RE: Drawing your bow.
 

i draw alittle bit up and to the side just very little. i used to draw sstraight back but injured my shoulder so that exact motion really hurts. id say about 4-5 inches up but not up in the air. the only thing i see wrong with straight back is people start to reach out and then draw putting all the pull in one arm, i find myself doing this when a deer is in range and im getting ready to draw, makes a big diference to me.

RE: Drawing your bow.
 

Im getting used to my higher draw weight so Im up like 5 inches too.

RE: Drawing your bow.
 

I was taught when I was a kid to start my draw withthe arrow pointed down (at the ground 9-10' in front of me)and I'm used to it. I also have seen hunting shows where the person drawing looked like he was gonna pop a vein pulling back! Who are they kidding? I have a 50-60lb bow and it is set at 62lbs. When I can't draw smoothly anymore, I'll turn it down...when I pass thru a deer on a ground level shot I don't want to have to search for my arrow all day!

RE: Drawing your bow.
 

my little brother tries pulling my bow back, he was pointed straight up trying to pull on it has hard as he could

RE: Drawing your bow.
 

We have a safety rule at our club that forbids sky pulling. Someone who does it at our range is told to quit doing it. If he/she continues doing it, even after a couple of reminders, that person is asked to leave for the day. Ifthe person iskicked off the range three times in a year,he/she isbanned for a year.

Sky pulling is seriously stupid, dangerous stuff.

RE: Drawing your bow.
 

Couple of things.....

I originally (having never shot a bow) set my poundage on my switchback @ 58lbs. That was easily drawn (I'm a pretty big guy)....so I went to 62 lbs. in about 6 weeks (shooting every day). I eventually went to 65 lbs.....and couldn't noticeably tell a difference from when I first started.

That was until I went to WV during the first week of January. The first day of our hunt.....I got in the stand and it was 11 degrees......blowing snow with about 20mph winds.

I had on enough clothes to be warm.....but it was STILL cold! about 9:30 I decided to draw my bow...just to keep loose. WOW. It took everything I had to draw it back. EVERYTHING.

Just keep this little tidbit in mind.....

Jeff

RE: Drawing your bow.
 

I totally agree. I draw just like you do.

RE: Drawing your bow.
 

i have seen those guys do it before too. its kind of funny, they are all professional hunters, but they have worse form than me, ive been shooting for 7 months now.Now that may not be all bad for these guys, but if you get a beginner to do that and they arent paying attention to where their release finger is, they could send an arrow to the next county.I shoot 60# but i can still draw a 75# without "sky pulling".

RE: Drawing your bow.
 

Jeff,
I missed a shot opportunity on a real nice eight-point last fall in NY. It was 19 degrees and I had been in my stand for 3 1/2 hours. My Ultratec was set at 68 lbs (65% let-off), but it felt like 168. I'm at 62lbs with 80% let-off now! I learned my lesson!

RE: Drawing your bow.
 

Agreed with you!