Every morning for breakfast I blend soymilk, protein powder, and peanut butter into a shake. Ive been doing this seven days per week for several years. After scooping a large tablespoon of peanut butter into the mix, I offer the spoon to my dog who excitedly licks up whats left. A few weeks after starting this morning ritual, I noticed that she would begin to salivate as soon as I brought the blender out of the pantry.

Seeing the blender elicits the involuntary response of salivation. There is no choice for her in the matter. If the blender comes out she salivates regardless of whether she gets any peanut butter or not. Through repetition, she has learned on a subconscious level that when she sees the blender, the peanut butter follows and her salivary glands react in kind. Many will recognize this salivation response as similar to the famous turn of the century experiments by Ivan Pavlov.

In much the same way that my dog has learned to salivate at the sight of a blender, those who suffer from target panic have learned to release the arrow as soon as they bring their bow hand on target, and for some even sooner. The target is the stimulus and releasing the arrow prematurely is the involuntary response to that stimulus. This learned behavior is caused by the repetitive nature of archery. Compounding the problem is my belief that your desire for positive results (i.e. accurate shooting, successful hunting) exacerbates the problem by adding pressure to each shot.

The key to curing your target panic resides in this understanding of its cause. If the target is the stimulus and your premature release is the response, then to cure your target panic you must find a way to interfere with this process of stimulus followed by response. Your expectations of positive results must also be dealt with. The bottom line is that you must find a very powerful method or technique that will adequately interfere with this stimulus/response process. For information about a cure for target panic that does just that, visit PushRelease.com.