I'll start. Put on some judos and go stumpin/rovin. Best thing for me.

Hit what you aim at !

Have a secondary anchor. I draw my forefinger to the corner of my mouth after release my forefinger travels back till it touches my earlobe. I was a string plucker. That technique stopped it

Perfect your release. Keep your hand moving along your face straight back as you release. Part of good follow through and keeps you from plucking the string or partially letting down as you release. Do not throw your fingers open, just let the string slip out. I think that probably helped me the most.

for me its pick a spot the size of a dime, dont aim for the center of stuff pick a spot

Keep aiming until the arrow hits the target. In other words, don't drop the bow arm.

What pdk25 said. Normally, when I had a bad shot on the field round or target, it was low and due to not following through properly. That is the last thing you can control in the shot process.

Shoot everytime like its the most important shot you'll ever make.

Good stuff, I'm learning a lot already.

Focus on a spot and like pdk mentioned, follow through.

You should join a archery league and I did my shooting really improved. Lots of helpfully people there learned a lot.

Just have fun

Practice far, hunt close.

Practice in what you are wearing when you go hunt, it can effect your shooting. Includes your stand, stool or what ever.

Everything works better when you relax. Nobody shoots good when they're tense.

Yep, relax...

Draw the bowstring with your elbow.

Draw the bowstring with your elbow.

Secondary anchor point, picked up on that from one of Jeffer,s videos.. Shoot WAY better when I do that...

If you don't like it, why don't you learn how to make it yourself.

You'll can't hit it if you don't shoot.

LOOSE repeatable Grip on the RISER. Accuracy starts there!

Keep a rock solid bow arm til the arrow strikes the target. If you maintain an unwavering bow arm, even if you fudge another aspect of the shot, you won't miss by much.

Easy, it was being taught how to properly tune a bow/arrow combination so that it hits what your looking at.

If you can't get that right nothing else is ever going to be perfect.

I was shooting with a friend last weekend and he gave this advice....."Put a hundred on LSU for the win over Ole Miss."

Gotta say, it'd REALLY paid off.

;-)

Rotational draw.

Shoot one arrow when practicing and think of it as your one shot at a big buck.

Shoot like you're hungry >>>------>.

Take lessons from a proven expert.

Come to Iowa I will give you lessons.lol

Just because you draw, doesn't mean you have to shoot.

K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid.

Grouse

All of the above plus...it ain't the bow...it's the shooter and...aim small / miss small.

"Keep a rock solid bow arm til the arrow strikes the target. If you maintain an unwavering bow arm, even if you fudge another aspect of the shot, you won't miss by much"

I agree, Jeff. My release (although no longer terrible) is a 20 year work in progress, but I have remained a good shot throughout by maintaining a good grip/follow-through.

Pick a spot...

Become the Arrow,

Learn to shoot split vision...you need a reference if you..fire a warning shot high or low. LOL

Shoot the spot, not the arrow, for if the eye wanders so will the shot.

Don't over-bow yourself, and follow through on every shot.

After I had become a pretty decent shot and was still tinkering trying to get "just a little better", Dan Toelke told me: Jim, put your form to rest and just shoot. I wish I had listened better.

Dont overthink,keep bowarm on target till arrow hits,and relax and have fun.Told to me by my late uncle and mentor 43 years ago and still holds true.

Your last thought should think about "Crushing" an imaginary, empty beer can between your shoulderblades and timing it with a clean, smooth release. Paul

Form. Form. Form. Accuracy follows

Hiram.... that photo....hysterical mostly because ...exactly

Hiram, got 2 hearing aids, wish I could hear a twig or turkey gobble :) Most all above. Pat, the bow arm and release is key to me. I have a state champion son helping this old dog:) Hope you have a good season Dr.

"Pick a spot" is good advice, but the best I got was "Take the shot".

I started to have success instead of missed opportunities when I stopped waiting for perfect and just focused, drew and released in one action when a shot within 235 yards was offered.

When you draw and hold and think it all falls apart.

235yrds wow

don't push yourself too hard and let your brain control the shot.

235 yards man that's good I can't even get 35 yards yet ??

235 yards is childs play. my friend jovsef munos hit a 1.4 meter square target in three arrows from 467 meters away. heres a video of that shoot. http://youtu.be/1DC6TX_-RMs

my best advice, from damon howatt, was to always concentrate on the gold and place your blurred sight pin or arrow where it needs to be to hit the gold.

"Practice at 250yds", it will make 235 seem like a chip shot! 8^) SPECK

Let go of the string not the bow.

Ain't nothing dieing if arrows ain't flying.

Keep calm and let it fly

Pick up a stick bow and put down my wheel bow, stabilizer, sights, and release. You will enjoy archery a lot more! Told to me over 35 years ago!!! He was right.

Upon setting out to hike 3 miles back in the mountains in deep snow at -30... "Be careful you don't shoot anything.'

Read what many others say, watch what many others do, apply what works for you. Once you find your way, practice until muscle memory is highly trained (left vs. right) trust your brain (experience) for distance. Also try shooting only 3-4 arrows at a time before retrieving, allowing your muscles to stay fresh and your mind to focus.

Paul Craig, now that is good advice. lol.

I was struggling reaching my anchor. A fella at a shoot asked me if I was aiming while I was drawing or after I hit anchor. I found focusing on a good draw, anchor, then aim helped immensely.

Pull that bow back your short drawling or get a bow you can handle.LOL

Best quote I've heard "Execution is the difference between the best and all the rest" never heard a truer word and keep this at the forefront of my mind when shooting.

Stop closing your eyes

Well said SPECK =-O

Deer don't die if the arrow don't fly.LOL

Lots of good shooting advise.

One keeps coming back to me from G. Fred Asbell's book on Instinctive Shooting: if your groups start to open up, push with your bow arm.

I find that I get lazy with my bow arm, and must bolster myself in that regard.

George's advise on follow through is excellent.

Jeffer's video on a second anchor point for after the shot is a piece of advise that I am still trying to incorporate because it is so good.

Finally, for myself, relaxing upon shooting while hunting is possible from shooting thousands of arrows to the point that the process is second nature.

Pick a spot and practice, practice, practice!

"RELAX....and don't overthink it. Just let it happen". From a quy who's been sort of an on line mentor, and "keep pulling and keep pushing" from another. Many, many thanks to both;

Bill

Anchor. Then Focus.

Push and pull. That is, push the bow with the bow hand while pulling the string with the other hand.

"for me its pick a spot the size of a dime, dont aim for the center of stuff pick a spot"

Too big. You wanna hit FDR smack in the ear hole.

Don't over bow yourself, keep to a poundage you can handle

Form is the most important thing. Aiming is overrated.

All good advise here!

Don't think, if you think, you stink.

1. Burn a hole. Start "aiming" way before you draw.

2. Don't let go of the string, just stop holding it. There's a difference.

Aim Small, Miss Small

The arrow is right in front of your face, use it.

Realizing your true draw length. I discovered that I was drawing the longbow like a compound, I needed to shorten the draw and use bent arm.

I reckon that it was in Roger Ascham's book..'Toxiphilus'

Conversation between Phil & Tox:

Tox: " So..what is the chief point of archery'? Phil: " To hit the mark.."..

I think I got the conversation correct..:) hopefully ya get the gist of that old book..:) Jim

I'm a natural lefty but always shot right handed. The best advice I ever got was to switch to left handed bows. Thanks Warren. Frank

You gotta get off the porch and get in the woods to shoot anything to eat.

Only take a step back when you put ALL arrows in the pie plate.

All sound advice. For me, that burning a hole in the tiny spot you are focused on, a hair, a crease, a whorl in the coat, where the white and brown come together on an antelope...that pick a spot is the best. And, I need to practice that when I am not shooting...like now. Look across the room and focus on a screw head in a door lock or knob mount...instead of the whole door frame.

But really, all of it....

i focus on the spot i am wanting to hit and i also see the length of the arrow as a blurred image and know if the entire arrow is aligned with my spot. for me, that works for targets, birds, and all othe game.

.... I see lots of advise about accuracy...... not about hunting in general. I figured this out on my own.... " if you don't show up, youre' gonna' miss the party" ...... in other words, put in quality time "on stand".

Best advice I ever got was from my parents. They always used to tell me "Get outside and go shoot your bow!"

Sometimes that's all it takes. Amazing! Of course it didn't hurt that they moved me out of the city and onto 10 acres next to Grandpa's farm. Saved my life when I really stop and think about it:)

Got off the porch and took my shot. EUFAULA WMA. 8:25 AM 25 yds sitting on hunting stool. Samick Sage 45# same GT3555 and bear head I shot doe with. Wearing orange cap and vest. Muzzle loader season in Oklahoma. 5point buck.

Drop down in weight

Do what George says!

Learn a shot sequence and use it on every shot. Bill

Forget the rack... Look at the spot!

Forget the rack... Look at the spot!

Don't over bow yourself, pick a spot and follow through with the shot.

My bow should be part of me and I'm on autopilot at the moment of truth. Talk yourself to calm and think of and look at nothing but the spot.

Make every shot count, shoot each arrow as if it's your one and only chance to hit the mark. Plus lots of good advice I've picked up on this site over the years, thanks guys!

Aim high and let fly.

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