• BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    2 months ago

    Wow, I suck at 18m.

    Do you? I mean if you’re shooting compound, have shot a couple hundred arrows a week for a year, and this is a 120cm outdoor target for recurve, then maybe you should take a look at your technique.

    Otherwise STFU and keep on shooting, the only thing that matters during training is improving, not some stupid number in the totals column. And improving is relative to the individual, not relative to the archer next to you, who’ve shot for twice as long and thrice as many arrows.

    Jokes (and cheering up) aside, I have three questions:

    1. Do you know why your grouping is going low?
    2. What discipline is this?
    3. What target size is this?
    • johsny@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Hi! Thank you for the inspiring reply!

      It is a 40cm target, with a 42# Hoyt Altus. As for why low, I have some ideas. I tend towards target panic, so I think I may sometimes prematurely trigger, and I tend to come up into the target from below after I draw back. (This is the main problem I am trying to work on, not doing that reflexive panicky trigger, but triggering with intent) Also that was my first time shooting 18m, before I used to shoot 10m and a few times 15m, and I am using the same pin for all three distances, so my pin might be a little low, not sure if 3m extra will make that much difference.

      Also, I noticed the longer distance really magnifies my shortcomings!! 🙂‍↕️

      I’ll keep on shooting, thank you!

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    23 days ago

    You have several groups that are nice and tight around the bullseye. That’s good shooting. Then the shots start getting progressively lower. My guess is that you’re getting worn out from drawing and not being conditioned for long sessions, and it’s causing you to drop your shoulder.

    Shoot 6-12 arrows per day and stop. Then slowly add more arrows as it feels right. If you ever feel any sort of fatigue, or strain, or tiredness, immediately stop and rest a day. Archery uses muscles that don’t otherwise get used, and you have to build them up. I’ve seen big-ass bodybuilders get tired after 6 shots with a 70 lb bow because they don’t exercise those muscles with their bodybuilding routine.

    Just keep it up and work on groupings. You can always adjust your sight, or your aim spot to get on target once you can consistently shoot a tight group. OR! If you don’t feel like potentially breaking arrows, get a bunch of small targets and put one arrow through each of them. I have little bright green bullseye stickers that I put all over my target bag and shoot one arrow per bullseye.