target panic and complete loss of ability which comes on during the winter season, which cripples my outdoor season for most of it... I really struggle with indoors - not sure why, but it does my head in. I'm convinced that if I could shoot 90/70m all year round, I'd be back to shooting 1200+ in no time.

I seem to lose the "feel" of shots during the winter, work on various things to get it back and end up making it worse/developing target panic... I started last year by getting alis and just "having fun", but it didn't work. This year, I suspect I may spend the whole indoor season shooting blank bale to see if that makes a difference... as long as it doesn't freak me out when I eventually go back to a target face!! AAAAARGH!

Stupid Sport

[JohnK]

Physical aspect of form - bow shoulder alignment. This has taken me nearly nine years to understand and apply.

Mental aspect - just shooting the arrow without hesitation, while relying on technique to get it to where you want to go. I understand this completely, but putting it into practice isn't so easy. Clicker drill is working wonders, however.

[geoffretired]

Murray, it's funny how many people say the indoors does their head in. They don't seem to know why either. I will PM my thoughts to you on that.
Thanks forthe input.

[geoffretired]

JohnK, thanks for the input. I know what you mean about the confident execution and the bow shoulder. Were you left to your own devices to sort it out? What actually brought about the correct alignment, I'm intrigued?

[clickerati]

It never gets that cold here, so why not shoot outdoors in the "winter"?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by clickerati

It never gets that cold here, so why not shoot outdoors in the "winter"?

When you get home from work and it's dark it's not much fun shooting outside, you can't see the target.

[whisky]

There's always the weekend in the winter to shoot in the day. That or skive off work!

[Adam]

Tuning the grey matter is the most time consuming (and toughest) part of shooting IMO. So much of this game is about self-confidence and belief.

Murray, your comments about indoors are interesting. I my experience people either love it, or hate it, with no middle gound. I think this is a belief/attitude issue too. Indoors, with no wind, rain or sun to cause problems, there are no excuses, so we put ourselves under more pressure to perform. With the margin between success and failure indoors being so small, it's really the ultimate test of nerve and accuracy (and hence an even bigger source of pressure).

Adam

[Dave]

Originally Posted by whisky

There's always the weekend in the winter to shoot in the day. That or skive off work!

Unless you're looking after and entertaining a small child or the job you're in doesn't allow you to skive because there's no one else who can do your job and you're usually on a deadline....