Scott,
You’re talking to a master plucker here; a sufferer of target panic forever—it seems. I really get concerned when I hear anyone talk about an involuntary pluck. That’s been my Achilles tendon for years. For me, a pluck represents a collapse (an involuntary loss of back tension) and I’ve had a most difficult time trying to overcome it without the use of a clicker. There’s nothing more frustrating in archery than for the brain to know exactly what you want to do, and then, not be able to do it.
Getting close and shooting a bale allows a guy to go through each step of his shot sequence. It allows you to isolate the exact problem and lets you work on it without the pressure of having to hit the mark.
Just remember, if you can “maintain” back tension/pulling to conclusion, you won’t collapse and can’t pluck.
Closing your eyes is something that seems to help some, but I’ve never seen anything positive come of it for me. Best of luck to you.
Perhaps you can find a nugget or two in this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11331
"Archery is really very simple. You just have to do the exact same thing on every shot"
Bill Leslie, July 22, 2017
"Form is everything."
Al Cole, June 7, 2008