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Old 07-14-2009 | 01:56 PM
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I guess it sounds like joining a local archery club is out of the question for now.

There are some good technical articles on www.huntersfriend.com.

Over on www.archerytalk.com do a search and read some of the threads on shooting form posted by Nut&Bolts. He's a guru of sorts and describes things in detail with pictures most of the time.

Shooting form is one of the most important things to shooting well. And shooting form is accomplished mainly by getting the draw length of the bow correct. Then as you develop consistency and knowledge you can tweak things to suit you

One thing that I always consider important. Once you have established a draw length that works for you NEVER compromise it for the sake of a little more speed. It doesn't hurt to play around, always looking for that last 1/8" to make you aim better, but don't go crazy long to gain speed. As you get along with it you'll find that you have to change length a little from bow to bo, but hardly ever more than 1/4" or so.

The other is being over bowed. If you'll eventually be hunting don't get caught up in Kinetic Energy. Any bow shooting 50# ormore with a properly spined arrow is enough for any deer sized game. You'll shoot better keeping bow draw weight down about 10# from what you think you can handle. Remember, there will be more bows in your future. This draw weight thing works hand in hand with shooting form, too. You can learn quicker and easier how to shoot a bow properly if you don't have to struggle with it.

Have fun.
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