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Main Boards => The Shooters FORM Board => Topic started by: longbow fanatic 1 on June 07, 2015, 08:44:00 AM
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Please explain what you do, or what form techniques you use, to achieve a proper low bow arm shoulder position. Do you try to notice the muscle stretching on the bicep when archiving the proper low shoulder position?
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Arne's new video covers this completely. Hit up Youtube for a look.
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Thx Green
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You want your bow arm shoulder to stay in the same position it is in when you're just standing in a relaxed position. I keep it in that position by pushing toward the target. The result of the pushing is that my shoulders rotate in toward the bow, my arm extends, and the bow and arrow move in towards my body. Don't overdo the pushing; you just want to push enough to keep your bow arm shoulder down. For me, this is pretty easy to feel, unlike my back muscles and moving my head, which don't seem to be connected to my brain as much as I would like.
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As always, thanks for a great explanation, McDave!
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Take your bow arm pointer finger and hold it close to your chest, shoulder relaxed and elbow completely bent like you're holding a baby.
Now from that "coiled like a snake" position, point straight out to an object parallel with the ground like you are holding the bow out there.
That represents high bow shoulder.
With your arm still fully extended and not moving any other body part, lower your fully extended pointed bow arm and point to the ground 4 feet in front of you then raise it right back up to the parallel to the ground position.
You will notice your bow shoulder is much lower now. That's how your shoulder should feel / be when shooting.
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Very interesting description, Matthew. Thanks!