After 20 years of shooting pistol and rifle, this video just changed the game for me as a new bow shooter. The best example I can give is that at 70 yards, trying to focus on the front sight I only hit the target 2/6 times. Following this instruction, I was 6/6 with three in the kill zone. Fantastic instruction.
When shooting pistols and rifles, you're supposed to focus on the target and let the front sight blur out. Thats why you started shooting better. You finally, after 20 years, learned how to aim your gun.
@@sjeverett75 according to every military and law enforcement firearms instructor (of which I am one) in the USA, you focus on your front sight. That’s why we teach “front sight, front sight, slack, pause, squeeze” to new recruits. I don’t know where you learned to shoot, but you have a lot to learn.
Chad, I was thinking the same thing. This is just the opposite of how i was trained in pistol shooting. Why is archery opposite for handgun? Which one is right? Do I need to change my pistol focus or my archery focus? Well, time to go to the ranges and experiment.
Josh, I've been shooting/hunting with a bow since 1963, before the compound was invented. Done it all and I wish every archer in the world could see your learning videos BECAUSE you and your techniques are 100% the best. 👍👍🔥
I’ve been shooting for a year now only focusing on the pin. After watching this video I went to the range and focused only on the target. Amazing difference! Thank you!
Dude! You literally changed my life today. Yesterday I was just spraying the bag. This morning I went out immediately after watching your video, changed my point of focus and started stacking arrows in one on top of the other! Thank you so much for posting this!!!
Just did my first shoot today and found I was doing better when I focused on the target instead of the pin. Very happy to hear that experienced archers use this method as well. Great video!
@@Aryan-py8lk wondering if they focus on the pin first just to make sure it is on the bullseye, then don’t move at all and focus on the target?? I’m new to this but it’s awesome never needing to chase arrows because they always hit within 6” and I can’t even be “good” after only like 50 shots so far
Thank you! I like to teach with the way that makes the most sense to me that gives me the ability to easily understand. Hopefully this helps you visually learn better than by just listening to what I have to say. Thanks for watching!
Great advice! After a few minutes letting my eye get comfortable with the focus shift, I shot groups half the size of my previous ones, now I'm shooting the same accuracy but 20yards further! Keep it coming!!!
Great advice and makes since. I tell children to focus on whatever it is they're aiming for. The bowling pin you want to hit, where you want the golf ball to land, the basketball basket, the place you want your baseball to go etc. And this doesn't just apply to sports. Whatever you focus on that is ahead of you is how you can accurately achieve getting to that point or goal. Again, great advice and helped me tremendously with aiming and shooting my bow.
I still have to work on, already being on what Im about to shoot, but this video makes all of the sense! I had stopped using a bow in 2005 because of injuries. Just got back into it last year. For me, it wasn't like "riding a bike". Lol. It was literally like learning something new. I harvested last year with it. But still felt like something was wrong. I watched this vid (along with some others you posted) 2 weeks ago and started trying this technique. I can already see and feel the difference. Thanks for sharing. I also respect the disclaimer at the beginning.
Bro this is by far the most important part of shooting a bow. Am a Expert shooter. This info just stepped up my game for any hunting situation in the woods.
I had my first archery lesson as an adult (and my first time firing my bow in about 15 years) last week. I went from not even hitting the paper at all to getting into the intermediate rings. My aim only started noticeably improving when I started basically ignoring my sight pins and looking around / past them.
I just got a bow tune from my shop and I asked him to take a quick look at me shot process. He was cool enough to help and saw one thing that I needed to know badly. So the only thing he said was just hold my shot position until the arrow hits the target. That tightened my groups and increased my dot accuracy. So simple
This is the only video that actually got me hitting 1-2 inch groups with my bow I used to hit ALL over the target I watched this video and then I went out the next morning and was hitting dimes now I consistently hit dimes thank you man
Picking Archery back up. Did it when I was a kid from ages 8-13 with my dad (who still hunts compound to this day) but haven’t done it since. I’m in my early thirties now and this has definitely helped my grouping at 30yards tremendously in about an hour (that’s the length of my indoor range) I was so amazed.
I always found this interesting. For pistols I've become accustomed to focusing on the front sight and letting the target blur so I've shot bows this way also...I'll give focusing on the target a try.
I was just thinking about the same thing. I've grown accustomed to being constantly told to "focus on the front sight" that it never occurred to me that there would ever be a different way of shooting.
That’s because, with a pistol, you are controlling the angle of the barrel apart from your line of sight. With a bow, your anchor point(face/corner of mouth/tip of nose) IS the “back sight”.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!! I HAVE ALWAYS HUNT WITH CROSSBOW THIS WILL BE MY FIRST YEAR BOW HUNTING AND IM GLAD I CAME ACROSS YOUR CHANNEL! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING!
I completely forgot about this! I remember hearing about this when I was shooting my best 15 years ago. Just got back into shooting my bow and forgot. Yes! Focus on the target. Damn did my groups improve today! Awesome video and great tip! It just felt so natural to focus on the pin when youre in the moment. But this helped alot.... again! Damn i feel like im getting old, I completely forgot to focus on the target.
Thank you for the confirmation. New shooter, just started this week. You are 100% correct. When I focus on the black circle on target it bullseye. (I color the center black) I Didn't know why i made a great shot. Thinking back there was allot less movement. In fact i was really relax.
This works for me as well. I thought that it was just because I grew up shooting instinctively. I never told anyone about it, because I thought I would be ridiculed. I assumed most compound shooter aimed just line they do with a rifle.
Finally a video that shows me what to do with this thing that came attached to my bow!! I like how you show with your camera looking through it as you would when you use it, explain how to do something and why. I am subbed liked, alarmed and commented as you can see. LOL I have only shot once and I hit the target board, (side of a barn sized thing) but could not find the place where I was supposed to be hitting. Now I know why I don't feel so bad and am ready to have at it again with more confidence. Thank you.
I just can thank you so much You are precise and not confusing Your english is very clear Many thanks ,i will try I am an veteran archer 53 yrs i want to pursue this sport Pls post some shortcuts like this🙏
This is solid advice and something I’ve said in the past. But you said it best. Your eye battles for focus between the pin and your target. GIVE THE WIN OF THAT BATTLE TO THE TARGET AND LET YOUR PIN HOVER/cover slowly squeeze. Great stuff brother keep up the great tips!!
After 34 years of bowhunting, I stopped using a pin last year. I "frame it & claim it" using an EZ-V sight now. I don't even have to remind myself to focus on the target instead of the pin, because there are no pins! It took some practice, but I will never go back to using a pin or crosshair for bowhunting. I don't even use a rangefinder for practice any more. Haven't even touched my rangefinder since last spring turkey season. A doe took me by surprise yesterday morning. I still don't know how she got within bow range without me noticing her, but the ground was damp (quiet). I think she may have been the first deer that I harvested from a hang-on stand in a sitting position. I am usually up long before they reach me. Now that my eyes are older, a sight without pins works better for me. I only share all this, because it fits with what you are sharing. Focus on the target!
Coming from a recurve I was wondering what I was looking for while shooting my compound. I will give this a try! Will see how this works for me tomorrow!
Focusing on the target. Aiming elevation from the hip. And consistent firm anchor has helped me the most. I ain't a dead eye but 99% of the time at 20 to 40 I can hit that 6" circle
Had the bow set up at a pro shop. It performed just fine th-cam.com/users/postUgkxQEKUoxLWwayEDZR0NKB-5limn4MBU-2L . And I would say this is a good starting now that I could pass down to my son when he is older.But the package was missing the release and a nock was missing from one arrow.Dealing with customer support was terrible. They suggested I buy a new release rather than correct their own quality control issue because it’s to expensive for the. to ship it out from China.Update: manufacturer got back to me and resolved the issue. I retract the above statement.
Glad I watched this. Trying my hand at archery soon and apparently the aiming technique is the opposite of firearms aiming. I've been shooting for 20 years, 8 time expert in the Marines. When shooting firearms you focus on the front sight post. If your target is clear you're doing it wrong. Will definitely be an adjustment to focus on the target and not the sight.
I think I do this already intuitively.. definately with an animal in front of me, I'm fixated on that sweet spot. Will analyse my shooting on the bag tomrrow. Gratitude. Happy hunting ❤
I’m VERU new to archery, but have been shooting guns for years. This is the exact opposite of what I’ve always been taught to do (focus on the front sight)….but I’ll give it a shot.
thank you so much for the advice went from hits all over the target at 20 yards( I am new to this) to hitting 2-3 inch groupings almost immediately you just got yourself a new subscriber
I release as soon as I get a good sight picture. Hunting for the "perfect" shot just leaves to pin travel. He's correct, nobody can hold anything completely still. Slow controlled breathing and release on exhale. Inhale before the aim, exhale, first good placement and release.
That’s why shooting with both eyes open is better. Makes target easier to see past ur pin. That’s exactly why my son is going through right now this video helped because of course why listen to dad.
I think its verry interesting what opinions all the different shooters have. On a pistol you focus on the sights on a rifle you should focus on the target on a bow with some sort of aiming device most poeple say you should focus on the pin. Now you say focus on the target witch i have to do anyways because i shoot classic intuitive. My rule of thumb is the one that hits the target is right. So if you dont hit it you just havent found your style. I noticed to if i shoot rifle im much more calm maybe its because i dont see the movement of the rifle that much.
Absolutely. It’s your perception of the sight and the target and what you’re comfortable with. Most archers find it most comfortable with this method because of the extra movement, but not everyone is the same.
Same thing with practical pistol shooting . Especially with slide mounted optics you can occlude the dot to help. I wonder about sticking black tape I. Front of your pine would do the same
Thank you bro I just started three days ago and I was like what are these pins for and I focused on them and my target got super blurry then I focused on the target 100% and it worked started nailing them
I will go out today and give this a try with my new bow. Because that sounds exactly what im going thru. Thank you for the tips. I'll update later with my new results. 👍
Great advice. I concentrate on the target. I was taught that in the Marine Corps. You want the rear/peep sight and the target to be clear. And you want the front sight post/pin to be blurred. If you're a hu ter, you want to see the movement of your target. So you can alter your shot. You will definitely shoot better. It might not make sense, but once you're accustomed to it, you'll wonder why you did it the other way in the first place.
@EggShensSixDemonBag You must have been in the new Corps. How do you see your target at distance if your concentrating on your front site? Get your site picture, then blur the front site to see target and any movement. Shot expert every time doing it that way.
@@papaschuette Dunno, brotein shake, but consistently shot 8 or 9 out of 10 at the 500, Rife Expert and got PMI qualled while on FAP to the range, so there's that. Fundamentals.
@@papaschuette th-cam.com/video/C9oF05mqdvo/w-d-xo.html Go to the 6.50 mark, buttercup. This was posted 11 years ago. I entered 28 years ago, so I'm not sure what "new Corps" you're talking about. I question if you were actually in the Marine Corps if you were taught to focus on the target with fixed iron sights.
Really just practice enough like this that your brain just aims for you because when you don’t think about it muscle memory takes over and does it for you
Thanks a lot man I got asked by a good buddy of mine to shoot league with him and I wasn’t shooting to great and I needed a new bow so I bought one and got so frustrated because I can’t shoot well, I tried this and now I’m getting constant thanks a lot
Your videos and explanations are the best I have seen on TH-cam. I picked up some good points in this video. I would like to see you do a video on properly setting up a 3 pin and 5 pin sight. Keep up the good work.
@@BowOnlyOutdoors I like to see properly setting up out of the box setting up a 3 pin sight. I have seen different videos where one person said that you set up the first pin by moving the sight box and then you set the middle pin by moving the pin. Someone else said that you move the sight box for the top and middle pin. Also before you set up your sights, should make sure that your rest is setup properly? Thanks for asking me. I believe you can easily clarify these questions through a video.
Thanks for the tip. What you said makes sense. Cant wait to try this. I missed my chance at a monster buck because i was focusing too much on getting the correct pin to align last year, wind change direction, it caught my scent, and booted.
Dang it! Sometimes those scenarios create the best learning situations. Wishing you the best of luck in this upcoming seasons and hope you get a good one!
I teach people this all the time. I tell people it's like learning to drive a car. You want to look up the street not down your hood. Same thing with sights and targets. Makes it super easy with both eyes open to. Though it is weird at first.
This is exactly right this is the best way for archers to understand and it Works 100%. The first shot or two provided your bow is setup properly, and with good form, release, n follow through your arrow will find the bullseye!!! I taught my Nephew this 15 yrs. Ago and he was stunned at how much easier n consistent it was to shoot n hit the center of the bullseye.👍🏹🏹
@@keithdodson7536 hell yeah brother. I'm glad the young man was able to learn from someone with knowledge. So great to hear about kids out shooting bows instead of score streaks in COD. Good job being an amazing uncle :)
This helps a lot well explained, well executed, and that close up at the end show's some result; for those who doubt, pay attention to the foot steps, you'll notice the distance ;) Thank you for sharing
The greatest "aha" moment in archery is when you draw your bow and it is in the gold almost every time. Let muscle memory make all the X's. Your channel is the best hidden gem on you tube, even though you are giving away all the secrets. Great job.
Thank you Lloyd. Bowhunting and archery can be hard enough to get into by yourself. People shouldn't have to pay for this kind of information. Our goal is to help everyone be the best they can be!
After 20 years of shooting pistol and rifle, this video just changed the game for me as a new bow shooter. The best example I can give is that at 70 yards, trying to focus on the front sight I only hit the target 2/6 times. Following this instruction, I was 6/6 with three in the kill zone. Fantastic instruction.
When shooting pistols and rifles, you're supposed to focus on the target and let the front sight blur out. Thats why you started shooting better. You finally, after 20 years, learned how to aim your gun.
@@sjeverett75 according to every military and law enforcement firearms instructor (of which I am one) in the USA, you focus on your front sight. That’s why we teach “front sight, front sight, slack, pause, squeeze” to new recruits. I don’t know where you learned to shoot, but you have a lot to learn.
@@sjeverett75 Hahaha!
@@sjeverett75 you couldn’t be more wrong. 18B, US Army
Chad, I was thinking the same thing. This is just the opposite of how i was trained in pistol shooting. Why is archery opposite for handgun? Which one is right? Do I need to change my pistol focus or my archery focus? Well, time to go to the ranges and experiment.
Josh, I've been shooting/hunting with a bow since 1963, before the compound was invented. Done it all and I wish every archer in the world could see your learning videos BECAUSE you and your techniques are 100% the best. 👍👍🔥
Thank you so much Tim! I’m happy to help and share what I’ve been fortunate to learn with others.
I’m gonna try this in the morning stay tuned!
1000% correct.
I was taught this many many years ago by a Hoyt team member.
Changed my Hunting Career forever
You do a great job explaining the "why" of aiming this way and then making the "how" make sense after.
I’ve been shooting for a year now only focusing on the pin. After watching this video I went to the range and focused only on the target. Amazing difference! Thank you!
Dude! You literally changed my life today. Yesterday I was just spraying the bag. This morning I went out immediately after watching your video, changed my point of focus and started stacking arrows in one on top of the other! Thank you so much for posting this!!!
I love to hear it! So glad you found it helpful! Happy shooting and Goodluck this season.
Spraying the bag...? To easy 😂❤ happy hunting.
Just did my first shoot today and found I was doing better when I focused on the target instead of the pin. Very happy to hear that experienced archers use this method as well. Great video!
Bro but how will you aim if the pins get blur
@@Aryan-py8lk wondering if they focus on the pin first just to make sure it is on the bullseye, then don’t move at all and focus on the target?? I’m new to this but it’s awesome never needing to chase arrows because they always hit within 6” and I can’t even be “good” after only like 50 shots so far
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1:39, that’s good to know because I’ve trying to hold the pin dead still unsuccessfully. It usually winds up with my bow biting my forearm.
I like how you explain what your talking about with the video. Pretty cool how you blurred out the pins and target to explain.
Thank you! I like to teach with the way that makes the most sense to me that gives me the ability to easily understand. Hopefully this helps you visually learn better than by just listening to what I have to say. Thanks for watching!
So kind of like shooting a rifle. Just got a bow and I do focus on the pin a whole lot. Great video, brother.
Great advice! After a few minutes letting my eye get comfortable with the focus shift, I shot groups half the size of my previous ones, now I'm shooting the same accuracy but 20yards further! Keep it coming!!!
Great advice and makes since. I tell children to focus on whatever it is they're aiming for. The bowling pin you want to hit, where you want the golf ball to land, the basketball basket, the place you want your baseball to go etc. And this doesn't just apply to sports. Whatever you focus on that is ahead of you is how you can accurately achieve getting to that point or goal. Again, great advice and helped me tremendously with aiming and shooting my bow.
I still have to work on, already being on what Im about to shoot, but this video makes all of the sense! I had stopped using a bow in 2005 because of injuries. Just got back into it last year. For me, it wasn't like "riding a bike". Lol. It was literally like learning something new. I harvested last year with it. But still felt like something was wrong. I watched this vid (along with some others you posted) 2 weeks ago and started trying this technique. I can already see and feel the difference. Thanks for sharing. I also respect the disclaimer at the beginning.
As a new archer, this idea sounds spot on, I`m so going to try it out once I got my bow adjusted for myself.
Bro this is by far the most important part of shooting a bow. Am a Expert shooter. This info just stepped up my game for any hunting situation in the woods.
I had my first archery lesson as an adult (and my first time firing my bow in about 15 years) last week. I went from not even hitting the paper at all to getting into the intermediate rings. My aim only started noticeably improving when I started basically ignoring my sight pins and looking around / past them.
I just got a bow tune from my shop and I asked him to take a quick look at me shot process. He was cool enough to help and saw one thing that I needed to know badly. So the only thing he said was just hold my shot position until the arrow hits the target. That tightened my groups and increased my dot accuracy. So simple
Great video! I recently saw Joel Turner talking about this same thing in his ShotIQ course as well. It’s made a huge difference in my accuracy.
This is the only video that actually got me hitting 1-2 inch groups with my bow I used to hit ALL over the target I watched this video and then I went out the next morning and was hitting dimes now I consistently hit dimes thank you man
Amazing! Great shooting!
I tried this today, it actually does help a lot
Picking Archery back up. Did it when I was a kid from ages 8-13 with my dad (who still hunts compound to this day) but haven’t done it since. I’m in my early thirties now and this has definitely helped my grouping at 30yards tremendously in about an hour (that’s the length of my indoor range) I was so amazed.
I always found this interesting. For pistols I've become accustomed to focusing on the front sight and letting the target blur so I've shot bows this way also...I'll give focusing on the target a try.
I was just thinking about the same thing. I've grown accustomed to being constantly told to "focus on the front sight" that it never occurred to me that there would ever be a different way of shooting.
exactly. opposite way of thinkin.
Either of you tried it yet?
REBEL Nope. State is on lockdown. Range closed. (Hawaii)
That’s because, with a pistol, you are controlling the angle of the barrel apart from your line of sight. With a bow, your anchor point(face/corner of mouth/tip of nose) IS the “back sight”.
You are focusing 100% on the camera😅
I just want to make sure you are paying attention! haha
@@BowOnlyOutdoors 😂
@@BowOnlyOutdoors it works
Iv won multiple tournaments..what he's saying is correct
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!
I HAVE ALWAYS HUNT WITH CROSSBOW THIS WILL BE MY FIRST YEAR BOW HUNTING AND IM GLAD I CAME ACROSS YOUR CHANNEL! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING!
I completely forgot about this! I remember hearing about this when I was shooting my best 15 years ago. Just got back into shooting my bow and forgot. Yes! Focus on the target. Damn did my groups improve today! Awesome video and great tip! It just felt so natural to focus on the pin when youre in the moment. But this helped alot.... again! Damn i feel like im getting old, I completely forgot to focus on the target.
Thank you for the confirmation. New shooter, just started this week. You are 100% correct. When I focus on the black circle on target it bullseye. (I color the center black) I Didn't know why i made a great shot. Thinking back there was allot less movement. In fact i was really relax.
Very good clear and simple tips coming from you. This can also apply to gun shooting with red dots.
Son & I are new in archery !!
Thank you ❤️
Thank you for the tips! I’m new to archery and Il definitely have to try this next time I shoot.
This works for me as well. I thought that it was just because I grew up shooting instinctively. I never told anyone about it, because I thought I would be ridiculed. I assumed most compound shooter aimed just line they do with a rifle.
Finally a video that shows me what to do with this thing that came attached to my bow!! I like how you show with your camera looking through it as you would when you use it, explain how to do something and why. I am subbed liked, alarmed and commented as you can see. LOL I have only shot once and I hit the target board, (side of a barn sized thing) but could not find the place where I was supposed to be hitting. Now I know why I don't feel so bad and am ready to have at it again with more confidence. Thank you.
You’re welcome!
Yip... Hitting barrels are a lot easier (LOL)
@@dantevanniekerk I'm so new at this, I'd need a barn door! LOL
Great information, didn't realize how much that helps!!!
That's a really good tip I've been shooting bows for a long time and it does make a world of difference to just focus on your target
Brilliant advice has lifted my game
I just can thank you so much
You are precise and not confusing
Your english is very clear
Many thanks ,i will try
I am an veteran archer 53 yrs i want to pursue this sport
Pls post some shortcuts like this🙏
Best possible explanation my man
Thanks for the tip. I’m definitely gonna work on that technique.
This is solid advice and something I’ve said in the past. But you said it best. Your eye battles for focus between the pin and your target. GIVE THE WIN OF THAT BATTLE TO THE TARGET AND LET YOUR PIN HOVER/cover slowly squeeze. Great stuff brother keep up the great tips!!
Well said! Thank you so much!
After 34 years of bowhunting, I stopped using a pin last year. I "frame it & claim it" using an EZ-V sight now. I don't even have to remind myself to focus on the target instead of the pin, because there are no pins! It took some practice, but I will never go back to using a pin or crosshair for bowhunting. I don't even use a rangefinder for practice any more. Haven't even touched my rangefinder since last spring turkey season. A doe took me by surprise yesterday morning. I still don't know how she got within bow range without me noticing her, but the ground was damp (quiet). I think she may have been the first deer that I harvested from a hang-on stand in a sitting position. I am usually up long before they reach me. Now that my eyes are older, a sight without pins works better for me. I only share all this, because it fits with what you are sharing. Focus on the target!
Coming from a recurve I was wondering what I was looking for while shooting my compound. I will give this a try! Will see how this works for me tomorrow!
Best disclaimer ever!! ❤ Try new stuff, but do what makes you better
Thank you so much! I reach a point in which i could not understand what I have to do to improve precision an this video really helped me a lot!
This makes so much sense. Definitely trying it tomorrow. Thank you fornposting this
Focusing on the target. Aiming elevation from the hip. And consistent firm anchor has helped me the most. I ain't a dead eye but 99% of the time at 20 to 40 I can hit that 6" circle
I went from 6in groups to 1/2in groups just by doing this! Many people wouldn't realize this is there issue
Nice tip. New bow shooter, but reminded of target focus pistol and rifle shooting, Duh! Thanks
Had the bow set up at a pro shop. It performed just fine th-cam.com/users/postUgkxQEKUoxLWwayEDZR0NKB-5limn4MBU-2L . And I would say this is a good starting now that I could pass down to my son when he is older.But the package was missing the release and a nock was missing from one arrow.Dealing with customer support was terrible. They suggested I buy a new release rather than correct their own quality control issue because it’s to expensive for the. to ship it out from China.Update: manufacturer got back to me and resolved the issue. I retract the above statement.
Thanks soo much helped me become more consistent and accurate
Yep, great tip. I figured out the same thing a few years ago.
Glad I watched this. Trying my hand at archery soon and apparently the aiming technique is the opposite of firearms aiming. I've been shooting for 20 years, 8 time expert in the Marines. When shooting firearms you focus on the front sight post. If your target is clear you're doing it wrong. Will definitely be an adjustment to focus on the target and not the sight.
I think I do this already intuitively.. definately with an animal in front of me, I'm fixated on that sweet spot. Will analyse my shooting on the bag tomrrow. Gratitude. Happy hunting ❤
I’m VERU new to archery, but have been shooting guns for years. This is the exact opposite of what I’ve always been taught to do (focus on the front sight)….but I’ll give it a shot.
Got my first bow yesterday I'm excited to start shoot today
Thank you soooo much man!!! Definitely trying this tomorrow!!!
thanks i did not realize i was doing that just went and tried and it helped
thank you so much for the advice went from hits all over the target at 20 yards( I am new to this) to hitting 2-3 inch groupings almost immediately you just got yourself a new subscriber
Love to hear that! Glad it Helped!
Hi Josh, I have been a bow hunter for many years, and ….try as I might…..could never consistently place my groups. Thankyou for the help.
You are very welcome!
I find this true because when I shot before I seen this I was all over the place thank you
I release as soon as I get a good sight picture. Hunting for the "perfect" shot just leaves to pin travel. He's correct, nobody can hold anything completely still. Slow controlled breathing and release on exhale. Inhale before the aim, exhale, first good placement and release.
Insaaaane grouping!! Will definitely have to try this out
It feels funny at first but without a doubt this is the way. Even your bad shots aren’t bad when you get this method down to a habit
Just found your channel. Great content! You got yourself a new subscriber!
Thank you!
smooth man. the ending was smooth.
Thank you for this. Very helpful, I’m new to bow hunting
Cheers for this precious tip🙏
That’s why shooting with both eyes open is better. Makes target easier to see past ur pin. That’s exactly why my son is going through right now this video helped because of course why listen to dad.
Dad knows best!
I think its verry interesting what opinions all the different shooters have. On a pistol you focus on the sights on a rifle you should focus on the target on a bow with some sort of aiming device most poeple say you should focus on the pin. Now you say focus on the target witch i have to do anyways because i shoot classic intuitive. My rule of thumb is the one that hits the target is right. So if you dont hit it you just havent found your style. I noticed to if i shoot rifle im much more calm maybe its because i dont see the movement of the rifle that much.
Absolutely. It’s your perception of the sight and the target and what you’re comfortable with. Most archers find it most comfortable with this method because of the extra movement, but not everyone is the same.
Same thing with practical pistol shooting . Especially with slide mounted optics you can occlude the dot to help. I wonder about sticking black tape I. Front of your pine would do the same
Thank you this makes so much sense.
Thanks for the advice, subbed
Im practicing my aiming to go to my fist competition i will use this technique tomorrow, thank you!
In new to this and this is very helpful. I’ll definitely keep this in mind next time I go out.
Sick! I’d love 30 minutes of shooters with Josh. Thanks!
Thanks man, this really works
Awesome video man! I appreciate it.
Great advice mate thank you!
Thank you bro I just started three days ago and I was like what are these pins for and I focused on them and my target got super blurry then I focused on the target 100% and it worked started nailing them
Thank you. That information really works!
I will go out today and give this a try with my new bow. Because that sounds exactly what im going thru. Thank you for the tips. I'll update later with my new results. 👍
Hope it helps!
Very helpful. Question; how do you keep from blinking ?
Great advice. I concentrate on the target. I was taught that in the Marine Corps. You want the rear/peep sight and the target to be clear. And you want the front sight post/pin to be blurred. If you're a hu ter, you want to see the movement of your target. So you can alter your shot. You will definitely shoot better. It might not make sense, but once you're accustomed to it, you'll wonder why you did it the other way in the first place.
Not sure what Marine Corps you were in but mine, the US one, you focus on the front site tip.
@EggShensSixDemonBag You must have been in the new Corps. How do you see your target at distance if your concentrating on your front site? Get your site picture, then blur the front site to see target and any movement. Shot expert every time doing it that way.
@@papaschuette Dunno, brotein shake, but consistently shot 8 or 9 out of 10 at the 500, Rife Expert and got PMI qualled while on FAP to the range, so there's that. Fundamentals.
@@EggShensSixDemonBag Sounds like we took different paths to the same result.
@@papaschuette th-cam.com/video/C9oF05mqdvo/w-d-xo.html
Go to the 6.50 mark, buttercup.
This was posted 11 years ago. I entered 28 years ago, so I'm not sure what "new Corps" you're talking about. I question if you were actually in the Marine Corps if you were taught to focus on the target with fixed iron sights.
Will give a try tomorrow morning
How is it working for you?
This makes a lot of sense I’m going to give this a try thank you
Really just practice enough like this that your brain just aims for you because when you don’t think about it muscle memory takes over and does it for you
Thanks a lot man I got asked by a good buddy of mine to shoot league with him and I wasn’t shooting to great and I needed a new bow so I bought one and got so frustrated because I can’t shoot well, I tried this and now I’m getting constant thanks a lot
Love to hear it! Keep up the good work!
nicely done young fella
Your videos and explanations are the best I have seen on TH-cam. I picked up some good points in this video. I would like to see you do a video on properly setting up a 3 pin and 5 pin sight. Keep up the good work.
Thank you James! More specifically, what do you all want to see on setting up a 3 or 5 pin sight?
- Josh
@@BowOnlyOutdoors I like to see properly setting up out of the box setting up a 3 pin sight. I have seen different videos where one person said that you set up the first pin by moving the sight box and then you set the middle pin by moving the pin. Someone else said that you move the sight box for the top and middle pin. Also before you set up your sights, should make sure that your rest is setup properly? Thanks for asking me. I believe you can easily clarify these questions through a video.
@@jehanlon1 absolutely! I would be happy to make a video over it. I will add it to the list!
- Josh
@@BowOnlyOutdoors You are awesome!!!
Thanks for the tip. What you said makes sense. Cant wait to try this. I missed my chance at a monster buck because i was focusing too much on getting the correct pin to align last year, wind change direction, it caught my scent, and booted.
Dang it! Sometimes those scenarios create the best learning situations. Wishing you the best of luck in this upcoming seasons and hope you get a good one!
Thanks for the advice it means much to me. 😁👍👍
I teach people this all the time. I tell people it's like learning to drive a car. You want to look up the street not down your hood. Same thing with sights and targets. Makes it super easy with both eyes open to. Though it is weird at first.
This is exactly right this is the best way for archers to understand and it Works 100%. The first shot or two provided your bow is setup properly, and with good form, release, n follow through your arrow will find the bullseye!!! I taught my Nephew this 15 yrs. Ago and he was stunned at how much easier n consistent it was to shoot n hit the center of the bullseye.👍🏹🏹
@@keithdodson7536 hell yeah brother. I'm glad the young man was able to learn from someone with knowledge. So great to hear about kids out shooting bows instead of score streaks in COD. Good job being an amazing uncle :)
This improved my shooting significantly, not just with my bow but also with my black powder iron sights... Thank you!
Thank you Tim!
Solid content, keep up the great work!
Such a helpful video!! I'm a total newbie at archery and can't wait to try this at the range
I hope you find it helpful! Thank you for the kind words!
Finally some real advice that makes sense.
Dude your vids are awesome this guy at scheels just got me set up with a new bow today and he said to watch you on TH-cam
Thanks bro
Thank you so much! I’m glad you find these videos helpful. We are always happy to help in any way we can!
This helps a lot well explained, well executed, and that close up at the end show's some result; for those who doubt, pay attention to the foot steps, you'll notice the distance ;) Thank you for sharing
Thank you very much! I’m glad you found it helpful.
💯% correct! Great video…..
Getting into archery this year. Very helpful and informative man. Thanks!
As I am new to bow hunting, this helps me a lot and something to work with. Thanks
You’re welcome!
If I've been focusing on pin since I started shooting, should I switch it up now at the start of deer season or wait until the seasons over to switch?
Try it when you practice and see what works best for you. 👍🏻
The greatest "aha" moment in archery is when you draw your bow and it is in the gold almost every time. Let muscle memory make all the X's.
Your channel is the best hidden gem on you tube, even though you are giving away all the secrets. Great job.
Thank you Lloyd. Bowhunting and archery can be hard enough to get into by yourself. People shouldn't have to pay for this kind of information. Our goal is to help everyone be the best they can be!