RE: EXTREME ARM PAIN
Stealthy, If you are indeed serious about asking me about form, this is what my coaches tell me.
So I will pass the info along, whether it be traditional, or whatsoever. Practice this, if you have one of those warm up band's, (surgical). Grab it with the bow hand and draw it. As you draw the band keep your deltoid relaxed and allow your front shoulder to sink into your body with the help of your shoulderblade moving toward's your spine. Do this alot, and before everytime you go to shoot. For alignment, don't hyperextend the elbow, alway's keep a slight bend in the elbow, to allow the force of the bow to run down your arm through your shoulder and into your back. My coaches taught me a different grip style that puts the top of your hand on a 45* angle. The grip style puts an auto bend in the elbow, and causes very good alignment all the way down the arm, as long as your deltoid is sucked into your body you should shoot very comfortably. My suggestion, and this is comming from someone that isn't of the highest experience, but my suggestion is, take all the tension out of your arm's-deltoids, or as much as you can, and transfer it to your shoulder blades and back where all the big muscles are. Even at a canted position this can be acheived. My coaches have done alot of shooting, different styles, Dianne has done olympic, compound, traditional. Red&Eileen, have shot alot of the same stuff, Eileen has a few canadian records that just recently got beatin so I listen to her alot. Red is the form guru, so have to take heed to what he says. We have a few other good coaches here as well. Good luck and good shooting.
Dylan
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