The hardest lessons to learn in archery are…

I’ve had a great response to my question “What they feel is the hardest lesson to learn?” and for that I would like to thank all my followers and readers for their input.

I know that there are many people out there that will have your own opinion on what they feel is the hardest lesson to learn,but based on the responses, there are a few things coming up time and time again.

Aiming or rather, how do you aim whether you are a gap shooter or instinctive archer?
Stance and footing on a field shoot, where you might not be on level ground.
Coupled with aiming is distance judgement, which can be especially tough on a well set field course, where the course layer has used every trick inthe book to fool you.
I think the biggest one though has to be drawing down or coming down when you’ve drawn up on a target but feel you have to release, even though you know something is wrong.
I’m also working on a post about the importance of arrow weights and importance of not shooting too light an arrow.
Over bowing, being to identify when you are shooting too heavy a draw weight bow.

My hope is to create a post on each of these topics in the next few weeks.

I’m planning on covering aiming in a future article but for those interested check out one of the recent coaching podcasts from the guys at The Push, which covers instinctive and gap aiming.

Thanks for reading.