Shooting one arrow at a time?

[brinkwolf]

I used to shoot several arrows at a time. I would shoot a whole quiver than go get them then start over all day long. I enjoyed shooting alot. I also ended up with a bad case of target panic(short drawing version which started as snap shooting). Yes I even tried a clicker but didn't help. While battling the target panic I tried everything thing I could that I read about to get rid of it then finally went to a lighter bow being sure to come to full draw shooting one arrow at a time at close range till it was finally gone. Well the target panic is completely gone now and I still only shoot three arrows at one setting to get as much concentration on those three shots as I can.

I used to shoot hundreds of arrows a practice session.  then one day I started flinching at a shoot.  i was getting harassed by a wheelie jerk that ended up with lies on his score card. It broke my rhythm.  While trying to fix the flinch, for years, I would shoot hundreds of arrows, if I was lucky I could shoot the last few without flinching.  I basically practiced flinching for 290 shots and not flinching for 10 shots.  Shooting one arrow while stump shooting got me back in the hunting game, but targets were flinch magnets for me.  The flinch got into the hunting shots as well, eventually.  So I had to take a rethink on TP, I beat it, finally.
  If you shoot one shot and it is good.  Congratulate yourself, you have hunting capabilities.  If it takes 20 warm up shots, but then you can stack arrows like a machine. You are then a target archer.  If you can do both, good for you.  I always am a bit more confident if I can get a couple of accurate stump shots off before shooting at game.

[waiting4fall]

Fwiw, I believe the philosophy behind this topic is in the answers to the following 2 questions.

How many shots do you NORMALLY get an an animal?

Which shot is scored if you're competing in a 3D competition?

It's the one, first shot that counts.

Do what works for you, & good luck.

[SteveB]

If you are learning to shoot and/or working on form, 1 arrow at a time can be a long, long road to get there.

[ncsaknech1ydh]

I'm with you jackdaw, I always shoot better when I do one shot at a time, and I only practice for the love of watching the arrow in flight and for hunting, I don't do any 3D shoots or competition due to living in the middle of nowhere, maybe if I did, I would feel different, but when my chance comes at taking a game animal, I only get one shot. DK.

[Plumber]

I have tried the one arrow method an I just wear my self out walkin back an forth.a nice pause in between arrows works for me

[SkookumDon]

When all is said and done, all you can do is shoot one arrow at a time. The last was you can't get back. The next arrow is the only one you can really do something about, so focus on your shot execution. Try to shoot a good shot every time, especially at practice. That will build your muscle memory and your ability to concentrate and focus.