open stance

[nhbuck1]

will a too open of a stance cause a bad shot? how do you know your shoulders are paralell to the target?

[Roy from Pa]

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=003278

[ron w]

If your shoulders are parallel to the target you directly facing it. That's not good. You want to be perpendicular to the target, somewhere in between would be an open stance.

[ron w]

Or what Roy from Pa put up.     I have a hard time explaining stuff.

[nhbuck1]

i believe this is why my shot is collapsing my shoulders are facing way to the left like a 45 degree angle

[highlow]

I think you explained it perfectly Ron. One has to know the definition of parallel and perpendicular though.

[Firstlight]

oops, double post...

[Firstlight]

Originally posted by Firstlight:
I think collapsing is more a result of loss of back tension.

An open stance is a good stance but usually a person finds they naturally gravitate to one stance over the others.

There are pros's and cons of each stance:  Open, Neutral and Closed.

If you have good form you will be able to shoot them all.

Shooting the stickbow is a good book on all of this and I think you would enjoy the book as many of your good questions have answers within the contents of the book.

  http://www.shootingthestickbow.com/  

[reddogge]