Geno C

we wont judge you... lol i think woody is funny as heck. he was good in that movie

mine is next week and i expect a thread for me... LMAO jk!

lol what?! i hope that was a joke... cash out on 500 mill is still over 300 mil. if you gave 100 people a million bux you would still have 200 mil left over. im sorry but that will last myself, family and friends a life time... your talkin that much money i wouldnt work a day in my life.... again.... your not guaranteed tomorrow, id travel and live the life a dreamed of. and since im in a good mood ill even treat us all to some land lol

LMAO!!

LOL that why i said it that was on the other day... plus i have a thing for Emma Stone

im playing, i have a feeling im going to hit it lol jk i play 5 bucks with 24 people from work so it ends up getting my about 125 chances to win from $5. plus i play on the side for myself...

205 but i was not comfortable... The feeling i have been having is not a comfortable feeling, plus im a competitive guy so it makes it worse lol i should be shooting way better then that. once this is sorted i am going to do way better next time.

twinkies from Zombie Land? lol

calling for tight groups is prob when i started to develop it...

happy birthday old man! lol hope you enjoy the day

wow! thats impressive, great shot hes shooting my bow also!

you are absolutely right, sometimes the sleep was the best part. Listening to all the sounds in the background... The only thing is once i stayed awake enough to realize if your not alert and awake you can actually miss seeing deer VERY easy. which is the difference between seeing deer for that days hunt or not. Also by me not catching a wink i am able to put eyes on way more deer in the distance and even try calling them to my tree. Ive done that a few times... I do miss the sleep but all the deer i see make up for it lol

nice!

There are quite a few things that can be done to correct the problem, its mind over matter... This sport is so mental especially archery. i will post some sites to look at that i will put in the first post and i will also pin this thread for now and maybe it will help others become aware of this that may also be in the same boat. Sometime this week, lowering my bow down 5-10lbs will be my first step along with drawing the bow and breaking down without shooting.

i know what you mean jeff... its not un common to develop this habit, the important thing is to realize you have the issue and correct it. Guys like myself are quick to dismiss that it could be them and more or less their gear. But since i fit the criteria i know i have some work ahead of me to get back on track. keep me posted on how you make out, i know from the shoot you shot very well right?

hey Doc i read that it is very common in competitive shooters. i think the more i pushed myself for tighter groups and became competitive with myself i developed a level or target panic... the pre mature release or Flinch/freeze comes in when the bow site or gun site "passes" through the target or bullseye calling for a release even tho the target is not fully acquired yet. Some guys have a pre mature release or some guys flinch or freeze up completely. the end result is due to this crap i am unable to comfortably acquire the target and settle in on it like others due with ease. Thats the part that is very unsettling with me right now. My bow sight rests very low to the target and i find myself having to muscle up the bow to bring it back on target and it takes alot out of me to do that. Not only that when i come to full draw and the bow starts to settle, it passes over the target and my mind calls for me to release the arrow, i hold back ofcoarse but as the bow settles and i have to bring it up i do so the whole time itching to release the arrow. Happens on both my bows but when i first bought my other Mathews i never had the problem shot perfect out to 45 yards every time comfortably. ill keep you guys posted on what to do to correct this as some may want to know fore their own reference.

The funny part is ive been shooting like this for 2 years without knowing it was an actual issue. The past 2 years i thought it was the way i have my bow setup and thought it was something that could be tweaked. Never would have thought it would be me. I posted this because ive been shooting bow for 20 years now and never would have thought id fall into target panic and im sure im not the only one on here that is goin through this at the moment. They chances are high for majority or archers to fall victom to this atleast once in their life. So its not the worse thing and you can condition yourself out of it.

same thing... it doesnt matter if im by myself or not, i still have the issue. i dont know where it came from tho. never had this issue before. It makes target shooting or practice not fun. the one shot in the woods on a deer im dead on but put targets in front of me to shoot and i notice it more. first step i have to do is back bow bow down in weight and start from there... ill sort this out

i have not gone to Hampton brewery yet but i love the beer there! i still have to make my way over to blue point.

Sounds pretty cool. We go out to the vinyards alot during the summer and fall. We love getting friends together to hit some vinyards.

wow where have you been hiding? threads like this just wernt the same with out you lol

things in this world are getting way to out of control. To see all these other religions get recognized and have more rights then we do is sickening... if you cant handle the position then go to your own country and be a cashier... simple as that! way to many politics going on now a days bending rules for others...

yeah i hear shooting at bales with your eyes closed is a good way... i will be doing that and backing my bow down in poundage. the scary thing is is comes and goes and it can happen to anyone at anytime. id figure id post it because i bet i am not the only one hear at the moment suffering form it and the ones that may, may not even know it like myself.

Believe it or not i never heard of this which is pretty strange considering i believe i have the symptoms of this disorder at the moment... i have been shooting for almost 20 years now with out any problems in anchoring or having the urge for a premature arrow release until the past 2 years. i have had this problem for about 2 years now and i figured it to be a change in equipment rather a change in myself. at first look i did not want to admit it would or could be ME. But after researching this problem of when i come to full draw and have a VERY hard time with my pins floating comfortably on the target and i have the strange urge to release the arrow the second i pass over the target. the weirdest part is it doesn't really happen when i have a deer infront of me as subconsciously i must talk my self out of it? but i have it more on 3d targets and so on. does anyone have or had this issue before? Target panic is a psychological condition experienced by many archers, both competitive and recreational. It was originally called "gold panic" because an archer would experience symptoms (panic) when the arrow was brought onto the bullseye (gold circle). The name later evolved into target panic because it was discovered that the symptoms could be experienced when aiming at any target. There are three primary symptoms of target panic.[1] An archer suffering from target panic may experience a premature anchor, where the bow appears to become very heavy and it is difficult for the shooter to come to a full anchor position. A second symptom is referred to as a premature hold, where an archer "locks up" or "hits a wall" that they are unable to move past as they try to align their arrow with the target. The third symptom is referred to as a premature release and is characterized by an inability to come to full anchor without releasing the arrow. While target panic was originally blamed on high levels of anxiety and a "fear of failure", it is now understood to be caused by the way in which the brain learns at a neurological level. Treatments based on this new paradigm have been very effective at treating target panic in archers up to the Olympic level.

^^ i do recall seeing you there and i think you were shooting a mathews extreme when i saw you shooting with a buddy of yours. I did not have a chance to meet you but its great you joined the forum. welcome aboard...