PSE Dominator Duo M2 Target setup 18m indoor round 

Something to be said about good practice and reliable gear...bad practice erodes confidence and teaches bad habits. The same can be said for un-reliable gear. As Stephen is demonstrating, just 1 annoying element can throw you, and in tournament, you don't want that.

#3- it’s so crazy how being in a comp can change one’s mindset. There are literally thousands of archers who can shoot excellent at any range or group they are used to. But go to a strange place and what happens? There’s truly no reason for this. None. There are world class archers that will admit they still develop anxiety issues after dozens, if not hundreds, of international comps. What in the world causes this that can be so disruptive to one’s normal mindset? Something I’ve thought about doing is being hypnotized and left with a command that there will never be any anxiety in any archery comp. Wonder if that would work?

I find if I turn up not worrying about how I will do, or who I’m shooting against, or worrying about score, I shoot pretty good. If I turn up wanting to win, to score high, to outdo others, I shoot crap 🤣

​@@timbow50the reason isn't found in archery, but in how that person understands itself. Anxiety isn't pathological and yet, that person judges oneself as guilty, respectively handles guilt and mistakes in the wrong way - high or low self esteem both leads to this (active/passive, one can't have high self-esteem without low self-esteem). First, and this relates to the concept of target panic (which doesn't really exist imo): The arrow itself isn't the archer and always hits its target when let go from the bow, so the bow shoots the arrow, but the human controlling the bow is responsible for its flight - one better own that decision without excuses. A surprise release doesn't help in the long run and is just a crux. Levi Morgan tries to help himself like that - perhabs also use some system or self talk like the IQ-shot thing, but such a thing takes away the feeling and enjoyment aspect of archery). Second, mistakes and what one says or thinks doesn't define oneself, just as a mechanical problem or flat tire doesn't define a car. one can fix it with just one decision, which then is acted out, which for a car is simple, repair it. For a human, which isn't mechanical that would mean acceptance and perhabs humor or looking at oneself without judging - not like in a physical sense in the mirror, except if it's about a person judging oneself as ugly or "not enough to be loved". Just as a bow can't be shot by two persons, compliments from others, or positive/negative self talk can't change this, taking personal responsibility does. In the act one shoes if one understands oneself, from arrow to arrow. I think Steve here, through his sickness lately, understood something about himself and his (our) mortality and that is why he shot a state record recently - he didn't give up his passion and found new enjoyment, from arrow to arrow and being indifferent to the results - one can't change results after the fact or control the arrows flight after it's gone, but one can understand if it was a good or bad shot, no matter where it hits.. one question: can a shot be a good shot when missing big time? Can a shot be a bad shit when hitting the bullseyes? Oh, and the feeling aspect doesn't care about any of this, like when enjoying music or dance - all in one movement. The mastery of any of this isn't found in practice, at best one can master practicing.. don't fall for cruxes, there is no sub-consciousness, reason can't define feeling and feeling doesn't define anything, but is flows like the ocean.. There is also an imagination aspect when language/communication is involved...

​@@mrpickles3479yes, like with arguments, if one wants to win them, one fails to learn, from point to point, thought to thought. The difference between debate and dialectics.

@@NowhyI agree with the idea of how one feels about themselves on any given day. The mind is a delicate thing. Humans can “ talk”? themselves into all manner of feelings etc etc. I have been in archery for at least 50 years. Not a great shot by any means anymore (73 years old) but was just pretty salty back in the day. Only used a hunting bow mostly and had the physical and mental right stuff. The last few years it’s way more difficult and I’ve had to reset my mind to the facts of physical limits and lower scores. And when I go to like an ASA qualifier my mindset is “ I don’t need to worry about numbers” just relax and shoot. When I can through the entire course with this mindset the score is usually a few points better. I rarely keep score because I don’t want to know. I just need to focus on each and every shot. Therein lies the answer for anyone having any anxiety on anything. Focus on what’s relevant for that instant. TP can be handled with form and shot focus a lot easier IMO

I wonder if it slipped down the string a little from being pulled in the draw process. It was loose...

Haha, it looks like it!

Thats nothing 😂 I've seen some significantly longer than that loop😅

Clean it. Use the wife’s clear nail finish “ paint?”

Put a peep in .and where's Marla ?