How long can you hold at full draw?

[GrnMtnTradNut]

I have to hold my anchor for a few second or I shoot like crap and my form goes down the tubes but thats me and how I was taught by Dave (vermonster13) and it works for me. But we are all different just like how much we cant a bow and where we anchor be comfortable and confident.

[ksbowman]

I pull back to about 3/4" of full draw, then use my back muscles to complete my draw. When I hit my anchor point I release. During the last 3/4" I make my final alignment of where I feel I should be holding.  Ben

[joebuck]

If anyone is shaking at their pause/anchor..their overbowed...Tom ..I suggest read Al Henderson's "Winning Archery"...Most of your best traditional shots in hunting weights bows are very physically strong people...barrel chested men with the smell of roast beef on their breath...never had a skinny guy beat me     You need to be built like Shrek

[hogdancer]

oh well Joebuck, when I was watching you shoot the other day you were shaking like a dog trying to pass a peach seed, I guess we need to sand on those limbs some more.

[fatman]

barrel chested men with the smell of roast beef on their breath...

sounds like my wife's grandmother  :rolleyes:

[HATCHCHASER]

I can hold about 10 seconds before I start shaking.  I don't hold at all, I draw and release.  You only asked how long can you hold so I won't give anymore info.  

[joebuck]

BS ..hogdancer..I'm so steady i had a nuthatch light on my bow arm tonight at full draw..

[sticknstring_AK]

Never tried, but I can hold my 70# for a good minute.  I need a stronger bow, I'm a big boy 6'0" 300 lbs.

Steve

[Curveman]

Originally posted by Biggie Hoffman:
why thank-you Joey!!

[MikeW]

I'm sure I could hold for 10-20 seconds if I tried
(#54)without shaking but I've never tried. I hit anchor and hold maybe 1-2 seconds. Depends on the distance, 5-10 yards I release as soon a hit anchor farther than that I need to aim for a second or two.

[Marty]

You mean all you guys get to full draw? Biggie and Joey say I have a little trouble doin that, but I have never believed a word they say. Video'd myself once, but the sun was wrong, couldn't see a thing. They referred to it as a floating anchor. No worries on the shaking part.

[Sticks2117]

5 sec I shoot 53# at the longest because Ferguson said I should be able to but I have never seen him do it. Why would you need to hold with traditional equipt anyway? AIM, ANCHOR, RELEASE.

Wheel bow shooters hold

[Terry Green]

Hey Joey...I've seen a big beefy guy shooting a 47# bow shake at full draw, and he's a crack shot, but he still shakes at full draw....he aint over bowed....but he does HOLD and shake.

And, there's a lot of 'world class atheletes' right here on this site that shoot the way you described if that's what you want to call them.....and I've hunted with quiet a few of em. One just won a shoot in FL.  

There's more than one way to shoot a bow.....

Some draw - anchor - aim release....

Some aim - draw - anchor - release....

And that's just one of many differences....

Why don't you man up and come hunt Cohutta with me this year?  :p

[Marty]

Yeah, Joebuck man up and go show how it's done. Terry, I saw the man of steel mmmmmmmmiss a gobbler at 15 yds and blame me!!! I never said a word! He did have good form and he didn't shake though.

Hogdancer is lightin fires behind the scene on this thread!!! He wants to know what happened on those bucks last year? Did you hold too long?

[joebuck]

So Terry ..a guy shaking at full draw at 47#..crack shot?......uuummmm...I'll take some of that, please.....ALL Day Long....snapshooting is extremely hard to master for hunting situations IMO. I don't believe in burning a hole and waiting on magic   :rolleyes:   ......I am rusty as heck since i won in the mid 90's: the HowardHill World Championship, 3 Southeastern Championships (Longbow and Recurve), the Cloverdale Nationals Recurve ( tied), TBOF( tied), ASA Regionals...........and I never had snapshooter in my group. that would be over 7000 shooters......

[Deff]

I never was never able to hold my bow for over an instant but was satisfied with my shooting. I had heart surgery last winter, and having missed the 07 hunting season was desperate to regain my bow strength as soon as possible.
I kept my bow strung in the bedroom and pulled it as far back and held it as long as I could at least three times a week. I did not try shooting it until I could draw it comfortably. Now I can hold a solid full draw for several seconds and have the option of holding until the shot "feels right". Most of the time I just draw, point and release but if that little voice in my head doesn't say "this is going to be good!" -- I have time to adjust.  Now if I can get that "little voice in my head" to stop playing jokes on me -- I'll be all set!

[Marty]

Wow Terry, You struck a nerve!!!!!

[joebuck]

Marty ,i had you in mind when i was talking about poor snap shooting  :eek:

[6X5]

G Fred Asbell has a method to tell if you are overbowed. Bend 90degrees at the waist and draw your bow. If you cant get it to full draw you are overbowed. As far as shooting goes I don't hold my bow at anchor at all. When my finger hits the corner of my mouth the arrow is gone.

[Biggie Hoffman]

C'mon Joey now you sound like a target head.

That gap system is great for targets but most of you guys come up short on game.

Ha!