can u shoot to much?

[sputterman]

im still new to trad but thought i was catching on fast.tuned my arrows,tuned my bow and was shooting great now it has all went south.when i stump shoot i seem to do alot better than i do at a 3d course.i think im gona go crazy. HELP!!!

[George D. Stout]

Shoot each arrow with the same conviction: draw, hold, aim, release, followthrough.  Make sure you aren't creeping in your hold when releasing; use a pull through release. Concentrate!!!!  

Make sure that your form is repeatable and consistent...and, yes...you can shoot too much.
Work on that sentence structure, grammar and punctuation a little also. 8^).

[mcgroundstalker]

"Ten Ringer" George!

[Otto]

Yes, you CAN shoot too much.

My tennis elbow is living proof.

And I don't play tennis!!!!!

[Fletcher]

In a word, "Yes".  Read George's post several times; he's got it right.  Practice needs to be done right.  With each arrow, get your form and then concentrate on your spot.  Don't release until you are focused.  When you can no longer concentrate easily, stop shooting.  We often do better stumping because each shot is new, we concentrate on the spot better, and there is a break between shots.

[ArkyBob]

In addition to the focus factor, which is the most important part of shooting... draw, aim, release, follow through as George said, there is also the fatigue factor.  When you start getting tired then stop shooting. Fatigue will make you stop using good form. When I first starting trad I wanted to shoot non-stop and therefore I was wearing out and my form suffered.  Then I would get frustrated because I wasn't shooting as well as I should be.  Good Luck and be patient.  

BOB

[sputterman]

arkybob u it the nail on the head.thats me

[Sharpster]

Me Too! I find that I shoot best with three short (15 minute) practice sessions a day... at least two.

Try to finish the session with a good group so that image is etched into your mind. When your group stars to open up, you've been shooting too long.

Ron

[stagetek]

Absolutely. The more I shoot, the faster I shoot, the worse I shoot. When you stop concentrating, you've stopped practicing correctly. And, you've now started practicing bad habits. When I can't concentrate like it was the first shot, I stop. Sometimes this happens after 12 shots or so, sometimes more.

[SteveB]

Text speak makes it hard to understand the question.

Steve

[sputterman]

I gave up grammer and english or whatever i meant to say for archery. [Lol] Im trying,just reading everything here is helping meowt.      

                          me out.

[Chuck Hoopes]

For many years I over shot. As fatique begins to set in, you begin to fight the Bow.-- You wrestle w/ it-- Trying to MAKE it happen, as opposed to LETTING it happen. Your mind becomes active and and questioning-- What am I doing wrong? Focus on the target suffers, but most importantly, FLUIDITY goes out of your shooting.  It is time to put the Bow up.  This loss of Effortless, smooth fluidity is a clear, certain message from "inner space" telling you to STOP.
AS far as probs. w/ 3D - They are the same as experienced by all beginners, they will diminish over time.  Right now, when you get on the 3D course, you are not fatiqued-- but the first thing you start doing is trying to MAKE it happen-you start pressing mentally and physically, you tense up, and the fluidity is not going to be there.  The fluidity is  there when you stump shoot, isn't?  That's because you are relaxed and having fun, not trying to score some points, or avoid embrassing yourself by wiffing.  Approach, 3D in the manner you do stump shooting, and things are going to go alot better.- Afterall, they are just  stump shoots with super nice, interesting targets. AS Shivers Irons(Golf in the Kingdom) would say--"Let the nothingness in to your shots".  This book is an excellent read for instinctive archers, though written for golfers and fans of the "metaphysical.