Stop Wasting Time

[@Killemgrillem00]

Just enrolled in the online course. Been bow hunting for 42 years. After one of your video's (free) I went into the woods and made a perfect shot at a buck, it was simple, I broke things down and listened to my mind, second shot at another buck, 22 yards completed two steps then the old habit kicked in I got lucky shot low and cut the buck's heart in half. But I knew there was something deep in my mind that was glitching. Love your free video's they are the only ones that are spot on.. Thank you Sir, and thank you for teaching our great first responders. looking forward to learning.

[@jackgriffith9229]

Joel, Thank you for the post with the traditional archer. I was able to apply the lesson and finally hit my target consistently until obvious fatigue kicked in. Coming to full draw and say focus focus release causes far more consistent hits!

[@ChaseOutdoorsLLC]

Love seeing early content of people who have been working their butts off for years.

[@nionadd3412]

I love it, how many seasons do we have left,..very true. Preach it brother!! I am glad I ran in to Ironmind.

[@danieloosterhoff9517]

thanks for the great advice! as soon as i watched your video i went out and pracktised shooting every time i missed the center of my target i got down and did 10 pushups, so after a lot of pushups i finaly was able to hit the target almost every time.

[@SHOTIQ]

Bill, Thanks for the kind words. I am shooting an A&H Two piece longbow. 60" 49 lb at 29".

[@pokerchannel6991]

Dear Joel: I see the message. You have framed it as wasting one's own time. I take that, but I also have another way to put honor into archery from an non-selfish stand point (ie wasting time is a self perspective. . . wasting other people's time is acknowledging the time and sacrifice of other people who have made my shooting possible. I take it seriously). To respect the bow, and the heritage and the blessing and the privilege of the bower who built the bow and our blessing to be able to put a shot through the bow, we must respect each shot. I have been using that iron-mind set. I give thanks to the bowyer and the art each time I shoot. I want to go through the right shot sequence to show that I am worthy of using the very bow (be it a bow from china, or a bow someone custom carved and built) by taking each single shot seriously. If I don't go through the sequence with care and honor, I am being ingrateful (new word I invented) to the art and to the heritage. It deserves to be treated well and I must shoot like I mean to respect the very martial art of shooting a bow. Thank you.

[@pokerchannel6991]

I understand the argument from the stand point of Stop Wasting Time. I would also add: when I shoot, I want to honor the weapon. I want to honor the process. I want to honor the experience of the aesthetic of the perfect shot. If I do not expand at the shot activation, I have not shot the good shot and I have given my respect to the bowyer who took the time in a Chinese sweat shop, making $0.02 a day building my bow. So, I always try to remember that and I want to respect the process and rescpet the martial mindset of putting the perfect honorable shot. thank you

[@MONKLJ]

Shooting fundamentals and form down, focus positive, execute.

[@bowman321123]

Good advice, trad archery is mind over matter, and throw in a bunch of practice.

[@pokerchannel6991]

Dear Joel: I see the message. You have framed it as wasting one's own time. I take that, but I also have another way to put honor into archery from an non-selfish stand point (ie wasting time is a self perspective. . . wasting other people's time is acknowledging the time and sacrifice of other people who have made my shooting possible. I take it seriously). To respect the bow, and the heritage and the blessing and the privilege of the bower who built the bow and our blessing to be able to put a shot through the bow, we must respect each shot. I have been using that iron-mind set. I give thanks to the bowyer and the art each time I shoot. I want to go through the right shot sequence to show that I am worthy of using the very bow (be it a bow from china, or a bow someone custom carved and built) by taking each single shot seriously. If I don't go through the sequence with care and honor, I am being ingrateful (new word I invented) to the art and to the heritage. It deserves to be treated well and I must shoot like I mean to respect the very martial art of shooting a bow. Thank you.

[@knobstonestickbows4962]

This is excellent life advice as well as trad archery advice. Great stuff!

[@pokerchannel6991]

Dear Joel: I see the message. You have framed it as wasting one's own time. I take that, but I also have another way to put honor into archery from an non-selfish stand point (ie wasting time is a self perspective. . . wasting other people's time is acknowledging the time and sacrifice of other people who have made my shooting possible. I take it seriously). To respect the bow, and the heritage and the blessing and the privilege of the bower who built the bow and our blessing to be able to put a shot through the bow, we must respect each shot. I have been using that iron-mind set. I give thanks to the bowyer and the art each time I shoot. I want to go through the right shot sequence to show that I am worthy of using the very bow (be it a bow from china, or a bow someone custom carved and built) by taking each single shot seriously. If I don't go through the sequence with care and honor, I am being ingrateful (new word I invented) to the art and to the heritage. It deserves to be treated well and I must shoot like I mean to respect the very martial art of shooting a bow. Thank you.

[@yi-tzaistoyreview4576]

Hi: it literally works. I wrote you yesterday saying how much I am rushing through practice trying to end an round on hitting the bullseye (ie: I want to finish a round on a good note, so I keep on shooting shot after shot thinking the faster I execute, the sooner I will get that bullseye). I even knew that is what I am doing and I joke with myself, asking myself if I am actually going to hold the aim sight and keep it there, LOL. So, last night, I really decided (not that I hadn't decided before) to slow down. I want one shot round finishers. Lo and behold, I am finishing my round in very few shots now (still not perfect because I am still miffing the shot cycle), but I am hitting the bullseye with control and guess what? This morning, right before work, I actually let down my bow 3 or 4 times! And that is not even counting the ones where I stop right as I draw--due to I know that it is off. Wow!!!! I actually let down several times!!!! I have even let down at full draw!!!! that is really great!.

[@Arrow-bd2xu]

AWESOME TIPS ! Best Regards From JAKARTA Indonesia

[@yi-tzaistoyreview4576]

dear shot IQ: This morning I only had 15 minutes to do it before work. So, I became as solid as an Iron mind and demanded nothing but the perfect shot. (I am not 100% yet), but, let me tell you: in that 15 minutes, I hit like 3 or 4 bullseyes. And I let my bow down at least 4 or 5 times. Can you believe it? The slower I go and more controlled I go and the more I hold my vision of the target at perfect stillness, the more I am hitting one shot bull's eyes. I am shooting 13 yards with a recurve fixed crawl. I demand that I get the perfectly still aim sight picture and I say "Heeerrreee wee g o o oo o." It is amazing. I shold take your online and in person course. I want to own that process, so it becomes my system which would mean that I will be able to trouble shoot my own clinics. thx!!!

[@soaringarrowxiong2240]

You can pocess all the techniques there is, but if you don't practice, you will be the worst shooter there is. thank you!!

[@pokerchannel6991]

Dear Joel: I see the message. You have framed it as wasting one's own time. I take that, but I also have another way to put honor into archery from an non-selfish stand point (ie wasting time is a self perspective. . . wasting other people's time is acknowledging the time and sacrifice of other people who have made my shooting possible. I take it seriously). To respect the bow, and the heritage and the blessing and the privilege of the bower who built the bow and our blessing to be able to put a shot through the bow, we must respect each shot. I have been using that iron-mind set. I give thanks to the bowyer and the art each time I shoot. I want to go through the right shot sequence to show that I am worthy of using the very bow (be it a bow from china, or a bow someone custom carved and built) by taking each single shot seriously. If I don't go through the sequence with care and honor, I am being ingrateful (new word I invented) to the art and to the heritage. It deserves to be treated well and I must shoot like I mean to respect the very martial art of shooting a bow. Thank you.

[@stephanegodin5827]

Hello Joel, is your shot control system is compatible with split vision "aiming" ? or pure instinctive shooting ? Or do you need to get concentrate on an arrow point (gap shooting). What technique of "aiming" do you use ?

[@Dutchiexpress]

Hey Joe could I send ya a couple videos of my shot and see what ya think

[@tjblackforest69]

Smart Business man

[@yi-tzaistoyreview4576]

hi: I am definitely wasting my time. I keep on flinging arrows and missing. But, if I slow down, I finish the round faster because I am hitting the center. (I consider the round goal to hit the center ring). I rush through it and the whole round takes a really really long time (30 shots sometimes). But, if I slow down, I finish the round much quicker. I joke with myself and say "hey buddy, can you try to draw and hold that perfect aim picture and hold it there until back tension completes the shot? So, unless I really pay attention, I just swoosh through the shot. So, your video is exactly discussing a major problem. On the surface, it seem so simple: just hold the perfect sight picture. In practice, I jump the shot continually. It is as though the whole practice session turns into one long practice session to jump the shot because that is what I doing and that ends up being what I am practicing: jump the shot, shot after shot. It is mind boggling and I have to laugh at it. So, ur vid is exactly my situation. I want to fix it. I want to actually practice the right shot. LOL

[@Terpedup925]

Are you suppose to lean over when shooting those types of bows?

[@billkeen]

Great stuff. Read your book. I came to similar conclusions on my own before I heard about ironmind- but it took WAY TOO LONG for me too! Your teaching method is great, and the science behind your conclusions is sound. The amount of junk out there regarding target panic (ridiculous term in itself) is atrocious. BTW, What long bow are you shooting there? Keep this stuff coming.

[@pokerchannel6991]

I understand the argument from the stand point of Stop Wasting Time. I would also add: when I shoot, I want to honor the weapon. I want to honor the process. I want to honor the experience of the aesthetic of the perfect shot. If I do not expand at the shot activation, I have not shot the good shot and I have given my respect to the bowyer who took the time in a Chinese sweat shop, making $0.02 a day building my bow. So, I always try to remember that and I want to respect the process and rescpet the martial mindset of putting the perfect honorable shot. thank you

[@-UrbanSurvivor]

Over doing the follow through stance a bit there

[@pokerchannel6991]

I understand the argument from the stand point of Stop Wasting Time. I would also add: when I shoot, I want to honor the weapon. I want to honor the process. I want to honor the experience of the aesthetic of the perfect shot. If I do not expand at the shot activation, I have not shot the good shot and I have given my respect to the bowyer who took the time in a Chinese sweat shop, making $0.02 a day building my bow. So, I always try to remember that and I want to respect the process and rescpet the martial mindset of putting the perfect honorable shot. thank you

[@neilbrooks127]

Swat team whoop whoop

[@calmarcalmar]

Not exactly sure what you are talking about - but anyway: A shitty technique - won't just magically go away instantly because you "don't shoot unless you hit". A shitty technique goes away with failing and failing and tweaking - trial and *error*. (Of course a huge pressure to 'hit or die' might also help to improve the technique... BUT it's really not an instant process.. and how you can improve your technique.. it's still trial and error or teacher etc basically.)

[@TheChecklister]

Cacalari Bus I think Joel is trying to say that with the "Iron Mind" shooting is to be practiced until you have the proper thought process mentally and not just muscle memory, primarily because after an individual gets into a habit of training a certain way that once you start wondering how you accomplished your level of experience other then just "trial and error" that you can build on a specific mentality that will help you to train to go beyond what you have already become. If that makes any sense to correlation of this video.

[@pokerchannel6991]

Deer shot IQ. I have been searching for that mantra. Then, I realized that if a person is saying the same series of mantras over and over again, then there's a risk that they move into the unconscious mind set. So by my often changing up what I'm saying, in the series of words, carefully chosen. I may actually be keeping myself in the cognitive face the conscious face of each of those words. When you say the same words over and over again, and they never change, and sequence or anything like that, there's a chance that your mind goes into unconsciousness mode. So, I'm a having a written lie discovered something that may add to the whole shot IQ series of control words concept. And that is to occasionally change of the sequence as long as the words makes sense and they are done naturally with how you're making the decision to make the shot. Currently, my Mantra is open hand IE keep the hand open not gripping. Perfection, control, more control. In between the control and the more control, I can decide to stop the shot or not. This series of words might change over time. And I realize that's okay. So that's pretty cool. Thank you so much for shot IQ.

[@lotharmarunga7611]

Thats my kind of thinking. If you don't knew what to do, it doesn't matter what you do..

[@allanwagner4570]

wow you are so much better than EVERYBODY i think i might cut my head off cause your so good o my

[@drawstraw4483]

Gee I hope I hit this thing? Funny shit on a serious subject just makes us laugh sometimes..😁

[@Stunseed]

guns to bows is 100% different target shooting to hunting is as well.

[@nathansmith5331]

Good videos

[@Stunseed]

Olympians shoot a target thats the same size of a beer coaster at 75 yards away lol.. can you do that?

[@BennyCFD]

Sounds like an advertisement for people to spend money.

[@mztd912]

That's because it is. And his approach is flawed. Everyone operates differently. Some shoot better by going through a process in their minds. Others do it best on autopilot. There is no "one size fits all" approach to being a good shooter. If every LE or military personnel listened to this guy, they'd be dead downrange. You ain't got time to think when shit hits the fan and you gotta make your shots count.

[@mztd912]

Tells us to stop wasting time but goes on for 7 minutes trying to advertise his videos for purchase. GTFO of here man.

[@michaelholmes6152]

This is totally sad...... keep taking those pills mate

[@byronerickson2524]

Lll

[@danielvrana9444]

You wasted my time!!!