The Shot Process With A Compound

 Hey everyone!! It’s Kylee back at it again with another blog post. Today I just wanted to go through what a typical shot process should be like. So first you want to make sure that you have the proper stance when standing on the line. You should put your feet at about shoulder-width apart, the weight on your feet should be even on both of your feet to ensure proper balance, and finally, you should stand at a 90-degree angle to the target. You then need to focus on your grip when you hold the bow. It should be the same every time and you should not death grip it because that can throw your shots off. When you go to pull back make sure that your arm and your shoulders are lined up to ensure the proper alignment, so it is the same every time. While pulled back you want to make sure that you are anchoring in the same spot, whether that be the corner of your mouth, the tip of your nose, or even on your chin. At this time, you are going to start aiming. You want to focus on where you want to hit. Most of the time archers focus on their pin when aiming and this often leads to shots going off to the left and right because you are not focused on where you want to hit. Breathing is also very important when it comes to shooting. If you are actively breathing while shooting, this is going to cause some inconsistency. You want to breathe in while pulling back and slowly let it out while aiming and once all of your breath is gone it is the perfect time to shoot. Then finally you release smoothly and follow through and analyze how your shot went. 

These steps will help improve your performance because it will ensure that you do the same thing every time. Every time that I shoot, I run through these steps, and when I get to the end I follow through and reflect if my shot did not go where I wanted, I would go through the steps and see which part I messed up on. Sometimes though it is hard to tell what you are doing wrong, and you need an outside source to tell you what you are doing wrong. This is why I am grateful to have coaches that are able to watch me and be able to help me with the problems that I am having. This means that you should not be afraid to get help. There is nothing wrong with asking for help.