Curing Target panic Olympic Recurve 

Thanks for this Chris; I have been struggling with this by myself for the last 12 months, and have been doing some of what you have suggested somewhat instinctively. Slowing down that part of the aim and release has been the key - instead of blindly coming somewhere near my face and releasing, OR doing a great job with form to anchor and then blindly releasing because I couldn’t make myself aim in the right place! So yes, a mix of both types of TP. I really like your strategy of using the target faces up higher for less anxious shots, and then adding the more anxious shot below it, as this is exactly what happens as the range increases - more anxiety! Great video, really appreciated your instruction!

To be clear about having a target when bare baling if you have target panic. TP is an aiming issue (reflex issue) and you can not cure it by training in a "not aiming" exercise ( which is what bare baling is ). You have to address it in an aiming exercise.

thnx chris... I'd put youd advise in practice with my son and after couple of years with panic he is shooting perfectly just now, the most important as you recomend is never shoot without target face, thet is just the point plus shooting every day with different excersices

Oh thank you so much everyone is talking about drawing the bow but can't aim but that's not the case for me. I was looking for this. I can't even get it close to my face. First it happened as I was shooting so fast without being able to control my shoots. I didn't do it on purpose. I just couldn't hold it. It was something psychological. It wasn't so bad at first but it got worse. I couldn't even look at the aiming thing ( circle I don't know what it is called). And then it got worse now I can't even draw it. It goes out before I stabilize it. By the way I use olympic bows not compound ones. I get so scared when I'm shooting but I don't even know what I am scared of. And the more I can't shoot properly and these problems keep happening I get stressed. And that makes it worse. When I am stressed it is worse I don't know what to do

Great video !! I’ve fought tp for 16 years and given up several times. Always come back tho. Only thing that helped me was letting down. I went 3 months and never fired an arrow. I’m still not over it but way better than I used to be.

...I just started shooting archery again this year after a 48 year hiatus. I never experienced TP in my youth, but I have an acute case now. Occasionally at full draw and anchor I can feel it coming on. I try to get my shot off and wind up physically folding and my shot alway takes off to the right hitting the target stop or the tree behind it. The other day one managed to hit the ground. Opinions and cures on this phenomenon are varied and conflicting. Being a student of 'Taiji Quan for 12 years, I will try applying meditation practice with some of your methods for finding a cure. Thanks for the informative video...

Man this video was really helpful... I can come to full draw.. I just have a hard time trying to aim down my arrow. I practice no fire drill a few yards away from target while aiming. And I am fine. But if I step back to ten yards I don't have control over my shot... So I think I need to start over at a few yards away and take a few of your steps.. I didn't use to have this problem.

Thanks for sharing Chris!

ive been around and dealt with target panic forever..every archer absolutely will get it depending on how many arrows it takes for that individual but you will get sum form of it...the main objective is you MUST BE ABLE to seperate aiming from shooting! thats all target panic is but it is almost impossible to cure..it will take many many many hours of work to control it..i dont think u ever beat it completely..i like to say you can have it go into remission..a clicker is a huge help for recireve shooters and compound shooters need to have a resistance activated release or a simple rotating type release that fires by hand rotation..once you get used to the bow going by surprise you will understand what a proper shot should feel like..just like squeezing the trigger on a gun and having the shot surprise you and not timing it...i have shot a back tension activated release for years and its all i hunt with as well..why wouldnt i? makes no sense to just use those type release for target shooting..its a great feeling when having the confidence of knowing you can kill anything that comes in range instead of hoping...a index finger activated release is a total form destroyer...a thumb is much better or a pinky even better...

Yep, I'm type 2. Can smash nocks at 70m if I'm not trying, but make it a competition and all my arrows get shot through the clicker. Common problem too. Fatigue plays a part as well.

Ha. I always flinched right after the clicker goes off resulting in me having to get my sights back on target, delaying my release post click. I always though it was an issue related to fine muscle control. I began as an archer who snap shoots just as the target got into my sights but that has been fixed by teaching myself to hold back. I've always been led to believe that it is always best that we should hold anchor in the shortest amount of time possible.

My problem seems to be a little bit different. During practice, I can slow everything down, let the pin float and slowly execute the shot. Shot after shot i can do the same thing. It's when I start scoring that it seems to get out of control. Last year during the league, I thought I had it under control, but in the final week it came roaring back and I could barely finish my final game. Any advice for that?

Great video but it only touched on my problem in passing. I can accomplish all the portions of the shot cycle quite will accept for one thing. When I come to full draw and anchor I am able to aim but cannot get through the clicker. I can stand there perfectly comfortable but frozen. No push, no pull and no Push/pull no matter what I do. Very frustrating standing there telling yourself what to do and nothing happens.

Every thing is well but forgot to mention the most important part the Weight of the bow No one that suffers will hold it because the shoes that brings . . . . .

I have target panic i think because I was have a short arrows than i get tooler than before i will work to fixit and thanks for video

the worst thing to do is ever shoot at a target..once you put a bullseye type target up to shoot at you are now competing and wasting time..all a target does is tell u where your arrow hit...blank bail is money in the bank..close range at first and gradually further and further out with no bullseye target up..