Varmint,

I noticed that your hips are pushed towards the target and that your leaning back at the waist and forward at the shoulders. Your shoulders should be level and your hip should not be pushed forward, just rocked a little bit backwards. Just changing your hips and stance to be more balanced should square your shoulders.

On your bowarm, I would try to turn it slightly so your elbow is bent out more on the horizontal (90 degrees off the angle the bow is hanging) - this will be easier when your front shoulder isn't dropped so much.

Grip - get a sling! Your bow hand should be totally relaxed and that is impossible unless you know the bow isn't going to bounce out of your hand when you release. (Len just posted so I will add - "what Len says" - He's right, the sling is nice mental insurance but not necessary. I've seen some shooters make a circle with their thumb and index and the bow loosly rides in there and a sling isn't necessary for them)

My $.02. What ever you do - if you do it consistantly every time, you will eventually learn to shoot well. Archery is a sport of consistancy. Even consistant bad form is going to be better than inconsistant good form.

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SuperX


Edited by - SuperX on 01/07/2002 10:49:08

Edited by - SuperX on 01/07/2002 10:51:28