Great vid on best way to draw the bow

[Blacktail42]

Great video by Tom Clum and the correct way to draw the bow and the resulting follow through

[McDave]

This is a good video.  It illustrates the most commonly taught method of shooting in the US today.  It does two things better than other videos I have seen on this subject.  The first is a mechanical illustration of how archery injuries occur, which was easy for me to understand.  The second is a demonstration of incorrect methods of shooting the bow. 

Modern educational theory is to stick with positive messages; i.e., positive reinforcement of things that the teacher wants the student to do, when the student does them.  This is fine, but if all someone does is give me positive reinforcement, it is difficult for me to recognize when I am doing something wrong, or recognize what my students are doing wrong.  Clearly, modern educational theory is a reaction against a time when mainly negative reinforcement was given, and justifiably so.  But a balance of both approaches, as is illustrated in this video, is the best approach, I think.

[Blacktail42]

I would argue that the way we draw has impact throughout the cycle of the shot. I would also argue that by not using the large back muscles as Tom shows could and I stress could because everyone is different, can lead to rushed shots because you are using more of your smaller muscle groups to hold and they can fatigue quicker as you continue to shoot.

[McDave]

I agree with everything you said.  Actually, the things you mention are more important than the things I mentioned.  The method shown in this video is the method commonly taught in the USA today, which is based on the method taught to the US Olympic team by Kysic Lee, and is widely available in many places  Clum illustrates this method as well as anyone could in a short video.  I particularly enjoyed his illustration with body parts of how injury occurs, and the demonstration of commonly used incorrect applications of this method.  There are many people who think they are using this method but really aren’t, and I think seeing real-life examples of errors that are commonly made helps us to correct them.