ORIGINAL: bowdoc1
TFOX I really can't remember were that picture was taken, but it was taken at one of the nationals are a state championship when I was shooting pro fingers in the 80's for Golden Eagle archery. The only time I had pictures of me in archery is when I won a tournament. Some were for a newspaper, magazine are some thing that was going on. I have some really old pictures some with a recurve back in the 60s and 70s. I'm a old has been, been on the top and been on the bottom. Archery has been good to me over the years. I will stay with the elbow straight with my shoulders and bow arm. It always work for me in the past. I have shot some really good scores and won a lot of major tournaments. There are some records I have that still stand after 20 years in my state.
I never said elbow down is wrong,especially with fingers but it is a body and eqipment thing.
I have the exact elbow position with my carter handheld as I do with my wrist release.