You should be focusing on the target. The pin will naturally center itself.

 

I'm agreeable....

 

I shoot better if I focus on the target, I see to much movement if I focus on the pin.

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Target.

 

i try to focus on the target, it is easy to focus on the pin. like said above, your pin will line up with where your eyes are looking. it is like magic, when i find myself staring at the center of the target i shoot so much better, when i focus on the pin i might get lucky and have a few good shots but most of the time they will be off a little bit.
archery is so personal though, if you find that you shoot better looking at the pin then stick with it!

 

I shoot better when I focus more on the target & let the pin follow

 

Target

 

Target for me, focus on spot I want to hit on target and let the pin float near and keep focus on spot

 

I stare at nothing but the pin and just hope the arrow is pointed at a target. When I get lucky an animal jumps in front of it.

Your focal point is the target, and the pins are blurry in the foreground as an aiming reference, which is why a single pin is so much easier in that respect. You might look at the pins for a second to make sure you know which one with a multi-pin setup, but ultimately its complete focus on the target.

Also, if you focus on pins, there's a chance you'll eventually get target panic imo. Because the pins will move around and if you concentrate on that, you'll rattlesnake that release before no time.

 

Target is what works best for me


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Focus on targets and you won't notice movements are much.

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focus on target,... and i'll take that one step further,.....focus intently on the exact spot on the target that you want the arrow to hit.

 

Yes! And like others have said, your body will
Naturally bring the pin to this spot upon release. You don’t have to worry about doing it consciously.

 

Your not trying to hit the pin, so it is the TARGET!

 

Well guys, I am going to be different. Years ago when I was a POST certified firearms instructor, we taught everyone to concentrate on the front sight. We concentrated on the front sight ramp and tried to count the serrations in the front ramp. If you can't see your front sight, you do not know where it is aimed. We taught the front sight clear and target a little fuzzy. I knew exactly where my shot would go.
I shoot the bow the same way. When I had a 4X lens with a #1 clarifier, the target was clear and the pin would be a fuzzy Starburst cluster of light. That is no good for me.I didn't know exactly where it pin was aimed. It was close but not precise enough for me. I took the lens out and went to a #5 Verifier lens. The pin is now clear and I can see the target clear enough to pick out a spot to put the pin on.

 

Target, target and target. Your eyes can only focus on one thing at a time. So if you can't focus on the target how can you possible be constant hitting your mark.

 

Strange.....in pistol competitions they always say front sight front sight.......which like others have said that would mean the target is blurry. Wonder what makes a bow different? When I shoot my bow I do think I look at the target but when you transition fast across targets with a pistol....then it's all about the front sight.

I'm one of those people that doesn't really think about this stuff........I just do it.....lucky I guess?

 

i thought about this thread when i was shooting yesterday evening. i really focused on the target and was shooting some of the best groups i have shot since last year. definitely focus on the target

 

I draw at lower neck level, scan the level, move upward to anchor, shift focus from the pin to the target and float....then execute my shot. For me, consistency comes out of my draw arm.....hand position, shoulder position and posture. If that is all good, my anchor is consistent and my release is natural.....so the shot ends up where it should be. Since I no longer care about outside competition, my goal as a dedicated bowhunter is to hit a very small spot in the vitals. Shooting a Rinehart turkey 3D in the spring is the most challenging as the coloration is uniform and there is very little specific to aim at other than correct height and windage. Thankfully real turkeys have much more variation in their body structure and feathers for a more natural aiming spot.

 

Why is bow shooting different from pistol shooting where the idea is to focus on the front sight and let the target be fuzzy?

 

It's far more difficult to keep a handguns sights lined up correctly when focusing on the target.
A bow is far more intuitive to line up, with a peep sight, circular scope and pin in the middle.

 

The sight plane on a pistol is so small and sight alignment is critical (you can miss by 5ft inside of 10 yards when excited). I'd argue 2nd to good trigger control.

 

Target but it took me a while to get used to this. Uncle Sam taught me a clear front sight post on a blurry target within a blurry peep...

 

By looking at response it seems like TARGET wins!

 

Neither, I usually focus on the blonde barista who served my Starbucks that morning...

 

For Archery, I focus on the target...

Why? cause my pin moves, the target on other hand, does not.

 

I always focus on the target

 

I focus on the target. I'd rather have the pin look like it's floating around a stationary target than focus on the pin so the target looks like it's moving.

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That might be the simplest, yet most profound way I've ever heard that explained.