arrows too fast is a trouble?

jiao · Post by **jiao** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:21 pm

today when i shoot arrow in the toward evening, i can see the targer where it is, but can not see where the arrows fly and where it hit,((a contrail of the arrow showed),so i can not adjust the arrow position in archery , this case same happen in the arrows too fast and the target in far away or the targer moveing?

redhawk · Post by **redhawk** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:50 am

Maybe I don?t understand what you really mean, but it sounds like you are focusing to much.
This is what I call the crisis of the archer, even of very experienced archers.
When exercising archery every now and then I want to do it very perfectly, to control every movement: aiming, drawing, releasing.......and I start to loose control of the whole.
Archery becomes an art if you learn to let it happen and to control it, if these both attitudes are not balanced well you?ll miss.

So it doesn?t matter to much if you can?t see the target very well when there is not to much daylight and there is no need to see the flight of the arrow. To shoot under bad conditions is a very good exercise for to give up control.

Michael

Orda Khan · Post by **Orda Khan** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:10 am

Jiao,
Am I right in thinking that you are unable to guage where the arrow has landed and therefore do not know whether you should adjust your aim? When working purely on your form, where the arrow lands is not too important, however when working on your aim (at different distances) it IS important otherwise you are just pumping arrows.
There are ways to help, fletching colour for example. I use white fletchings because they are more visible. A pair of binoculars will help you see your arrows in the target (though I have never used them myself)

Jason DuLac · Post by **Jason DuLac** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:19 pm

Jiao,

Use BRIGHT FEATHER COLORS!

WHITE, YELLOW, FLORESCENT GREEN, FLORESCENT PINK OR ORANGE are all good.

Black, red, brown, green, blue etc are NOT good. Too dark for the eye to pick up very well.

BRIGHT feathers act like 'tracer bullets', so you can see the flight path (like a 'contrail of a jet, as you stated) and tell were your arrows are hitting.

My arrows are fletched with either all WHITE, or all FLORESCENT GREEN.
Here's a pic of my arrow group at 147 meters...

J.

Jason DuLac · Post by **Jason DuLac** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:24 pm

Oh, all right.

I put those arrows into the target by hand....

Here is a 'real' arrow group at 15 meters or so. Also shows mix of my fletching colors, FLO GREEN AND WHITE.

J.

arrows too fast is a trouble?

arrows too fast is a trouble?

arrows to fast........