Archery is more than compound bows. Traditional Archery exists and there is no mechanisms at all. Just wood and string. I don’t even use sights. It’s all instinctive.
Also a three gun shooter in addition to primitive marksman competitions and agree that the basic principles of marksmanship is fundamentally the same, minus the focus on sights and sight picture, but instinctive shooting makes one a better shooter with sights in my experience.
CommanderShepard2219 t1_ixzp2ov wrote
Reply to comment by Fiery_Hand in TIL that many pro archers use surprise release mechanisms to prevent themselves from anticipating and reacting to the impending impact. by broogernavn
Archery is more than compound bows. Traditional Archery exists and there is no mechanisms at all. Just wood and string. I don’t even use sights. It’s all instinctive.
Also a three gun shooter in addition to primitive marksman competitions and agree that the basic principles of marksmanship is fundamentally the same, minus the focus on sights and sight picture, but instinctive shooting makes one a better shooter with sights in my experience.