Tips for keeping your bowstring from

[Archie]

getting hung up on your clothes when you shoot?  

I just don't shoot well when canting the bow, and so hold the bow vertically.  All summer long I shoot pretty well, and consistently.  Then, when I put on my cooler-weather clothes, my accuracy goes all to pieces, and its the string catching the shirt/jacket or vest.  I don't wear heavy stuff, but my draw is very full (i.e., my drawing elbow is way out behind me, as I have worked to draw with my back), which puts my bowstring closer to my chest.  Just wearing a flannel-lined chamois shirt really messed up my shooting tonight.

I've rigged up a camo shooting vest that I often wear over my clothes, but I wonder if anyone else has any other ideas?  

Or maybe I'm just too far north???    

[Archie]

I have tried not drawing as far, shortening my draw about an inch.  It works OK... but I don't want to do that if I don't have to, as my release tends to pull the string away from my face, and I struggle with shooting left.

[WESTBROOK]

Archie, I wear a vest for that same reason. Keeps everything snugged up to the body and lets the arms move free.

Eric

[PowDuck]

Put rubber bands around your arm in whatever location the clothes are getting hung up (if it's on your arm.)

[Yolla Bolly]

Open up your stance---angle your body a tad to face the target more.

[Jack Whitmire Jr]

Archie do not shorten your draw KEEP YOUR FORM !Just open your stance like said above! Practice it and it will work out fine for you.


Jack

[onewhohasfun]

I shoot right handed and wear an  elastic tick gaiter on my left bicep.

[Archie]

Here are a couple of pictures of the vest I made.  I used a youth-sized cheap zip-up sweatshirt, cut off the right arm at the shoulder, and cut off all the left arm except the strip where the string catches my clothes.  After putting on my armguard, when I draw, it stretches out the strip against my clothes, pulling everything out of the way.  

 

 

It works pretty good... but can get to be a hassle, and it's just one more thing that if I forget it, my day is ruined.  If there are any other "technique" tips, I'd be interested.  I'm trying to open my stance, but that won't solve the entire problem.

[michbowhunter]

Like the others said...a good safety harness usually keeps everything snagged up tight to your chest.  I almost always keep my grunt tubes and such in a fanny pack instead of around my neck.  If it is around my neck...keep it tucked inside of my jacket.  Even if i'm hunting on the ground I still wear my harness just for that reason.

[Eugene Slagle]

I was told by a sweet young lady on here " KillDeer " to use a old wool sock & cut the toe end off & use that around the bicep to keep the sleeve area clear of the string, I also suggest the opening up the stance a little which has helped me a lot in many years.