I think part of the problem is when the form facist and others see a person shoot who doesn't go thru the steps as they believe they should occur, then they are more than happy to diagnose the problem as TP
Hmmmm....if I was a sensitive kind of guy, my feelings would be hurt. But, I'm not.
Regardless of how well the shooter is performing, the FF seem to believe what's going on behind the bow is more important than where the arrow winds up.
What's going on behind the bow has EVERYTHING to do with where the arrow winds up.
JC, the only way I know how to best answer your question is by posing two scenarios and then following up with a question for you.
Scenario #1-You smoothly draw down on a deer with 100% confidence that you can make a perfect shot, coming to and settling in at anchor. Running your shot exactly like you have done hundreds of times in your back yard with the predictability of a robot. Back tension is good, you calibrate, aim and then at the point of commitment, you increase the back tension slowly, the arrow is losed subconsciously and your string hand recoils straight back. Good follow thru. Perfect execution. The only problem is that your calibration was slightly off and you missed slightly low or high.
Scenario #2-You draw down on a deer but this time you're only about 80% confident of a clean kill. When you get to anchor, your back tension collapses forcing a triggered release(like a flinch). Your string hand ends up two inches from the side of your face and you drop your bow arm, no follow thru, no control. But this time you got lucky and make a perfect shot.
JC, which shot is the perfectly executed shot? Personally, I'd rather be in control than lucky.
Another thing, I don't recall saying anything about a stiff, static, straight up or whatever form.
I can shoot my bow sitting down, standing up, from the ground, from a stand, leaning sideways, backwards, whatever. And just because someone holds doesn't mean the shot can't be run quickly. Good form is good form and it can be run at the blink of an eye(not snap shooting) or as long as you want. And yes, a shot can be run perfectly with 100% predictability and consitancy and still miss.
Brett...form facist