Archery Drills to Help You Stay on Target
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Unless you bow hunt for turkeys this spring or even bow fish over the summer, your archery form is sure to get a little sloppy between deer seasons. It’s actually good to take a break after the season ends to let your body recover. But you don’t want to let it slip too long or your shooting accuracy will suffer. Whether you have access to an indoor range or shoot your bow in the privacy of your backyard, you need to get out now and get back into the game. These unique archery drills can help you become a more consistent and accurate archer. When you’re looking past the pins at a wide-framed eight pointer next season, you’ll be thankful you did.
Blind Shooting
The first step in this archery drill progression includes blind shooting. No, we don’t mean putting on a blindfold and flinging arrows to the wind. Blind shooting is a technique to let your mind shut down so you can focus only on how a shot “feels” for lack of a better description. Here’s how it works:
Stand roughly 2-3 yards away from a large target. You want to be close enough and the target to be large enough so that you will not miss it! Take a good shoulder-width stance. Close your eyes and smoothly draw your bow, feeling for the same anchor point on each shot. Focus on the sensations and really slowly squeeze the release. The simple act of closing your eyes will break down your temptation to punch the release. Typically, archers do this when they see the pin settle on the sweet spot. Instead, you should allow your sights to circle around the sweet spot and slowly squeeze the release. It will result in a much more consistent grouping.
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