This is a phenomenal way to be deadly accurate. “Aim small, miss small.” I’m almost certain that all of you have heard that a time or two in your jaunts around the sun.
Consistent practice like this will aid in consistency behind the bow, which will aid in accuracy downrange. Of course there are days where I hit the archery range or a 3D course for a long stretch, but the majority of my archery practice looks like what I’ve outlined above. No punching, no rushing, solid form, and laser beam focus. On each one of those arrows, I try to execute the absolute best shot possible.
Now, I know that doesn’t sound like a lot, but hear me out. Sometimes, to this day, I’ll only shoot 3-6 arrows before going inside. Once I realized this, I cut my archery sessions down to 30 minutes max. All the while, I was taking one step forward and two steps back. I am by nature a stubborn guy, so of course I’d fight through that fatigue and continue to dig myself into a hole of bad habits. Because I was shooting for such a long time, my form would start to break down. Dedication is absolutely a key element in progression, but overloading yourself will halt the very progression you seek. In my early years of shooting a bow, I’d be in the backyard for hours doing so. When it comes to shooting a bow, and shooting a bow properly, I’ve found that consistency stomps volume every time. Too much of a good thing isn’t a good thing though. My go to method for getting good at something is to do it as much, and as often, as possible.
Personally, I tend to have a rather obsessive type of personality. Here are some things that we’ve found helpful to weed through the off season with a bow and help increase your accuracy for the coming season. There is some polishing that needs to occur in order to be razor sharp. We can’t put a bow down for months and then just start where we left off last season. Sadly, archery is not just like riding a bike. If you haven’t been shooting your bow, now is the time to scrape off the bitter cold rust and get in gear. Spring hunting seasons will be here before we know it though, and Fall soon after. Anybody getting antsy yet? Right about now, most of the country has been laid up and about sick of enduring Mother Nature’s icy breath of winter.
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