[Metropolitantrout]

in reply to: Outgrown Bow or Wasted Time? #146470

The best tip I’ve heard and used for getting stronger and therefore handling a bow that might be on the heavy side is to hold your form at full draw.  At the end of a shooting session, come to full draw and hold your aim for 5-10 seconds.  Repeat up to a dozen shots.   It’s exhausting and you’ll need to take a couple of days off but I have found no better way to build archery muscle strength.  Pretty soon holding for 2-3 seconds will feel easy.  -MT

[Metropolitantrout]

in reply to: Shooting tips on sloped terrain #146410

Got after those sloped shots today.  Bending at the hips until I felt stable helped.  Canting into the hillside works great when my feet were pointed uphill.  Thanks!

[Metropolitantrout]

in reply to: Shooting tips on sloped terrain #146314

The short answer to how I aim is instinctive out to 20 yards but gap beyond that.  Even when I shoot instinctively I line up the shot using gap with one eye open, then I  do my best to hold steady, open the other eye and aim instinctively.  Jerry

[Metropolitantrout]

in reply to: Shooting tips on sloped terrain #146313

Thanks Stephen, I’ll check that out.  Jerry

[Metropolitantrout]

in reply to: Shooting tips on sloped terrain #146296

Hi Ray,

Thanks for your response. Yes, your understanding of the terrain I’m shooting on is correct. It’s the hillside above a creek in a small canyon so the entire area (from the creek up) is sloped so for any shot parallel to the creek, your feet are on sloped terrain.  For some targets, I’ve leveled the earth where I stand and the shots are very predictable but if I move away from that leveled patch, shots become less accurate.  Elevation is fine but windage is off.

My shooting style is as you described, standard with my shoulder pointing to the target.  I bring the tip of the arrow’s index feather to the tip of my nose, index finger to a tooth, achieve full draw length with a clicker, pause and release.

I also think you’re right about a “contorted body position” which I think affects my sight picture.  It’s frustrating because when I align the arrow with my target on flat terrain it flies predictably if all things are well executed.  On sloped terrain everything appears the same but the arrow flies right or left.

I try to use my legs as levelers as you suggest and I feel pretty steady but something is amiss.

I appreciate your ideas and possibly giving it a try.  Cheers, Jerry

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