No time to hunt so I’m still working on shooting when I get a chance.

Tonight I was shooting well but hitting a few inches left. I finally realized that I was forgetting to keep my head tilted in to the bow a little. Since it was getting dark I was shooting with a yard light on and I was able to see the shadow of my string outlined on the riser. The extra visual reminding me that I could use the string blur to make sure my head was in correct alignment.

For most right handed shooters, shooting left is a common problem. If you read an archery forum you’ll get lots of tips on how it must be too stiff an arrow. Maybe if you’re shooting bare shafts or broadheads but most of us can push arrows left pretty easily with a few form issues.

My favorite is to try and push with my left shoulder to try to help the bow to full draw. This causes all kinds of issues but mostly shots pulled way left and string slap to the left forearm.

Another great way to go left is to torque the bow handle.

I think I’ve been doing all 3 of them for periods of time lately. Need to really work to keep my shots a little more Republican.