catman529 said:
I have a peep sight so the anchor is pretty much the same every time
Ahh... No. A peep does not guarantee a consistant anchor. It is a huge help but not fool proof. If every thing on the bow is tight and you did not hit the bow on a hard surface as to bend or force anything out of alignment the problem is almost 100% in your form or shot execution in some way. Inconsistent anchor is a huge possibility, along with heeling the bow or dropping your shoulder, foot placement can cause a problem (causes one of the previous breakdowns). Pulling harder or less hard into the back of your valley can cause high/low misses. A draw length too long or too short can cause the same inconsistencies. Too much poundage, fatigue and even corrective lenses can be a factor.
These types of problems are rarely based in your equipment. They are ALMOST exclusively a shooter based issue. No one believes that they are the reason they are shooting inconsistently, most believe that the bow is broken, their arrow rest is broken, their sight is moving, their arrows are messed up, or the guy at the archery shop screwed up my perfectly tuned bow and now I must change it back to the way it was. While each of these are POSSIBLE they are rare. The overwhelming number of variables in archery are shooter related.
It is kind of like the golfer who wraps his driver around the trunk of a tree. That bad shot is rarely the drivers fault.
Don't change anything on the bow. Take a day or two off and come back fresh and see if has improved. If not don't change the bow. Take another day or two. Then a Third. If after three sessions of inconsistent shooting make a very small adjustment to the sight, if your arrows are flying perfectly, and/or a slight adjustment to the rest if the arrows are not flying perfectly. Then Repeat the three session cycle. The repetition is what will get you to where you want to be. Changing the equipment is a self-defeating exercise.
To be a better archer first get your bow tuned. Then develop consistency. Then refine your tunability. Then work on accuracy and shot placement. Then adjust your tunability. Then nail down your sights and shot placement. This is how you get to be a really good archer. Most, overwhelmingly MOST, people who shoot a bow skip the "develop consistency" step. This is the hard work part of becoming an archer. It is not rocket science but it will take some work.
