[SlowToady]

Pretty decent shooting for your second time out. If you're pretty new (which I'm gathering you are) it would be wise to get someone to critique your form, as others have mentioned. It will help you not develop bad habits. I picked up bad archery habits and they are a ***** to break.

A few things to consider:

BREATHING is very important. Make sure you are breathing properly and learn to control your breathing. I slow my breathing quite a bit, overall, when shooting. I generally spend the first 5-7 minutes of a range session slowing my breathing and heart rate.

Make sure you squeeze the trigger with the PAD of your pointer finger and NOT the joint.

Don't rush the trigger pull because the sights are over the center of the target. Your shooting might improve in the short term, but you'll develop target panic over the long term, and turn to ****. Squeeze slowly over time until the trigger breaks.

Also, make sure you are able to tune everything else around you out; gunshots, conversations, whatever. I typically practice with distractions present so I can overcome them. You have to get in your "bubble" as Carlos Hathcock called it, where nothing but the shot matters. He was a Marine Sniper, not a pistol shooter, but the same idea applies.

Have fun, don't take it too seriously, and don't let the naysayers get you down. Shooting is a difficult skill to really get down, and is a skill that you loose with time.

Happy shooting to you!

PS: On anticipating the shot: I belong to the "it shouldn't be a surprise" group. I know exactly when my triggers are going to break, and I think a good shooter should, but that doesn't change anything about what I'm doing. Know when it will break, but don't fear it. If you find yourself fearing it, get a .22 or an airgun and practice on that (for a long time!) until you no longer fear it.