No dog in the fight per se' , ....other than as a voice for hunters. Which borders should not contain our voices ......Sunday hunting should have been passed YEAR AND YEARS ago in all states . Let the individual make the decission to hunt or not . Not the overpowered Government nor religious groups .  If a farmer doesn't want hunters on Sunday , respect his/her wishes as owners of the land, but you would still have the option to find somewhere for your limited time in life to hunt on Sunday should you want to !

I hope to hunt PA at some point . Lots of my kinda land , so I am watching this one. 

McDave is right, key is consistency, not what someone else tells you is good form. I get the big callous on my ring finger shooting split, like Archie mentioned. I don't think I shoot high elbow, but maybe. I've tried to change finger pressure, but I can't shoot as well. I guess I've been doing it this way for 40 years or so, and it is just the way I shoot.

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What Pat B says is correct.  However, when I see photos illustrating this, the elbow looks a bit high to me, but I guess it really isn't.  Too low of an elbow has problems too, because it results in a downward pull that results in a high miss.  The secret is to have a consistent elbow position from shot to shot.  A little too high, a little too low is not a problem; the problem is high on one shot and low on the next.  If there is an elbow position that is comfortable for you, that is probably the position you should choose and stick with, as long as it is not extremely high or low.

Monty is a great guy in every way.  Always worth hearing and I have his big book with great hunting stories and gorgeous pictures.

It looks like he is getting up and running and I expect some quality Hill bows will be forthcoming.

I used to have a high elbow, and a big callous on my drawing hand ring finger.  (I shoot split finger.)  That put pressure on the nock, almost flexing the arrow downward at full draw.  I had a lot of arrow flight problems.  In recent years I've been focusing on less pressure on the ring finger, and pull predominantly with my index and middle fingers.  My elbow has come down quite a bit, I think it's much more in line as it should be now.  I made these videos for a bowyer a couple of years ago, to show my current draw and shooting style... but my previous high elbow was fixed by adjusting my finger pressure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6mcJDKllwQ

https://youtu.be/GTSHYgo9HyE

It's somewhat common but I've seen some exceptional shooters with elbow high.

Flint was a good guy.  He used to live in Illinois and was active in our state bowhunting organization at the time.  I am sorry to hear this.  Thanks for sharing the news.

What Pat said.  Also, that pressure can cause a callous/pain on the drawing hand ring finger. I'm surprised that your draw with a stickbow is as long as it was with a compound.  Most people lose an inch or two of draw length when they switch. Are you using a very upright, closed target stance? 

I should add that a high elbow also an indicator of a draw mostly using arm muscles rather than back muscles.

Ideally you want a straight line from the point of the arrow through to the tip of your elbow. I believe with a high elbow you are putting downward pressure of your drawing hand which can adversely affect your release.