What is the instinctive or intuitive aiming method?
Instinctive aiming refers to the bow sight method wherein you’re not using a sight on your bow or don’t aim along the point of your arrow. You look at your target and shoot. You rely on repetition, muscle memory, and instinct for this shooting method. Archers, especially hunters, practice the instinctive aiming method for various reasons, such as broadening their horizons and improving their shooting form. The downside of automatic aiming is that it takes more time to perfect than using sight or aiming along the arrow because you are not using any instrument to help you aim. You rely on muscle memory, repetition, and instinct. The main goal of instinctive archery is to train your body and mind to be one with your bow and get used to the motions of shooting it. You can shoot and hit your target without overthinking. Instinctive aiming has a more significant advantage for hunters. In the wild, it’s essential to shoot quickly and efficiently. If you’re already familiar with shooting with your instincts, you look at your target, and you’ll know where to shoot based on your instincts. If you want to perfect the automatic aiming method, you should first perfect your form. It may be challenging to focus on instinctively aiming when you’re still trying to correct your form from time to time. Once you’ve perfected your form, everything else will come smoothly. Next, you need to train how to make your shots consistent. You can do this by getting used to the way that you shoot based on your different shooting postures. Practice until you develop muscle memory. As they say, repetition makes perfect. Lastly, to shoot instinctively successfully, you should consider keeping both of your eyes open while shooting. In doing so, you will have a wider field of view. Since you will not be fixated on a target during instinctive shooting, there’s no reason to close one eye to help you focus on your target better.