slightly bent bow elbow?

[JDunlap]

Does anyone shoot like this. I seem to shoot better with my bow elbow very slightly bent instead of locked. I know about the bone-on-bone thing..but just curious if there is anyone else??
thanks, Joe D

[tracker12]

Never found a bent arm to be consistent plus you are entering muscle  into the equation.

[McDave]

There are really three choices: bent arm, locked out arm, and arm almost fully extended but not locked out, which is what I prefer.  I teach archery to kids, and often find that girls hyper-extend their arms. In other words, when they fully extend their arms, their arms bend back the wrong way a little.  This almost guarantees that the string will hit their arms, and since they can't really extend their arms in a straight line, I recommend they bend their arms a little.  Rick Welch recommends you bend your arm a little. Many longbow shooters bend their arms.  If it works for you, then do it.

[JDunlap]

Thanks guys.. McDave your third choice describes what I'm experimenting with. Almost straight but not locked. Seems I can also get my eye over the arrow a little better for some reason.

[Krex1010]

I find that if I try and keep my arm slightly bent I start to collapse my form, especially after shooting for a bit. I'm still in the phase of trying different methods but as of now I find a locked bow arm to be much more consistent and repeatable.

[koochiepie]

Slightly bent for me.