Question...

[Double-D-Team]

For some of you guys that have shot for year and are getting a little older...
How do you steady your bow? Having trouble holding a tight group past 40 yards. I'm shooting unlimited class and targets are out to 55 yards.

Thanks In Advance...

 

[TN.Frank]

I find that the more I shoot the steadier I get because my muscles get stronger. As far as being totally steady I don't think you can ever be 100% but just like shooting a rifle or pistol you simply wait to release when your sights are on target.

 

[Double-D-Team]

Thanks Frank, but I shoot almost everyday with my wife at home. I'm dead on 12 ring at 40 but past that I'm weebles wabble...
I was just wondering is there something that can help me besides getting younger...LOL!!!

 

[TN.Frank]

If you're steady then you're steady, it shouldn't matter what yardage it is. It's odd that you'd be steady at 40 yrds and not steady at 55 yrds.
This almost sounds like when you use a low power scope vs a higher power scope. With a low power scope you appear to be holding on the target with out wobble but with a higher power you magnify your shake so you see it more and it appears that you're wobbling when actually you're not, you just see it more thru the higher power scope.
Using that analogy and applying it to archery, maybe at the longer range you just "see" your wobble more because the target looks smaller.
If this was just a hunting situation I'd simply tell ya' to not shoot beyond 40 yrds but since it's target shooting you need to get a handle on it somehow. Maybe a coach can help you figure out what's taking place at longer yardage.

 

[Double-D-Team]

Again thanks for your input...It makes sense your analogy...
My wife has tried to help me but with no answer to help. I even dropped my poundage to 60 to see if it will take the shakes out.
I am using my hunting bow for outdoor 3D, this gets me ready for the real thing. I'm sure my age has a lot to do with it...Toby Keith song...LOL!!!

 

[The Archery Den]

We get this question all the time at the shop. The fix is much more simple than you think. Think of a Coke machine that sits outside and constantly blows over. The obvious fix is to load it down with Cokes wich adds a lot of weight. Change your stabilizer weight to something with a minimum of 8 ounces with the weight preferably at the end away from your bow, and I promise you will be more steady at further distances. B-Stinger has a model that comes in 8, 11 and 14 ounce. The 8 seems to work the best, but you may need to add the 11 if it's still a bit unstable.

 

[Double-D-Team]

Thanks, I'll give the stabilizer a try...I did notice that I was shooting a little to much, every evening...I went to shooting every other evening and it seems to help as well...

 

[TN.Frank]

You know, that answer makes a ton of sense (pun intended). I had a Remington Nylon 66 that I couldn't shoot for beans because it was so light that it'd just wander all over the target. I traded it for a heavier rifle and the problem was solved. Add weight, your muscles will have something to work against and that'll steady them down so you'll hold on target better.