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CarrotJuiceLover t1_ixzqxmi wrote

Reply to comment by could_use_a_snack in TIL that many pro archers use surprise release mechanisms to prevent themselves from anticipating and reacting to the impending impact. by broogernavn

I’m going to piggyback off of u/Raeandray and say a bow in modern times is more comparable to a sniper rifle. You don’t want to shoot a moving target, you wait until you have a clear stationary target.

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could_use_a_snack t1_iy0ernp wrote

Probably should have said living target that could move. Seems like a bad idea to not have my shot happen when I want it to.

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CarrotJuiceLover t1_iy0gzj5 wrote

Well a typical archery shot takes about 5-8 seconds. You wait for a living target to stop (typically to survey food on the ground) until you have a clear shot behind the shoulder blades, through the heart and lungs. In that amount of time you can settle your shot, aim, and wait for the surprise release to go off. Keep in mind you can also adjust the sensitivity and trigger point of a surprise release device, so that it doesn’t go off too unexpectedly.

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