bow arm?

[Mike VanBuren]

Do you push towards the target or start drawing with a rigid arm? Is your concentration focused on back tension and pushing?

[freefeet]

I start with bow arm extended and aimed as pushing causes elbow pain (tendonitis).

[Don Stokes]

Simultaneous push-pull.

[Trad Toolmaker]

Ditto:Push-pull

[reddogge]

Start with arm extended towards target.

[Bowtie]

Start with bow arm extended towards target, then push-pull.

[TheFatboy]

Same as the two gentlemen above me. Found that this works best for me.

[reddogge]

I do it because there is less movement as opposed to my old swing draw technique and the bow is aimed when I come to full draw.  A second or two to apply back tension and off it goes.

[BobCo 1965]

I like a rigid bow arm. I believe that it is more consistant. I am still pushing toward the target (palm) though with my elbow rotated.

[Terry Green]

I shoot both with a ridged arm...and sometimes I push pull....the game/shot scenario decides that I don't. Just like whether I swing draw or pre-point, or snap shoot or hold....its all dictated by the situation at hand when the shot becomes available.

My concentration is on the spot I want to hit...all that other stuff is burned in so I don't have to 'think' about it.

[LimbLover]

Originally posted by BobCo 1965:
I like a rigid bow arm. I believe that it is more consistant. I am still pushing toward the target (palm) though with my elbow rotated.

Ditto. I learned about a ridged bow arm while reading GFA's book and it did wonders for my consistency. I have a very deliberate bow arm.

I'll be using more of a swing draw come small game season though. Not enough time to worry about being deliberate in that scenario.

[canshooter]

Whew I read Terry's post with relief. Ive only been shooting for about a year now and I do both, straight arm and push pull. When I read the question I thought Oh tiSh another thing I am doing wrong!