guys ive been shooting for about three years i have plenty of muscle to pull my bow and great form i just cant shoot good day to day i mean i shoot yesterday and could hit tennis balls at thirty yards and today i stepped up to ten yards and couldnt hit them this is just discouraging thanks for any advice :knothead: :archer:
Me thinks the problem lies within your dome.
JMHO.
It sounds to me that your anchor isn't consistant,but without seeing you shoot it's only a guess.
For me it has taken 40 years to believe having
a left eye that is dominate and right handed caused the exact problem. At 63 yrs. I am now a left handed w/ a bow.
Having a pro work with me to establish consistent, repeatable form is what worked for me. I shot on again, off again, for 20 years, like you describe, before I signed on for lessons with Rick Welch. Though my accuracy has improved a lot, I still miss. The difference is that now I have a pretty good idea of why I miss, and if I shoot another shot that corrects it, I know why I missed.
I know people are probably getting tired of a few of us constantly talking about Rick Welch, and I would imagine that there are others who could teach you just as well. Rod Jenkins comes to mind. Although I haven't had lessons from him, I have been impressed by his video, MBB III.
I suppose the ideal time for me to have had lessons from a pro would have been about 18 years ago; if I had, maybe I would be competing against Rick in the IBO. But what the heck, I did a lot of other fun things during those 18 years, and making a leap forward is fun whenever it happens.
SemperFi,
Had exactly the same experience, shooting right handed while left eye dominant. Vision wasn't worth a damn anyway. Then I had cataract surgery and my left eye took over completely - I couldn't hit a bull in the butt with a snow shovel right handed - switched to left handed shooting and now at least my screw ups are consistent. Oh, BTW, we're about the same age.
I agree with Mcdave above regarding hiring a coach if it is possible. Short of that, I would try setting up a video to film yourself shooting and see if you can spot what you are doing wrong when your shooting goes bad
How about videoing your self and posting it???....
Broadside so we can see your front side...and from overhead.