I' ll second what Brian said about holding your bow arm steady and drawing with your back muscles. Keep the back pressure on and relax the muscles on your string side, while holding the bow arm steady as possible, and the string will slip through your fingers. This should also cut down on the soreness in your fingers ' cause there' ll be less pressure on them. Pay close attention to the way the shot feels for clues to whats going on. Not while you' re shooting of course, but after the shot think about how it felt and what you may or may not have done wrong. When you find the good points, remember and duplicate them. When you find the bad points, shoot ' em [&:]

Brandan