when ?

[pHz]

do you start to aim ?

do you begin aiming as soon as you raise the bow ?

do you not worry about aiming until you are at reference ?

something in between ?

slainte : rob

[sp220]

I do not begin to aim untill after Ive come to anchor and I have glanced at the tip of the arrow as it approaches the clicker blade.

[worthipa]

Originally Posted by pHz

When do you start to aim ?

Surely you start to aim long before you raise your bow?

Fix your eyes on the gold, raise your bow and at the confluence of the sight ring and where your eyes are fixed your aiming sequence is complete?

[hooktonboy]

Originally Posted by sp220

I do not begin to aim untill after Ive come to anchor and I have glanced at the tip of the arrow as it approaches the clicker blade.

Likewise. Unless we include basic alignment with shoulder and target as part of the sequence of "aiming"

[Tropicalshot]

Originally Posted by sp220

I do not begin to aim untill after Ive come to anchor and I have glanced at the tip of the arrow as it approaches the clicker blade.

same here, as was said to me by a top archer aiming is only 5% of the shot process,
some dont even look at their clicker.
i was under the impression that aiming was the most important but have come to realise it is not.

[Jay.g]

Aim before I raise my bow (Meaning focusing on the target). That's all, sight should get into where I'm focusing anyway.

[Jerry Tee]

I aim the same as sp 220. Your stance should bring you in to line with out thinking about it. If it does not and you have to aim before you draw then there may be some thing wrong that you are compensating for.

[geoffretired]

If you mean aiming with the sight, after reaching references.
If you include aiming with the body, that starts when feet are positioned.

[archeryal]

I'm pretty much with sp220 - at setup, you should visually check your bowhand position and set your string fingers under a bit of tension (part draw). After setting the bowarm and elbow, raise the bow - at this point, you can do some general aiming. Identify the target, reach your bowarm towards the target, draw to where the arrow tip starts to go down the clicker. Anchor.
Now, start to really aim and expand through the clicker.
Especially for beginners, if you aim from the beginning, your body position probably won't be correct (generally, slouched). Early aiming also interrupts your shot sequence and probably means that you won't get all the other items under control because you're too concentrated on the aim. Then there's target panic...
Aiming tends to override other concerns and your attention if it's not where it needs to be - on proper shot execution.
There is also a mental and perhaps physical limit on how long you can concentrate on aiming - a few seconds.
Aiming is a natural act, as opposed to the other elements of shooting, so the aim will take care of itself if you do it at the right point of the sequence.

[jeves]

The following is from Kisik Lee's website at

KSL International Archery

"Up to holding, our mind has been internally focused, but now we must switch to what is called a narrow external focus. The attention must now be directed to aiming. Aiming must only start AFTER transfer/loading phase and once we have reached holding; NOT BEFORE!"