TARGET PANIC

it took me 6 years to reach a average of 598 out of 600 in dot shooting i have only shot perfect 2 times of which i am very proud of its all in your mind chicken. the best way to cure it is to walk up to your target about 2 feet away close your eyes and shoot your bow atleast 30 to 40 ti mes a day like this.it makes you feel your shot and teaches you true follow through and how to react when the bow fires. a back tension release is best to fix it but you should have no trouble with a trigger.and remember do not concentrate on your pin look at the mark that you are aiming at.i am sure you are getting the pin where you want and just punching the trigger but that will always be with you unless you learn true follow through let the pin float around and you will become a better shooter.

Target panic is anxiety chicken. The fear of missing. Maybe you could get a crossbow.. it's just like shooting a rifle... no target panic there. Else, Grimm has it right.. up close and eyes closed. Shoot often and each time you shoot, move up close until you get it under control. Back up with each comfortable shot.


Some people have issue with admitting they have target panic. Mostly because those that do not, think you're speaking another language. Don't let it consume you. Shoot it out close.

It sucks to do it but i'm not sure if shooting technohunt makes this problem worse because you sometimes gotta rush your shot.I just get disgusted real easy so i think that's the biggest problem.Like i said shooting a good round then i shot first in our group at a whitetail broadsided at 22 or 24 yards i hit him in the guts wtf.I was so mad at myself after that but i couldn't take the shot back.

I don't shoot archery, but I used to shoot competative indoor positon rifle.  Target Panic happens there too.  What I would do was to lower the rifle, open the bolt, remove the round, get completely out of the position I was in, then start the whole routine of getting back into position, start the breathing exercises, reload, lock, and try the shot again.  Fundamentally it was like a mental reboot.  The activity took my mind off the panic and going through the reset ritual put me into the frame of mind that I had started over and usually the panic was gone.

No target panic yesterday on the 3d course.I shot a 275 not bad for me.