Target panic is a psychological—and perhaps neurological[1]—condition experienced by many archers, both competitive and recreational.
The condition manifests in various ways, impacting an archer's ability to shoot confidently and accurately.
[citation needed] Treatments based on this new paradigm have been very effective at treating target panic in archers up to the Olympic level.
A second symptom is referred to as a premature hold, where an archer "locks up" or "hits a wall" that they are unable to move past as they try to align their arrow with the target.
Target panic is extensively explored in the light novel and subsequent anime series Tsurune about Japanese Kyūdō.