Bow arm help

[mountain lion]

Hello all, ok I've finally figured out how to get into my back with my draw arm but my bow arm, when I come to anchor my bow hand drops down and when I get into anchor I hold it there and the bow slowly comes back up and when it feels good I loose the arrow. So what am I not doing right, cause when I watch everyone else shoot their arm never moves? Please shoot me some advice, thanks

[moebow]

lion,  Hard to tell without seeing but be sure your bow arm is 90 degrees to your spine.  If you start with it lower than 90* bow weight will tend to move it lower sometimes.

Arne

[McDave]

I did the same thing for a while, and shot like €rap while I was doing it. As much as you need a relaxed string arm, you need to have a solid bow arm. Get that bow arm up there and hold it in place. Once you get to full draw, the only movements should be micro movements that you are hardly aware of. Push toward the target. At one time, I would have said that without reservation, but evidently some people overdo it and roll their bow arm shoulder out of alignment. So push, but not so much that you push your shoulder out of alignment.

Keep a "T" shape in your arms and shoulders. If you're shooting downhill, anticipate that by putting more weight on your front foot and flexing your hips back so your shoulders are angled downhill. If you're shooting uphill, put more weight on your back foot and flex your hips toward the target so your shoulders are angled uphill.

[LongStick64]

I agree with McDave here on pushing towards the target. People ask how much to push, take one hand palm open and with the other hand place your index finger in the palm as if you are pointing to your palm. Use a little pressure to push your finger into your palm, I bet you didn't need to roll your shoulder to do that. In fact I bet if you squeeze you shoulder blades toward center you can accomplish the same.