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Author Topic: Pre shooting warmup?  (Read 150 times)

Offline Bear Heart

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Pre shooting warmup?
« on: August 17, 2012, 10:23:00 AM »
Who here has a pre-shooting session warmup routine?  Another back injury has had me stretching out good before I shoot this week.  Got me thinking I should be doing this all the time.
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Offline Cato

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Re: Pre shooting warmup?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2012, 11:11:00 AM »
Good reminder.  After two rotator surgeries (one each side) warms ups have got to be a good idea.  Need to keep one of those stretch banks that the therapy guys give you with my stuff.
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Re: Pre shooting warmup?
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2012, 11:31:00 AM »
I did not warm up this am before shooting my Pronghorn and felt it in my shoulder.

I have been practising yoga- and basic stretches are a very good thing to do.
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Offline Rustic

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Re: Pre shooting warmup?
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2012, 12:12:00 PM »
yep...before and after I shoot: toe touches, trunk twists and front and rear arm rotations.
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Offline ericmerg

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Re: Pre shooting warmup?
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2012, 01:30:00 PM »
i do 4 differant stretches before i decide to shoot my heavy bows

1 "wake up stretch"- this is just where you stand on you toes and reach for the sky stretching your entire body

2- shoulder- i act like im going to draw a bow and i work on pulling my shoulders together and then when im at "fulldraw" i drop my elbow and squeeze together for a 5 count

3- more shoulder stretches- reach across grab elbow and pull across chest trying to touch other elbow

4 wrist/fingers- i roll my wrist and then i take my fingers and push them apart, same stretch i use for guitar warmup haha
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Offline rraming

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Re: Pre shooting warmup?
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2012, 04:13:00 PM »
I warm up after about ten shots - ha!

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