64 replies to this topic

[Bob Fionda]

In the last few days I'm trying to pause about three seconds to see how it's like. I must say that it works for me provided I pay much attention and hold my breath.

[rubberpower]

I only shoot moving targets and a pause makes for a miss. When I practice it is the same way, as soon as the feeling is right I release even if I am not at full draw. I guess it all depends on what style of shooting you want to do.

[Ordie69]

I use the same principles that I do in pistol and rifle shooting. Draw in on aim, exhale slowly on release.

[dgui]

If your a Sniper, wait for it.

And if your not, when you see it just go ahead and hit it, that's how Rufus did it, he would just hit it.

[SilentRobo]

Wait a few seconds and when i feel comfortable/ready i will shoot

[pop shot]

i have my shot lined up as soon as there's medium tension on my bands. i release as i'm pulling back behind my ear, i try not to have a static release, i shoot better if i'm still slowly drawing.

[Vekta]

It's hard to describe.

The best description I can come up with is I release when I see a blurry straight line (the bands) in front of my line of sight and the spot where I want to hit is clear. It's kind of like the site picture one might get on self defense handgun. I release as soon as I pick up that sight picture and aim for "center of can". Sometimes that's 3 seconds, sometimes it's more.

Edited by Vekta, 15 November 2011 - 02:28 AM.

[RedRubber]

I'm still in a learning stage after many years of not shooting a slingshot. I shot a lot of archery, both compound and recurve and longbow.

RR

[filipino_saltik]

look aim and shoot just let the shot happen be one with your ammo or like other says be the ammo. i love when i give feelings to my shots its like going to my own happy place, filipino

Edited by filipino_saltik, 13 January 2012 - 05:07 PM.

[rdmiller3]

I try to shoot as close to instantaneously as possible because bands/tubes lose energy pretty quickly while you're holding them stretched. Holding them for several seconds can lose more than 10% of the draw weight.

[Incomudro]

 Dayhiker, on 29 May 2010 - 03:06 PM, said:

The more I pay attention to how I shoot, the worse I shoot. But I figure I aim for around 3-5 seconds.
(and then miss most of the time)

^^^^
This is what happened to me.
When I came to this site, and purchased the book; Slingshot Shooting - I re-though, and paid too much attention to my technique.
I made a post about this here earlier, so I apologize for repeating myself - but everything about my shooting got worse!
Fork hits too!

To answer the question, I probably hold about three seconds after I anchor.

Edited by Incomudro, 16 February 2012 - 03:12 PM.

[THWACK!]

 huey224, on 29 May 2010 - 05:46 AM, said:

i pull straight to my jaw and aim then release.
but i make the bands a little longer than i need to just i case i see a rabbit.!

WABBIT!!!??? WHERE?????

[newconvert]

aiming is hard if you practice with multiple ss's so i am with DGUI when it feels right release, but i have to learn that muscle control to be more consistant

[Berkshire bred]

pull to my ear and aim for about three seconds then let the shot fly but i have the bands so that i can pull to half butterfly if i need to take a rabbit.

[Jakerock]

I try to have my arms in motion, pulling pouch / pushing fork as I release.

Edited by Jakerock, 05 May 2012 - 06:34 AM.