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Title: My Form Video
Post by: yogibarrows on May 07, 2013, 11:42:00 AM

Here it is.  Any information or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

  YouTube (http://youtu.be/LImSrlH5yK8)

Title: Re: My Form Video
Post by: yogibarrows on May 07, 2013, 04:07:00 PM

Maybe a better angle.

 http://youtu.be/ztnt0GyP4IU

Title: Re: My Form Video
Post by: moebow on May 07, 2013, 05:16:00 PM

Yogi,

Not sure what you are looking for, overall pretty good.  You have what appears to be a floating anchor but hard to tell from the videos.  Your string hand drops on follow through to your shoulder; ideally the hand will move to the air just behind your ear -- that suggests a little more arm tension vs. back tension but again hard to tell from these videos.

Specific questions?

Arne

Title: Re: My Form Video
Post by: yogibarrows on May 07, 2013, 05:34:00 PM

Arne,

Thank you for the comments, and by floating anchor do you mean away from my face?  

2 things that I wonder about is if I'm drawing the bow back far enough, and I notice when I release the bow hand goes to the left and forward.  Should it go forward, left, neither, or both?

Title: Re: My Form Video
Post by: moebow on May 07, 2013, 06:23:00 PM

Bow hand should go first forward then slightly to the left.   BUT!!! It is important that that movement is a result of the shot NOT something you try to do!!!!!!

Floating anchor is not necessarily away from the face (it can be) but rather kind of a "moving" through without hitting a solid position first.

As far as "drawing back far enough" -- have you seen my videos?  Your "anchor" position is dictated by your bone structure, NOT some arbitrary place on your face.  When your bones are aligned, your anchor references are a result of that.  Learn your references AFTER you reach bone on bone alignment.

Arne

Title: Re: My Form Video
Post by: yogibarrows on May 08, 2013, 09:24:00 PM

Arne,

I tried focusing on finding a positive anchor and using more back as opposed to arm during release.  Does this look any better?

 http://youtu.be/hhKErVf16XU

Title: Re: My Form Video
Post by: moebow on May 09, 2013, 07:18:00 AM

Yes!!!  See the difference in your string hand motion after the shot??  MUCH better, especially the first shot -- see how you lift slightly to anchor -- that is what you want.

Keep at it and make it yours.

Arne

Title: Re: My Form Video
Post by: yogibarrows on May 09, 2013, 07:25:00 AM

Thanks Arne, I could really feel the difference.  Now I just need to grain it in.  Also one last question, how to you transition to shooting targets?  I mean hitting where you want not just form work.

Thanks.

Title: Re: My Form Video
Post by: moebow on May 09, 2013, 07:48:00 AM

Yogi.

That can be the hard part.  There is a program called the "bridge" that can get you going.  It takes some explaining but has been talked about here quite a bit.  Try a search for it and if you can't find the info, I'll spell it out for you later.

Arne

Title: Re: My Form Video
Post by: yogibarrows on May 09, 2013, 11:14:00 AM

Arne,

Thank you very much for all of your support.  I look forward to trying to improve.