bow shoulder?

[jrchambers]

i have been shooting steady for 6 years now, I started light and then worked up in weight recently i have been looking at form pic and realized that for as long as i can remember my bow shoulder has been touching my jawbone, not down,  I have been working on trying to keep it down but my shooting has fallen apart and hasnt improved, even my release starts to suck,  yesterday i decided to shoot a few while leting the shouler come in, everything worked and i started getting more back tension and the best arow flight ive had in a while.  shooting this way does shorten my drawlenght by about 1/4 but it is much more steady.  I feel like when i have the shoulder down alinging shoulders with the target is too far and my head has to turn beyond where it should.
wondering if anyone else shoots like this.

[Chuck Hoopes]

Ive always shot w/ my bow shoulder too high and never could quite eliminate this quirk of bad form, not to mention excessive fatique and wear on bow shoulder muscles.  Finally, I just gave in and dropped my anchor pt. 3-4 inches -(-now its actually below my jaw bone). Problem solved- bones all lined up, stress relieved, shooting improved.  This novel approach, likely would not work for most because of the "floating" anchor - but for me, Ive always been a continous one motion, non stop, pull thru shooter anyway.  In my case the draw length increased an inch, release was unconscious, smoother, resulting in better arrow flight, and a whole lot more of HITTING EM HARD! No matter how you do it, getting that shoulder down and bones lined up is the way to go.

[BobCo 1965]

Depending on how much you shoot, I'd be a little concerned with injury if you continue to shoot in this style.

My suggestion is to keep on working on the low bow shoulder.

Consider: Before you raise the bow try to push the bow shoulder toward the ground then lift the bow in a flowing "swooping" motion. Keep the bow side scapula forward toward the target and tighten the tricepts on the bow arm side.

[Stagmitis]

Take an object the size of a softball or larger and place it under your armpit. Now draw and shoot your bow.