Aiming the shaft: the most important principle in archery
To some it may seem obvious, but - the most important step in archery, regardless the type, past or modern, regardless what he or she says is correct archery, regardless the bow, or hand technique you do or don't apply, the shaft will be set into a trajectory and a force is applied to the nock, that will follow the shaft, through its length to brace. The nock must meet rough to the point in space where the tip of the arrow was at draw.
Regardless of what technique you apply, your goal as an archer is to direct the shaft into a trajectory to its mark and propell it by force to the nock. The hand manipulated mechanics are calibrated faster and increasingly subconsciously, through much practice and they are judged based on the weight of your string draw, shaft weight, feather, trajectory, &c.
The force to exploit is a simple one direction applide to two ends of a string. You must study how to use said one directional force to get the most from the power of your limbs, without catching the stave with the rear or side of the shaft as it exists.
Focus on the truth stated while confused at practice in dynamic archery. When you dispell with peeps and shaft one eye aiming - remember to apply a direct, true, power to the rear, into the trajectory.
Just focus on mastering the trajectory, applying the right amount of thrust, the steady and accurate follow through when the string is released, and shearing feathers when shooting.
Think about how to move the nock of the arrow as though there were a rocket in the rear.
Aiming using only awarness of the shaft trajectory, and not your bow or string hand (though these are what you aim the shaft with) also comes into play in dynamic archery as you may not always use full draw, the bow wont have a cut away rest, you may have staves of different withs, or diffent geometries; if any of these are present, your bow to string position relivant to aim of the shaft at draw will be varying and vastly differnet from shot to shot, bow to bow and day to day; this is illustrated in the following immage.
You will need to master the aim of the shaft and the ability of your particular hardware and shot to cast the arrow true on its given and desired course.
The broken line represents the in line of force given from the drawn bow and string and the line with tip, represents the most effice line to apply said force to move the shaft.
