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Offline BTH

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Developed a bad habit?
« on: October 11, 2007, 03:08:00 PM »
Seems I may have picked up a bad habit on my draw hand. I caught it the other day and it's been bugging the heck out of me. My arrows, which were flying straight and true, started hitting left (I'm left handed).
Keeping in mind that I want everything to be line, my left wrist seems to be breaking out when I hit my anchor point. When I hit anchor, my fingers are out of line from my wrist, which is out of line with my forearm, like a shallow V. Now I'm back to square one just focusing on correcting that bit of form. Any comments or suggestions to help me out?
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Offline Pete Darby

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Re: Developed a bad habit?
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2007, 08:44:00 AM »
I (another lefty) can tell you what I do and when I do it correctly the arrows go straight keeping in mind a single post is a poor teaching method compared to working with someone in person.
1. Rather than anchoring on your face, use a natural anchor with a straight line from drawing hand elbow to tip of arrow. (easier to do with a deep hook)  This allows you to pull with your back muscles instead of your arm.
2. Once at your natural anchor see where your face fits on your drawing hand.  That is your face anchor. (By anchoring your face on your hand rather than the other way around you will find it is much harder to pluck than if you must get your hand off your face to release and it is easier to keep the same anchor. If you don't believe it come to a face anchor, then move your head around. You can vary the length of your draw by three or four inches.  Not the best consistent anchor.
3. Release by continuing your pull and relaxing your fingers. This can be done with either a dead or active release.  If you don't do it then expect a 10 to 15 FPS drop in your bow shot.

Finally the most important advice.  Get Masters of the Bare Bow and watch the various archers at 1/2 or slower speed.  Regarding those elements I have outlined above you will see they all do the same thing. It doesn't matter whether you are talking about Ron LeClair's dead release or Rod Jenkin's touching his shoulder after the shot.  Slow it down enough and you will see what they all share and why they are outstanding shots.
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Offline TSP

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Re: Developed a bad habit?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2007, 01:43:00 PM »
Flipping the wrist away from the face suggests too shallow a grip on the string.  Try hooking your fingers deeper on the string (first crease), with fingertips pointed backwards.

Offline Terry Green

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Re: Developed a bad habit?
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2007, 09:33:00 PM »
When I shoot left...its from lack of back tension, I'm muscling the bow a bit, and my bow arm moves slightly left on release....I'm right handed.
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