Just about every new archer I see tends to over aim. Well, it is an aiming sport, is it not? Of course it is, but we underestimate the minds ability to aim efficiently and quickly. The result of aiming too long is a less than optimal shot cycle.

Olympic recurve archers hold 40# to 60# when shooting. There is no ‘let off’ of draw weight, as you would find shooting a compound bow. So, when shooting an Olympic recurve bow, it is very important to execute your shot efficiently and with dispatch!! What does this mean? What if I were to tell you more shot errors are made with poorly executed shots than shots that were poorly aimed? Believe it.

If you execute a shot ‘on time’, (which is YOUR normal timing for a shot) it will almost always produce a better result than a shot which was perfectly aimed, but not shot in rhythm.

It may take an archer some time to accept this idea, but when he does, improvement will follow.