FITA indoor triple face

[Munsterman]

I had an odd result tonight. I was shooting recurve on a FITA triple spot (top to bottom) face at 18m. I had no real problems shooting the middle and bottom faces even if they scored a lot lower than last week, but the top face may as well have not been there at all. Every arrow went high and right, grouping very nicely in the straw at approx 1-2 o clock 2 to 3 inches away from the top face. I am left handed .

Any idea how to correct this? And is there any special technique for shooting recurve on such a face?

Thanks,

GGC

[Shirt]

You're clearly doing something weird for the top face, possibly too much top finger pressure?

As to special techniques for shooting a three-spot - yes, point in the middle and shoot the damn thing!

[Little Miss Purple]

Originally Posted by GingerGeneCarrier

I had an odd result tonight. I was shooting recurve on a FITA triple spot (top to bottom) face at 18m. I had no real problems shooting the middle and bottom faces even if they scored a lot lower than last week, but the top face may as well have not been there at all. Every arrow went high and right, grouping very nicely in the straw at approx 1-2 o clock 2 to 3 inches away from the top face. I am left handed .

Any idea how to correct this? And is there any special technique for shooting recurve on such a face?

Thanks,

GGC

Did you try to shoot the faces in different orders?? I found I shot them best by shooting the middle, bottom, then top!

I decided it was just practice, practice, practice

[caveman]

i was told buy my coach , when shooting at a three spot aim slightly lower on the top spot . center on the center spot, and hi on the bottom spot , there was a good reason for this which i could not under stand but it work's for me may be not for you but it's some thing to try . as for your arrow going of like it did i thing it might just a head thing considering your other two arrows were fine . ow and the aiming of thing is very slight not like very bottom of the gold , just slight .

[sky_high30]

Caveman - it's to do with arrow flight, I think.

I always go for my worst one first, and best one last. Which normally is something along the lines of bottom top middle, but TBH my technique has evolved so much over the last 4months I really don't know what's best at the minute.

[Schme1440]

Some of the post sound like they were wrote by Michael Barrymore. Top? Middle? Bottom? A bit game showy?

[jadlem]

When I first started shooting at triple spots I had similar problems, nothing quite as drastic as missing the face but the groups on the top and bottom faces were definitely larger and more loose.

I found the simple remedy to this was to spend a whole practise session shooting at just one face, either the top or the middle or the bottom.

With anything in this sport, if you find you can't do it or have problems, practise eventually gets rid of the issue.

Set yourself the objective of nailing that top spot and keep working on it till you have.

Would also suggest that you concentrate like heck on the spot you're going for all through your draw, this way the bow will be pointing at it when you reach full draw and you won't have to adjust your aim. I see lot of people draw up on the middle then bring the bow up, not good news.

[Flying Whale]

Are you using the same technique for adjusting when you aim at the top target, as when you shoot at long distance outdoors? (Do you adjust your technique?)

I was always told that you need to set the pre-draw on the middle and then tilt from the hips to the top target before drawing, whilst keep the shoulders in-line. If you simply raise the bow arm, you are changing the shoulder alignment. At 18m that height difference is quite significant.

[Furface]

Originally Posted by Flying Whale

Are you using the same technique for adjusting when you aim at the top target, as when you shoot at long distance outdoors? (Do you adjust your technique?)

I was always told that you need to set the pre-draw on the middle and then tilt from the hips to the top target before drawing, whilst keep the shoulders in-line. If you simply raise the bow arm, you are changing the shoulder alignment. At 18m that height difference is quite significant.

I'd go with that. If you are raising your bow arm rather than using your whole body, the angle between the string and the top of the arrow becomes more acute, and hence more likely to cause the top finger to pinch and interfere. As your change has been quite sudden, I would suggest you were also tired or under the weather, and reverting to an earlier technique; so more deep breaths between shots for you, my lad.

[Meddler]

For a start, everybody is different...

1) How tall are you?
If you set up comfortably at full draw with shoulders level, what height are you aiming at?
For me at 5'11"/1.80m, I find the centre spot for a Portsmouth is just below where I aim comfortably. I think for me on a FITA 25 the centre of the target is just about the right height.

2) When you have reached full draw, how do you move onto the spot you want to hit? Moving hands/arms or unit aiming?

With unit aiming, you come up to full draw, and then move the whole of your upper body as a unit, bending from a point approx 2" above your navel.

NOTE: you don't just move your bow hand to get on aim. All that that achieves is to throw the shoulder girdle out, and ruining your shot setup.

If you practise enough, you will find that the unit aiming becomes unconscious.