sight sway help

[rgecko23]

Im sure dale(deerjunkie) will help me when I shoot with him but I want tohear your guys opinions.

When I am shooting my pins sway all over the place, like when you shoot a gun and you have a hard time staying on target.

Its driving me crazy. I usualy just wait till it gets right on, then shoot and I get pretty damnclose, but I want to figure this out....

[gf319804]

Im sure dale(deerjunkie) will help me when I shoot with him but I want tohear your guys opinions.

When I am shooting my pins sway all over the place, like when you shoot a gun and you have a hard time staying on target.

Its driving me crazy. I usualy just wait till it gets right on, then shoot and I get pretty damnclose, but I want to figure this out....

Sounds to me like a little bit of target panic. I had the same issue last year. I could hold rock steady about 6" below the spot on the target, but as soon as I began to bring the pin up to the spot, I would start floating all over, and as my pin would pass over the spot, I would punch the trigger. It's natural to float some, but if you've got target panic, that floating motion is magnified and hard to control. It's a hard habit to break, but it is fixable. Shoot at close distances and just let the pin float, don't worry about holding completely still. Focus on squeezing the trigger, and not punching it. Take a deep breath or two, and relax. Let the pin float around the spot but don't shoot. Force yourself to relax by not taking the first shot, and you'll calm down. I did this a lot this year, and it's helped me considerably. Dale is a darn good archer, and I'm sure he will point you in the right direction, just try relaxing a little, and don't get in a hurry.

[Limbhanger]

What kind of stabilizer do you have on your bow?

Read my reply on the thread "How important is a bow stabilizer?" lower on the first page.

[Hill Hunter]

Instead of holding steady at anchor try a slight push with the bow arm and back pressue on the release arm. pulling through to release. when relaxing at full draw the pins will float more

[rgecko23]

What kind of stabilizer do you have on your bow?

Read my reply on the thread "How important is a bow stabilizer?" lower on the first page.


its a pretty cheap one. its the sims stabalizer

[rgecko23]

Dale is a darn good archer, and I'm sure he will point you in the right direction, just try relaxing a little, and don't get in a hurry.


yea, dale can shoot!! Hes going to help me, He just doesn't know it yet. hahahahahaha

[Master Baiter]

Is your draw length correct? If it is a little long you will have problems settling in on the shot.

[TheCream]

Sounds to me like a little bit of target panic. I had the same issue last year. I could hold rock steady about 6" below the spot on the target, but as soon as I began to bring the pin up to the spot, I would start floating all over, and as my pin would pass over the spot, I would punch the trigger. It's natural to float some, but if you've got target panic, that floating motion is magnified and hard to control. It's a hard habit to break, but it is fixable. Shoot at close distances and just let the pin float, don't worry about holding completely still. Focus on squeezing the trigger, and not punching it. Take a deep breath or two, and relax. Let the pin float around the spot but don't shoot. Force yourself to relax by not taking the first shot, and you'll calm down. I did this a lot this year, and it's helped me considerably. Dale is a darn good archer, and I'm sure he will point you in the right direction, just try relaxing a little, and don't get in a hurry.

I've had bouts with this, as well (I call it TP, I'm afraid to even say the words ;)). Greg's advice is very good. The practice method that helped me get over it best was what he mentioned about letting the pins float on the target and don't shoot. Get used to holding the pins steady where you want them without even having your finger on the trigger. I'm shooting much, much better this summer. I feel much more stable and my groupings have been very good.

[rgecko23]

I've had bouts with this, as well (I call it TP, I'm afraid to even say the words ;)). Greg's advice is very good. The practice method that helped me get over it best was what he mentioned about letting the pins float on the target and don't shoot. Get used to holding the pins steady where you want them without even having your finger on the trigger. I'm shooting much, much better this summer. I feel much more stable and my groupings have been very good.


ill give it a shot........ill be in the yard all week practicing.

[wildohio22]

put a water bottle cap on your target at 15 yds. and try to hold it on that. when i had TP i found that trying to settle on a smaller target and getting more relaxed helped. you might be overdrawn or have a death grip (holding your bow to tight) Good Luck!

[rgecko23]

OK, here is my target at 25 yards........This is with what I explained. I kind of let the the sight float and then when it gets to where I want I shoot. Am I jsut paranoid or am I good to go????

http://www.ohiosportsman.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=77&pictureid=885

[gf319804]

Really, you have to decide if you are being paranoid or not. If you feel confident enough in your shooting abilities, then more than likely you will be just fine. But if you feel like you need to work on it more, and focus harder, than you should do just that.

I have been shooting bows for years, and I am to the point where I am not happy if my arrows aren't touching at 25 yards, but that's me. I would say with the group you are shooting, if you can consistently do that, then you will be just fine...

[Alaskancoastie]

Try getting up close to your target draw your bow close your eyes and shoot. Point is to concentrate on a solid clean release. i'm talking 10 ft from your target. That helped me last year with TP.

[rgecko23]

Really, you have to decide if you are being paranoid or not. If you feel confident enough in your shooting abilities, then more than likely you will be just fine. But if you feel like you need to work on it more, and focus harder, than you should do just that.

I have been shooting bows for years, and I am to the point where I am not happy if my arrows aren't touching at 25 yards, but that's me. I would say with the group you are shooting, if you can consistently do that, then you will be just fine...


thats pretty consistent for me, I feel like I am floating though. and my groups arent like that all the time. I think I am going to try the bottle cap I dea, or start out close and work back from like 15 to 25-25-35-45.

I feel confident 85% of the time, then I have a bad day and it starts bothering me, so I sstop shooting and wait another day.