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I see some posts lately, asking for advice regarding accuracy, windage and/or elevation issues.
One very overlooked aspect of shooting technique, is collapsing of the pouch arm, either at release, or just before.
You can see a perfect example of collapsing in the video I've linked. If you look carefully, you'll see that my right hand/arm, is moving forward just at release, and this is exactly what collapsing is.
Why is collapsing a problem, you may ask. Well, when we are at full draw, we, ideally, have the bands and pouch in line with the target. In order for the ammo to follow a straight line to our target, the release also has to have correct direction. Direction of the release, obviously, should also be in the direct line to the middle of the target.
Now, when we are at full draw, our muscles that are used for drawing the bands are in tension, keeping everything straight. If we collapse, there is a loss of tension, which is always uncontrollable, so in effect, it introduces variables. The main variables introduced are pouch direction, and release direction.
So, by keeping our focus on muscle tension, by reducing the time it takes to aim, we can alleviate this issue. One good technique is to make sure we constantly drawing back, even if our arm is no longer moving, and allow a slight, natural move backwards of our hand, directly in the opposite direction of the target. This, with practice, will help ensure a clean release, correct release direction, and of course no collapsing.
This goes to show that there are many reasons why a shot misses, or why we get a flyer, but by slowly eliminating the variables, and by focusing on muscle tension throughout the shot, making sure we are still focusing untill the projectile hits the target, we can at least improve our shooting to the point that there is no unexplainable bad shot, and yes, even to the point when we no longer have bad shots, or at least......*very* bad shots... ????
One very overlooked aspect of shooting technique, is collapsing of the pouch arm, either at release, or just before.
You can see a perfect example of collapsing in the video I've linked. If you look carefully, you'll see that my right hand/arm, is moving forward just at release, and this is exactly what collapsing is.
Why is collapsing a problem, you may ask. Well, when we are at full draw, we, ideally, have the bands and pouch in line with the target. In order for the ammo to follow a straight line to our target, the release also has to have correct direction. Direction of the release, obviously, should also be in the direct line to the middle of the target.
Now, when we are at full draw, our muscles that are used for drawing the bands are in tension, keeping everything straight. If we collapse, there is a loss of tension, which is always uncontrollable, so in effect, it introduces variables. The main variables introduced are pouch direction, and release direction.
So, by keeping our focus on muscle tension, by reducing the time it takes to aim, we can alleviate this issue. One good technique is to make sure we constantly drawing back, even if our arm is no longer moving, and allow a slight, natural move backwards of our hand, directly in the opposite direction of the target. This, with practice, will help ensure a clean release, correct release direction, and of course no collapsing.
This goes to show that there are many reasons why a shot misses, or why we get a flyer, but by slowly eliminating the variables, and by focusing on muscle tension throughout the shot, making sure we are still focusing untill the projectile hits the target, we can at least improve our shooting to the point that there is no unexplainable bad shot, and yes, even to the point when we no longer have bad shots, or at least......*very* bad shots... ????