Thank you Braden for sharing this. TP seems a bit taboo. Shot for a number of years with no issues putting the pin in the gold but then it rather quickly materialised as my scores improved for some reasons. Due to injury I didn't shoot for about 10 years. Back now hoping that TP is a thing of the past but no. It's even worse as I try to bring the pin to the gold my arm automatically moves to the 8 at 9 o'clock and I have to fight like mad to bring my arm back in the gold. My scores are way down. Made good progress on this indoor but now I shoot outdoor I hardly ever able to bring the pin in the gold it automatically moves the 8 at 9 o'clock. tried shooting on big face and hold my shot until I want to release to train my brain it's ok to be in the gold. not working for me outdoor at all.
Stop bringing the pin to the gold. Just start at the gold. Try just pulling your bow back and aiming without firing, practice starting with your pin on the gold there is no reason to start off the gold and bring it to the gold. Start on the gold and don't worry about pin float. Your pin will always naturally go back to center, let the pin do this and only concentrate on your release
I had a whole mess going on. A lot boiled down to poor form, not getting anchored properly, and getting my back involved was huge. Could hold the pin much steadier. At least enough to trust the float of the pin. Still fighting through it, but getting a lot more comfortable.
Not using a peep sight worked for me to cure target panic. I can shoot so much more relaxed 😎. Gotta make sure those anchors are spot on though, or it won't work.
citrús same!! What my coach tells me is that during practice, it doesn’t matter where the arrow lands, it’s the technique, besides I’m scared of the “surprise shot” how we call it, meaning that the release has to be done without punching the trigger, so it will surprise me, I’m scared that my reaction to that shot will make me move my bow and land wrong, the way it happens with recurve archers, however he told me that by the time I get “surprised” by the shot the arrow has already landed on the ten ring.. Let’s try to relax our trigger hand and if you have to, once you’re strong and anchored, and have already aimed, try closing your eyes... ive done that many times.. at a few meters of course.. say 5 meters
What really helped me with recurve is coming up, aiming on the gold and holding it, and then coming down. If I told myself ‘I will NOT shoot’ then I could easily come up to full draw and aim, no issue. The temptation to let go is unreal, but I have to stop myself. I often do it. come up, aim, let the pin ‘float’ over the target. Let it move and hover, but just watch, watch the pin on the target. It reinforces that its ok to acquire the target and ‘know’ I am dead on target without releasing. After 10 goes of that, I will say, this one I will release. At first just knowing I will release was sometimes enough to muck it all up. But practice. It CAN be overcome mate. It is all in your mind, but it does take a lot of trial finding what method will help you chip away at your minds old habits and repeating it, over and over, and discipline and faith that it can be done.
It's an affliction...
But that's the challenge of Archery - Mastery of the Self!
Thank you Braden for sharing this. TP seems a bit taboo. Shot for a number of years with no issues putting the pin in the gold but then it rather quickly materialised as my scores improved for some reasons. Due to injury I didn't shoot for about 10 years. Back now hoping that TP is a thing of the past but no. It's even worse as I try to bring the pin to the gold my arm automatically moves to the 8 at 9 o'clock and I have to fight like mad to bring my arm back in the gold. My scores are way down. Made good progress on this indoor but now I shoot outdoor I hardly ever able to bring the pin in the gold it automatically moves the 8 at 9 o'clock. tried shooting on big face and hold my shot until I want to release to train my brain it's ok to be in the gold. not working for me outdoor at all.
Stop bringing the pin to the gold. Just start at the gold. Try just pulling your bow back and aiming without firing, practice starting with your pin on the gold there is no reason to start off the gold and bring it to the gold. Start on the gold and don't worry about pin float. Your pin will always naturally go back to center, let the pin do this and only concentrate on your release
I had a whole mess going on. A lot boiled down to poor form, not getting anchored properly, and getting my back involved was huge. Could hold the pin much steadier. At least enough to trust the float of the pin. Still fighting through it, but getting a lot more comfortable.
Not using a peep sight worked for me to cure target panic. I can shoot so much more relaxed 😎. Gotta make sure those anchors are spot on though, or it won't work.
I had actually gotten over target panic and i had to move my sight super far to the left because of how much i used to pull
i still cant do it, if i use a target my hands would shake violently and just punch the trigger
citrús same!! What my coach tells me is that during practice, it doesn’t matter where the arrow lands, it’s the technique, besides I’m scared of the “surprise shot” how we call it, meaning that the release has to be done without punching the trigger, so it will surprise me, I’m scared that my reaction to that shot will make me move my bow and land wrong, the way it happens with recurve archers, however he told me that by the time I get “surprised” by the shot the arrow has already landed on the ten ring..
Let’s try to relax our trigger hand and if you have to, once you’re strong and anchored, and have already aimed, try closing your eyes... ive done that many times.. at a few meters of course.. say 5 meters
What really helped me with recurve is coming up, aiming on the gold and holding it, and then coming down.
If I told myself ‘I will NOT shoot’ then I could easily come up to full draw and aim, no issue.
The temptation to let go is unreal, but I have to stop myself.
I often do it. come up, aim, let the pin ‘float’ over the target. Let it move and hover, but just watch, watch the pin on the target. It reinforces that its ok to acquire the target and ‘know’ I am dead on target without releasing.
After 10 goes of that, I will say, this one I will release. At first just knowing I will release was sometimes enough to muck it all up. But practice.
It CAN be overcome mate. It is all in your mind, but it does take a lot of trial finding what method will help you chip away at your minds old habits and repeating it, over and over, and discipline and faith that it can be done.
Braden is Mr.Archery
Thx for this video
Useful
Look up shot iq on UA-cam for any target panic problems
subtitle please!!!!!!!
Music much too loud. Unneccessary stress while listening.
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Nice
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3 yrs ago? Make a new vldeo.
subtitle please in español
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