form pic

[b.glass]

Is this pic good enough to see my form?

[moebow]

b.glass  Bow hand looks pretty good, bow arm is good with bow elbow correct.  Arrow and string forearm looks to be in pretty good alignment.  It does look as though your bow shoulder is rolled forward and up towards your chin too much and your shoulders in general are kind of hunched forward.  You have a slightly open stance which is just fine.  That's really all I can tell form this shot.  A front profile shot would help to see string elbow height, string hand tension and  position and overall posture.

[BowsanAiros]

b.glass, The top view shows you have pretty good form, but if you take a pic like destructive_mechanic has
in "Shooting inconsistancy issues",(his first pic) would be better.

[b.glass]

This is the only other picture I have right now.

[moebow]

I generally like what I see in your form in both pictures.  As I said, my only real concern would be your bow shoulder that appears to be lifted and rolled in toward your chin.  But from these photos, I can't be certain what I really see in that area.

I have to say, better than many I see.  

[BowsanAiros]

I agree with moebow..
But I am wondering, if you have issues with your bow hand (wrist)?

[Terry Green]

      Don't see a problem.

[b.glass]

Thank you all!  

[njloco]

Do you ever shoot high and not know why ?

[b.glass]

Well, I have shot pretty irratically this summer but I figured that it was mostly from an unstable bow arm. I've watched my MBB video and I feel like my style is more like Larry Yien than anyone elses. I've also read some threads here on TG. I figured out that I wasn't extending like I should and things have gotten better.

What makes you ask that?

[b.glass]

I just got back from the farmland shoot and wanted to let ya know that I feel like my shooting has improved alot. I don't remember my spring score for sure but I think I improved by about 100 pts.

I was more confident knowing my form was ok. And then the help I received on this forum and MBB DVD's plus the Tradgang Fun Shoot that made me look into my accuracy problems was great.

Out of 800 total possible pts I shot a 584 with my Steve Russell selfbow and got 2nd place. First place went to a lady who shot what I thought was an impressive 701. I wish I'd caught her name. Selfbows were included in the longbow class because of low attedance but that's fine with me.

Next I need to try and keep my mind from floating aroung out there in space.

Thank you all!  

[David Dumke]

Glad to hear your accuracy improved. Confidence/Attitude is 90% of it, as my instructor told me. I made sure my form was 100% tonight and have never shot better. Now I just need to get back further and test it out even more.

Good luck in the future! Stay sharp, shoot straight, and have a good time.