head still

[nhbuck1]

why is keeping the head still so important in the form? what happens if the head moves during draw? or move at all?

[moebow]

My email answer to this question.  Worth posting here too I think.

"Your head is the rear sight for the shot.  Your string hand needs a solid and still reference to sit against.  If your head is is in a different position each shot, then your string hand will be in a different position each shot.

If your string hand deviates 1/8th inch up/down, left/right, or back and forth, the arrow impact is affected by about 8 inches at 20 yards. The head must stay still for consistency."

Arne

[nhbuck1]

thanks arne can this cause a collapse or out of alignment?

[McDave]

Arne can answer based on his own experience, but I can tell you that my experience is that moving your head on release is fatal to shot accuracy, and this is a different error than collapse or out of alignment.  You have to control all three independently of each other.

[slowbowjoe]

What both Arne and McDave said, X2.
Kyle, I'll repeat what I've said before: best to spend some time with your practice, before overthinking all the elements of the shot process. Takes weeks, months, or years... not days, to settle in.
Bear in mind I totally appreciate and relate to your enthusiasm. I chime in as someone just a little farther along in the journey, not an expert... thinking maybe it'll be helpful settling in.