Solution: Mostly this is just a matter of trying to become more consistent, feeling what the body is doing, and trying to make it feel the same each time.  As archers progress, they become more and more aware of the subtullties of the shot. It takes a lot more awareness of what the body is doing than what most archers think.

 Solution: First, expecting to hit the gold (every time) is a very high expectation for most archers. Even top archers have reds and occasionally blues. Try to keep the thought on the process of shooting the arrow, not the result. If you are focused on the outcome, then you are not learning what the correct process — in detail — needs to be to have a good shot. Focus on the process of doing the shot, not the outcome. Outcome gets you nothing, instead, learn what you need to do.

Solution: The bow probably needs tuning, particularly tiller., then make sure you are doing a smooth shot.

Solution: Two things here.

1) If you believe what your former coach wants you to do is correct, then why are you here?

2) If you want to improve, changes are necessary.  Otherwise, it’s the ‘true insanity’ situation: doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

Solution: Again, learn the shot process. Write down what you think about as you are doing the shot. Go over them with your coach and make sure all the pieces are there. Then focus completely on what you are doing every time you nock an arrow. Consistent shooting technique comes from consistent awareness of what you are doing as you are doing it.

Solution: Make sure the bow shoulder is set down in the shoulder socket. That is where stability with the bow arm/hand (and therefore bow/sight) starts. After that, work to get the shoulders aligned with the bow arm, keeping the bow shoulder down. Having the bow shoulder set down is (initially) more important than perfect alignment.

Solution:  First set the bow shoulder down. If it is up, it is also a little forward, making you more prone to hitting. Then learn to rotate the elbow joint so that if you  bend the bow arm (without bow) your lower arm moves parallel to the floor, not upward. You may have to practice by putting your bow arm at shoulder height on a wall, then leaning against it with your body weight, and then trying to rotate just the joint, leaving the bow should and bow hand set throughout.

With the elbow turned down, your draw length is just a little longer, which makes your body want to stay there. Part of it ls learning how, part of it is using new muscles. Some strength in the arm muscles used to keep the joint vertical may have to be developed  Also, if you are substantially over-bowed, your arm may pop out on the shot, putting it in line with the bow string.

Solution: Then the sight is not the issue; it’s something in what you are doing to make the arrows go off-center. Exactly what it is depends on where the arrows are hitting. For example, if they are low and you cannot bring them up with sight correction, then make sure your bow arm stays up until the arrow is in the target. You may be dropping your arm before the arrow is off the string, and no amount of sight correction will bring them to center.  Again, learn your shot sequence, and make sure you are doing it completely on every shot!