Not seeing the groups you want when you shoot your bow? Are your shots not as good as they should be? I will tell you how to get better with just a few short tricks that you can learn in 1 day of shooting. 

Before these tricks could barely hit my giant target. I hated not being able to hit my target so I tested and tested to find the best tips I learned. And after these tips, I can put arrows touching at 50 yards every time.

Anchor points.

An anchor point is a consistent point on your face where you can put your hand every time. These are important because archery is all about consistency, and you need anchor points to be consistent.

If you want to shoot more consistently, you have to have anchor points. But you can’t have any anchor point; you need a consistent one. You should have 3 anchor points to be the most consistent.  The most consistent anchor points are the tip of your nose (where the string should touch), the corner of your mouth (where the string should touch), and the base of your ear (where your wrist should touch).

Peep sight alignment. 

Your peep sight is one of the most important things on a bow. Now you can’t just look through your peep sight and shoot, you need to line up your peep sight with your sight. Make the inside of your peep sight line up with the ring of

Your sight. It should look like the 2 rings are in line with each other.  Like how when shooting a gun you put the small front sight in the notch in the rear sight.

Surprise shot. 

A surprise shot is the most accurate way to shoot a bow. Most, if not all, pro archers have a surprise shot. A surprise shot isn’t totally necessary to be accurate, but in a stressful situation it helps to be surprised on the shot, so you don’t punch the shot and miss. 

The common way to shoot a release is to “squeeze” the trigger; This can lead to punching the shot overtime. The way to shoot a surprise shot is to put your finger or thumb on the trigger and pull backwards or try to pull your shoulder blades together until the shot goes off. Try to imagine pulling your hand through the strap of your release.

Just hold the pin on the target and pull backwards then the shot will go off. If this does not work that well for you, there are releases that will help you get a surprise shot, like a hinge. 

Now, it’s important to note that in a hunting scenario, you might not want a surprise shot. If a shot is under 40 yards, you can get away without a surprise shot.

Grip. 

 When I started shooting, I just grabbed the bow and shot, this led to moving the string out of alignment and me missing the target a lot; so here is how you avoid it.

If you don’t have the right grip on your bow, it can greatly affect performance. You want the grip of the bow on the outside of your lifeline on your palm. This is the flattest part of your hand and it’s harder to move the bow this way. That way you can’t move the string out of alignment.  But you don’t want the bow too far out on your thumb pad, this can cause irregular pressure on the bow.

These techniques have greatly increased my accuracy. Most of these tips you don’t learn from people and you have to find out on your own. All pro archers use these techniques to increase their accuracy and consistency. If you apply them right, you should be able to shoot more consistently and accurately.

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