shooting high

[chopx2]

Yes 1 inch seems excessive.

[digicon]

Ozy Clint, The problem you are experiencing could not be any more exact than the problem I fought for nearly 2 years.  I used to be a good shot,  I shot split-finger, have never had target panic in my life, considered myself an instinctive shot and was hard to beat on a 3D range.  Then everything slowly started going to hell.  I executed my shots perfect, they felt just like they always felt.....except I shot 8 inches high.

I tryed raising my nock point but that was just a crutch and really causes problems if you shoot with a can't like I do.  My form had to be good because of the groups I could still shoot.....they were just as good as always, just 8 inches high.  I got so frustrated I tried everything even shooting 3 under and while I could shoot good this way I never really liked it as well and knew there had to be an answer.

Then I began thinking......what if my mind was really gapping the arrow.....and I wasn't as instinctive of a shot as I thought I was?  If I was unconciously gapping then shooting a 2 inch longer arrow would effectively lower my bow hand perhaps just the right amount.......Bingo.....Fixed.  Try shooting a longer arrow and I will bet you will see your groups drop.  This absolutely fixed my problem.  My draw is around 30" and so long as I shoot an arrow around 32.5" (regardless of arrow weight) my groups are great...but if I cut them to the riser at full draw I am going to start shooting high.

I can also remember through the last couple of years slowly shortening my arrow length to pick up a little speed and stiffness in the shaft.  this is when everything began going to hell.  It took finding an old arrow I used to shoot that I had filled with foam for weight (and couldn't cut down) for me to figure it out.  I was trying to gap with a shorter arrow which made me raise my bow arm just enough to shoot a little high all of the time.  My old shooting method (sight picture)was so ingrained in my mind that I could not make myself consistently "aim lower".  My mind knew what was right and would not give up.  So as Waitingforfall stated...I made the bow shoot where I was looking.

Sorry so long, your problem is just one that I fought and thought I would share with you my findings.  I hope this helps.  Get a little longer arrow (don't worry about the weight of the arrow for now) even if it's lighter I'll bet you still shoot lower.

Guess I'm not as instinctive as I thought I was.

Good Luck,
Mike

[ozy clint]

hmmm.....you may be on to something there jayhawker!  i shall try to find a longer arrow and try it out.

makes perfect sense. thanks!

[mambashooter]

[-Achilles-]

I don't understand any of these threads.Hitting left?Aim more to the right.Hitting high?Aim lower.Its really that simple.