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Old 03-07-2006 | 12:27 AM
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Well lets hear it. I was doing this myself with a 10 second delay thing and this is the best I could get. You'll notice the red welp on my arm from when I was trying different types of grips and popped myself a few shots before. Anyways, this is my normal form here, and I'm thinking I may need to lengthen the draw length a tad to straighten bow arm out a little. Let me know if you need more pics.



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Old 03-07-2006 | 01:14 AM
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I'd say lengthen your draw by about 3/4" to and inch.

Instead of lowering your bow arm, you should be holding straight out, and bending with your waist.
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Old 03-07-2006 | 04:42 AM
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it also looks like you're bending your neck forward to look thru the peep. hard to tell from the angle, but that's what it looks like. your neck will sure feel a lot better in the long run if you don't do this, and you'll shoot better too. once you turn your head to face and aquire your spot, it shouldn't move when you draw. your peep should come into your view, not the other way around.
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Old 03-07-2006 | 05:31 AM
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First things first BEFORE you mess with the draw length you need to fix up your body alignment. Assuming the fence behind you is straight, you are leaning back. Your upper body/spine and shoulders/arms should form a "T", they should, again assuming fence is straight, your upper body should run parallel to the slots in the fence, it looks like you are leaning back.

Once you have this fixed, ya, your bow arm is bent to much. I am a fan of a straight bowarm, not over extended/locked elbow, but straight with the bow arm shoulder lowered, your bow arm shoulder is raised up. Straightening up your upper body will buy you back a bit of draw length, but it does look like you are to short. Extend the draw length in the smallest increment you can on the cam until you get good alignment with your upper body/T position and your draw elbow comes down to be in a straight line from the elbow through the bow arm.

Can't see the grip all that well, but it looks like you MIGHT be sitting the bow to deep in your hand, it ideally should be in the meat of your hand, between the thumb joint and the first major line on your palm.

all that said, the most important thing shooting the bow is CONSISTENCY. The above gets "text book" form, which isn't necessarily required to shoot good, its just the easiest to be consistent with. Whatever works for you is what is right for you, these are just some things to try.

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Old 03-07-2006 | 05:54 AM
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You might want to consider a string loop. It will help with your draw length, although it may not be enough, and it will be easier on your string. It looks like your kind of bunched up. I like a straighter arm like Bob H. Maybe try turning your wrist in slightly. Your fingers may be fine as long as they're not gripping.
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Old 03-07-2006 | 05:57 AM
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my first reaction was - if you're hitting that same spot everytime, your form is consistant and good.

however, you do look like you could use another 1" draw length on that bow. You look all crunched up instead of loose/relaxed and in a comfortable shooting position.
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Old 03-07-2006 | 07:03 AM
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I GUESS YOU NEED AN INCH MORE IN YOUR DRAW AN INCH! AND LIKE THE MIND SAYS YOU LOOK CRUNCHED INSTEAD OF CONFORTABLE OR LOOSE.
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Old 03-07-2006 | 07:35 AM
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http://www.coloradoshooters.com/page/page/1536615.htm

Try this site..
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Old 03-07-2006 | 07:52 AM
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Wow Rev. what a great sight I put it on my fav. thats a lot of info Thanks Mike
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Old 03-07-2006 | 08:12 AM
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I'll mostly echo what everyone else has already said:
1. Looks like too much palm on the grip.
2. Looks like your peep should come up a bit.
3. Looks like all of your weight is on your back foot.
4. Looks like you could use a string loop or another 1/2 to 3/4 inch of draw.

your bow arm should not be perfectly straight, it should be bent a little, but not as much as you are bending it.
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