Shooting Critique

[waiting4fall]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tyWI92JJGjw

[String Tracker]

ok,  I just looked over the video.


the first shot looked pretty good.  the second you started dropping your bow arm after the arrow was gone.  third shot you did it again but you said it hit high.  by the looks and sounds of it the wind was picking up a bit and blowing with your arrow flight.  thus lifting your arrow making it shoot farther. and your fouth shot you again dropped your bow arm.  

also you look like your reaching up like your shoulders are haunched upwards.  try to relax your shoulders a bit and see how your shot is then. but in all the biggest thing i see is your dropping your bow arm after you release.

[waiting4fall]

Thank you for the input. I suspect it's a mental thing, but any suggestions on how to stop dropping  my bow arm?

[String Tracker]

not really just keep it in the back of your mind.  try relaxing your shoulders when you draw the bow.  this may be why you are dropping your arm cause after the shot you are relaxing but you are keeping your sting hand in place.

[drewsbow]

It also looks like your left elbow is a bit high , putting pressure on the arrow .

[TFM]

see I told you so!!! lol

[Molson]

I don't think the elbow is too high but your release is forward on the shots you drop your bow arm.  I suspect you may be correct in that it is a mental thing.  The first shot on the target your release stays level.  On the others, it is out and down and there is much more movement in the bow arm.  

Not uncommon and one of the key problems to shooting groups.  The first shot is free to hit where it wants.  The others, you want to hit with the first.  You're losing the follow-thru by replacing it with anticipation.

[Dirty Bill]

You just look uncomfortable to me. I notice you are shooting 3 fingers under,and you do not can't your bow.It kind of reminds me of a target archer.

Have you read Fred Asbells book? Maybe there's some information there that might help.