string torque

[nhbuck1]

How do you know your not torquing the string? if you are how can you correct it?

[katman]

Have someone watch you draw, take a pic or do a video and check hand alignment.

[McDave]

Open your bow hand at full draw and see if the bow wants to rotate. If you have no twisting force in your hands, the bow should stay in place. To test this, with your bow hand open, you should be able to twist your string hand back and forth and cause the bow to rotate.

[nhbuck1]

thank you guys!!!

[nhbuck1]

Now when canting how do I know my hand is at correct angle of string?

[nhbuck1]

Also Dave if I open hand at draw should I close hand once correct string angle is found ?

[McDave]

Originally posted by nhbuck1:
Now when canting how do I know my hand is at correct angle of string?

By doing the test I mentioned in my previous post.  When your string and bow hands are in neutral positions, the bow won't have a tendency to rotate when you open your bow hand.

Once you determine that you're not torquing the string or the bow, then you lightly close your bow hand before you shoot the bow.  An alternative would be to use a bow sling, like Rod Jenkins does, and keep your bow hand open when you shoot.  This is somewhat awkward for hunting, however.

[nhbuck1]

I thought bow hand open when you shoot is bad?

[McDave]

Originally posted by nhbuck1:
I thought bow hand open when you shoot is bad?

Actually, it's good, and all the top target archers shoot with an open bow hand. But they use bow slings so they don't have to grab the bow when they shoot it. Grabbing the bow when you shoot it is what's bad.

[nhbuck1]

can you draw with oen hand then lightly close it?

[mahantango]

Yes, I do that often.

[nhbuck1]

i keep getting that high elbow shooting canted its  a habit i have to break what do you guys suggest doing blank bale?

[Rick Richard]

Blind/blank bale is the most effective method I think in working out problems.

[nhbuck1]

any tips how to keep it more in line with arrow?