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Title: Second draw
Post by: Dryfire on June 23, 2007, 07:44:00 PM
I have found that get very good accuracy when after drawing and going through my mental checklist and then USING THE PROPER BACK MUSCLES (emphasis intentional) draw back perhaps a fraction of an inch more - then releasing during this "second" draw. I suspect the improvement has to do with increased recruitment of the rhomboid muscles. The difference is dramatic. Any comments?
Title: Re: Second draw
Post by: mike g on June 25, 2007, 11:22:00 AM
Some times if I don't pull that last little bit, my shot will screw up....
Title: Re: Second draw
Post by: BobCo 1965 on June 25, 2007, 12:04:00 PM
If I go through a mental checklist at full draw, I feel that my concentration on the target would be lost. I don't think it would work well for me personally.
Title: Re: Second draw
Post by: jhansen on June 27, 2007, 08:26:00 PM
Read Byron Ferguson's book.  He writes of hitting full draw and then taking a deep breath to gain that last little bit of back tension.  I think he is talking about much the same thing.

John
Title: Re: Second draw
Post by: BLACK WOLF on June 27, 2007, 08:40:00 PM
Absolutely...it makes for a very clean release.

Ray  ;)
Title: Re: Second draw
Post by: pete Darby @ home on June 27, 2007, 10:14:00 PM
get the video Master's of the barebow.  Pay very little attention to what the archers say but watch everyone at 1/2 speed or slower and look for comanalities.  You will find your secondary draw in most of them and a couple of other things they all do.  Some of it contrary to what they say they do.
Title: Re: Second draw
Post by: rnharris on June 29, 2007, 12:08:00 PM
it's a timing confidence thing for me it's second nature now works great Ralph
Title: Re: Second draw
Post by: HumbleHunter on June 30, 2007, 12:59:00 AM
Dryfire,
Man I'm glad you posted that. I went out today and tried it and MAN ALIVE, I was hammering em in there! Course, I was confined to my garage due to the heavy rain today but still, when I did the second draw it was way righter groups. Just wanted to say thanks! Have a great day, HH