Focus help?

[bear bowman]

Here is my problem. On certain targets around a 3-d course, mainly black ones and deer at times, if it's not shot up too badly, i have issues focusing on a spot. Does any one else struggle with this and if so, are there things that you do to help with it?
thanks,

bob

[Pat B]

You may have to imagine the "spot" in the kill zone if the target is unclear.
I always buy a score card at 3D shoots but I don't keep score. I shoot for kill zones and the 12 ring isn't always in the kill zone because of the angle of the 3D target.

[macbow]

There,have,been books written on this.
Like,anything else you have to practice.
One was,to,carry a,small red rubber ball in your pocket, caress it like a buckeye, play with it and thru your every day life visulise it on everything, especially items that have no eye catching spots.

On your practice targets put a red,dot to help this along.

I'm old and easily confused but the author may have been Jay Kidwell.

[Sam McMichael]

I conjure up a spot if one is not prominently present. If it is shot up, there are many arrow holes that make it easy to pick one, but as you say, on a newer one it is not always that easy. Often, though, there will be a shadow or spot of sunlight in the right place. Or maybe a crease or some feature on the target surface will be visible.

Doing this works better for me than trying to mentally project a spot, because in the woods I just forget about trying to do it. But animals always have shadows, sunlight, body features, etc. present, things I look for in practice.

[bigiron]

just imagine that spot right between your bosses eyes that you focus on to give the 1000yard stare.

then you've got it down solid.