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Main Boards => The Shooters FORM Board => Topic started by: Bear Heart on November 11, 2008, 01:04:00 PM
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I shoot a recurve and have always maintained an ever so slight arm bend to keep me pushing toward the target and the string from slapping me. I have been shooting with some guys who insist that the bow arm should be straight. Am I missing something?
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No, the arm doesn't HAVE to be straight, nor does it HAVE to be bent. You can tell 'those who insist' that Howard Hill shot with a bent arm.
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It's much easier for me to keep proper back tension before release with a very slight bend in my elbow. Do what works for you, not what someone else tells you is right. Just my .02 cents.
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Grip it and rip it. I hate when people try to critique form on somebody that is shooting consistently well. I have had people do it to me and all it does is screw with my head. I play around with other things ,but when the cards are down I do the same thing every time. Unless its a recurve and then I shoot with with a straight arm :p
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I just spent the week shooting like junk because I just had to try it. It's hard to ignore advice from someone that shoots so well. Today I reset my brain and am back on target. Almost ruined me. Same reason why I stopped readying how to shoot books. Just make me think too much. If I wanted to think when I was shooting I would be a gap shooter. Can't concentrate on that many things. All that to say that sometime you just gotta do it your way, even if it's wrong.