{"id":841,"date":"2023-02-21T02:03:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T02:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=841"},"modified":"2023-02-21T02:03:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T02:03:25","slug":"target-panic-joel-turner-and-joe-rogan-talk-archery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=841","title":{"rendered":"Target Panic! Joel Turner and Joe Rogan Talk Archery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">For most bowhunters, target panic is always lurking in the background causing us to blow easy shots by punching the trigger. Put plainly, target panic is the anxiety that builds up during the shot process, often while we are aiming and just before we loose the arrow. Many of us deal with target panic by punching the trigger on our release aid when we hope our pin is on target. We can still shoot effectively at modest ranges using this method (at least most of the time). But at its most extreme, target panic can cause an archer to not even be able to float his pin over the bullseye, or to blackout during the shot on a buck of a lifetime. Target panic can be crippling for a shooter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joel Turner has been there. Before he was a deadly bowhunter and capable of precision in the highest pressure situations, he missed elk and deer at very close ranges for years. Turner is now a retired SWAT sniper and shooting instructor. He\u2019s blueprinted his journey to accurate shooting through his Shot IQ course, which is all about the mental side of archery. He\u2019s developed a system for curing target panic, buck fever, and generally screwing up in high-pressure situations.<\/p>\n<p>Turner went on the <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Rogan Experience<\/a>\u2014one of the most popular podcasts in the world\u2014to talk about archery and offer his advice on how to think about shooting. I\u2019ve spent time with Turner before and I\u2019ve incorporated some of his philosophy into my own shooting. It\u2019s been helpful to me, and I\u2019m sure it can help improve your shooting, too. Here are five big lessons from the episode.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: #1943 - Joel Turner\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1YDa8RfIGtJAjTIrP1yDDa\/video?si=nHZPLyQITzWw_WEw9Z0zVA&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Understand Why You Flinch\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re behind a .300 Win. Mag. or at full draw with a compound bow your natural tendency is to anticipate the explosion that\u2019s about to happen and brace for the impact. Turner explains that this is the core problem in shooting and the root of our accuracy problems. He says that our brain doesn\u2019t want to allow us to cause our body impact as a surprise. When we\u2019re aiming, our mind knows that when the pin gets on the target, the explosion is coming. Our mind creates efficiencies to get the explosion over with and brace our body, which we see as a flinch or trigger punch. To overcome this, we need to separate aiming and shooting, Turner says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Separate Aiming and Shooting\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>When aiming and shooting become a single step, bad things happen. If you\u2019ve ever been aiming your bow and found that the pin was stuck just off the spot you wanted to hit, you experienced a mild symptom of target panic. If you\u2019ve ever blacked out and couldn\u2019t remember a shot on an animal, you experienced a more extreme version of this issue. What\u2019s happening? Turner says if you allow your subconscious to run your shot, it will make the shot more efficient.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But in making an archery shot, you don\u2019t want to be efficient. You don\u2019t want to run on auto pilot. Instead you want to take back control from your subconscious by consciously making shooting and aiming two distinct steps. Let your subconscious mind do the aiming, while your conscious mind should be thinking about the mechanics of breaking the shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"imljKHkbyQE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bodie Turner v Kyle Douglas \u2013 compound men gold | 2023 Indoor World Series Finals\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/imljKHkbyQE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the Joe Rogan Podcast episode, Turner said that we spend too much time worrying about steady aiming. Turner\u2019s son, Bodie Turner, is one of the top professional archers at just 16 years old. He\u2019s won major events like the Vegas Shoot, Indoor World Series, and Lancaster Archery Classic. You would expect that Bodie\u2019s pin sits perfectly still on the penny-sized X ring to hit it 60 times in a row, like he did at the Lancaster Archery Classic. But Turner explained that his pin floats throughout the yellow 9 ring, which is about 3-inches in diameter. Bodie lets his pin float while focusing on moving his hinge release. The shot breaks, and the arrow lands in the middle because his subconscious moved the pin on target (our eyes are naturally good at centering objects). Plus, he didn\u2019t have any small movements from flinching.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Make a Decision to Shoot<\/h2>\n<p>We know that flinching is bad and over-aiming leads to problems. The next big lesson from the podcast episode was that in order to prevent your subconscious from ruining your day, you have to make the decision to shoot. Turner does this with self talk as he\u2019s reaching full draw or reaching for the trigger on a gun. He tells himself, \u201chere I go.\u201d That self talk keeps him in the present and focused on the steps he needs to take to make a good shot, rather than focusing on the fact that he needs to make a good shot or hoping he gets the result he\u2019s after. After that, repeating a word like \u201cpull, pull, pull\u201d or \u201csqueeze, squeeze, squeeze\u201d will help you focus on what you actually have to do to break the shot cleanly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Turner says this self talk or mantra, especially when paired with determination, is key for making good shots under pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Move Your Trigger Slow Enough That You Can Stop\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>A point turner hit on several times was that you need to move your trigger slow enough that you can stop it at any point. That slow movement is important for not only aborting a shot when things aren\u2019t right, but also keeping the shot in the conscious part of your brain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/gear\/best-bow-releases\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Bow Releases<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-blueprint-your-shot-process\">Blueprint Your Shot Process<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re lucky to get a few shots at animals a year, and it\u2019s hard to get enough practice in those intense moments to figure out what works. Turner recommends archery competitions for concentration practice because they give you a chance to take hundreds of shots with nerves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once you find success in shooting under pressure, it\u2019s important to remember what you did to make it happen. What did you say to yourself? What did you focus on? Turner calls this \u201cblueprinting your shot.\u201d Once you have your shot blueprint, you can use it every time you shoot a bullet or arrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/shooting-lessons-learned-from-master-traditional-archery\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Breaking Trad: Archery Lessons from Tom Clum Sr.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The Upshot on Target Panic<\/h2>\n<p>Slinging arrows in the backyard is fun and relaxing, but if you\u2019re not practicing with intent, you\u2019re probably not getting any better. In fact, you might only be practicing bad habits, Turner says. The often neglected, but critically important, mental side of shooting is often the key to more accurate shooting. These tips and listening to the podcast will get you started, but Turner offers classes online and in person. You can find information on his classes at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shotiq.com\/home\" rel=\"noopener\">SHOT IQ<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v3.2\" id=\"facebook-js-js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/hunting\/target-panic-archery\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For most bowhunters, target panic is always lurking in the background causing us to blow easy shots by punching the trigger. Put plainly, target panic is the anxiety that builds up during the shot process, often while we are aiming and just before we loose the arrow. 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