Critique my form please.

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[moebow]

LBF,

Rear view: your alignment at full draw is pretty good.  

BUT watch closely your string elbow,  See it start to move forward (slightly to the right) before your release?  This is a collapse indicating that you are stopping the movement to the rear.

Side view:  Good full draw alignment for the string arm side.  

On the bow side, you are letting the bow arm drop to the low target which takes you out of the 90 degree angle between bow arm and spine that is so critical to a strong shot. Draw on the level, keep a 90* angle between the arm and spine then bend at the waist to lower to target.

You can also see (if you watch really closely) A slight hesitation of your string hand before it moves back to your ear.  This is a result of the collapse you have just before release.

So, in  a nut shell, you are getting to a good full draw position then loosing it a little with the collapse.  As you probably know, I am not a fan of a 2 finger hook, but this really falls under "what works for you."

Arne

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As usual, great tips Arne! Thanks! So, to avoid the collapse I should just keeps pulling throughout the shot slightly?

[moebow]

I'd suggest that rather than thinking "pulling through the shot" that you think, " keep my string shoulder and upper arm moving perpendicular to the arrow line.   This is more a thought than a movement.  We actually describe is as an internal movement.  You can feel it but usually an observer cannot see it.

For me, it is a feeling and thought of having the shoulder and upper arm on a wall and just pressing harder on the wall.  Little movement, just increasing pressure.

Arne

[longbow fanatic 1]

Makes sense. Thanks!