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Offline Bullfrog 1

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Bow arm during expansion phase?
« on: January 12, 2014, 07:46:00 PM »
Do you prefer to push with the bow arm or not?

Offline moebow

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Re: Bow arm during expansion phase?
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2014, 07:53:00 PM »
NO!  The bow arm (I think) should be set and essentially static.  When you talk about expansion, that is a motion produced by the string side shoulder that results in pressing the bow shoulder/arm out towards the target.  BUT absolutely NOT any muscle or bone movement on the bow side.

Expansion (for me) is the feeling of pressing my sternum (chest) out a little by ONLY pulling the string shoulder back and NOT the bow shoulder/arm.  That action will press the bow side out without any further bow side muscle activation.

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