Peeking

[LuckyPickle123]

Anybody ever been victim of peeking at the moment of release? Use to be a real problem in my early days. I would want to look up over my peep site at that moment of release to see where my arrow is going sailing my arrow over the deers back. My dad missedd a nice buck the other night and it sounds like he may of done the same thing

Edited October 27, 2015 by LuckyPickle123

[mac]

not a peaker per say.. but definitely need to remind myself to hold left arm solid til arrow is done traveling so kind along the same line of holding patiently and giving it a solid follow through without getting antsy

[G-Man]

Friend did it on a good buck last weekend.. happens,especially if you really want it,thinking it's on the wall or in the freezer before it is

[Grizz1219]

Here's how you stop it.... Suspend a target, chest high.... Have a spotter with you... Draw... Anchor.... settle the bow in... All with your eyes closed.... Have the spotter verify that you will hit the bag target..... Squeeze the shot off... do this every day as a practice ...... Should stop a lot of "bad habits"... You learn about your form.... know when it not only looks right, but feels right... 

[Kayakwilly]

ive done this  on site  if you can zoom on  it has DP   DONT PEAK LOL

 

[ants]

A guy I use to hunt with had it bad. He could not help lifting his head at the moment of the shot. Gun or bow.  It was like a mental problem. To watch him shoot was scary!! Bow at 20 yds. or gun at 50yds he would be way, way, way off.  He would lift his head every single time. The few deer he did kill were 100% luck. He would miss or wound more deer (mostly bucks), every season, than the rest of us even saw. He finally got so sick of us ragging on him, for always missing or wounding deer, he stopped hunting with us. Its been like 20+ years now. Last I heard he still wounds, misses and loses more deer than he takes.

 

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[LuckyPickle123]

Thanks for the input guys. Yea it's definetley a hard habit to break

[dbHunterNY]

good news is it's an easier bad habit to break than other stuff archery related.  much of the time I see it is when someone's draw length is too long.  helps by shooting at a big blank target up close.  just focus on the release and consistency of form, how you hold the release same every time, and develop muscle memory based shot execution.  there's little reason to peak because it's all right there in your face.  also trying keeping your mind busier with an added step.  focus on shot execution but try to hold on target and stare at spot you're aiming at while counting to just 1 one thousand.  also don't focus on your pin.  focus on the target with the pin blurry and this will prevent the mind wanting to peak.  that's just some stuff that has helped others I know.

[dbHunterNY]

my little brother is horrible with shooting bad habits.  won't listen to anything either.  he's mr. pluck n' peak.

[wdswtr]

Learn to shoot with both eyes open.

[Rhwrhwrhw0426]

I acquire the target with my left eye closed and just my right eye looking through the peepsight then aim and release with both eyes open. I'm self taught so I dunno if that is correct form but it works for me. You see the point of impact clearly so you have a great idea of what kind of shot you made.

[f3cbboy]

i just shot over the back of a nice doe two days ago for the same reason