ReadyHawk wrote: Hi Bruce, It’s not that the target disappears or blurs, I just become unsure how to aim at it. Example: at the weekend shoot came up on a big elk target about 23 yards, drew, looked and looked and shot right over it’s back. How do you miss a target the big?? Next target was a small cinnamon bear under a pine tree. About 18yards, had to crouch a little to get a shot. Drew up and shot right away,,,10 ring! Maybe I’m just over thinking the shot sometimes.
I struggled with this early on in my years of shooting traditional equipment, both on 3D targets and while hunting. It sounds to me like you are looking at the entire target rather than staring at one single hair on the target.
When I first started deer hunting with my old trusty recurve, I missed exactly 17 times before I finally killed a deer. I had plenty of practice on a 3D target and felt quite confident, but I really struggled when it was game time. I would shoot over, under, behind, and in front of whatever live animal I was aiming at. My dad kept telling me it was because I was looking at the whole animal instead of picking out a spot, and he was right. I guess I finally decided enough was enough and began telling myself to not only pick out a spot, but to pick out one single hair on the animal. I tell myself this before every shot I take, and it has payed dividends in practice and during the season.
Thanks,
Mitch
