Help Correcting Vertical Movement

[AlabamaMountainMan]

I am still in my first year of shooting a bow and have recently noticed a new issue coming up. Hoping someone can provide some advice to help correct. I have never been able to hold the pin absolutely perfectly still but generally speaking I can get arrows to hit where I want consistently (just not always swiftly). However, the other day I finally got my first shot of the season on a white-tail doe. I thought it was just the nerves/adrenaline hitting me hard, but I had a ton of vertical (up and down) movement (no side-to-side). Sadly I wound up shooting under her, but thankfully I did have a clean miss. I chalked it up to nerves for being the first time I ever drew back on game and just still being my first year with a bow. However, since I returned from the trip a week ago, I have noticed that vertical movement constantly in my target shooting. I am sure it has always been there, but is just more noticeable now since it cost me a shot. Any advice to help with this?

***I remembered that I had a sub 4 lb budget bow early in the beginning of 2024 but switched to the Elite Artus about a month and a half to 2 months ago. When I first started shooting the Elite, the weight difference seemed to make it sit perfectly still, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

 

[Soj51hopeful]

Hmmmmm. I’m not a super knowledgeable archer but this seems strange to only have wobbles in one direction. Maybe you have some target panick and you’re thinking too much since the miss.

 

[AlabamaMountainMan]

Hmmmmm. I’m not a super knowledgeable archer but this seems strange to only have wobbles in one direction. Maybe you have some target panick and you’re thinking too much since the miss.

I have wondered if I did create a new target panic. When I first started out I had a issue where I just absolutely could not raise my pin onto the target if it was below. Felt like the bow was 100 lbs when I need to bump it up just a bit. I got past it at some point during the summer, but maybe I am just having a variation of it.

 

[nphunter]

Learn to trust your float and make a clean shot. You should be staring where you want to hit and not caring about your pin. Slowly squeeze and your mind will automatically keep the pin on the target.

Lots of good info out about shooting with a surprise release and trusting your float. It can be done regardless of which type of release you shoot.

 

[CamoPirate]

I have wondered if I did create a new target panic. When I first started out I had a issue where I just absolutely could not raise my pin onto the target if it was below. Felt like the bow was 100 lbs when I need to bump it up just a bit. I got past it at some point during the summer, but maybe I am just having a variation of it.

I wouldn't call it target panic; I'd say you're probably dropping your bow arm in an attempt to see where the arrow's going after your miss hunting.

Got to 10-20 yds, shoot and practice holding your same position for 3-5 seconds after you release. If it's still dropping low, you have a tuning issue in your bow or you've changed something in your form.

 

[Marble]

I think it's probably a combination of target panic, poor process and an incorrect draw length.

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