Holding at full draw
#21
I don't necessarily think your DL is too long in the 1st photo. I think you need to extend your bow arm......then take another photo.
How long can I hold at full draw? Don't know. Don't care. But I'm only pulling 52#. Letoff's a bit less than yours, though.....lol.
How long can I hold at full draw? Don't know. Don't care. But I'm only pulling 52#. Letoff's a bit less than yours, though.....lol.
#22
Mauser,
Good point. Not figuring on changing anything for awhile, making a trip back home in a week for some hunting. I have that Fireflite bow, loving how it feels to shoot, but I might as well do some experimenting once season's up. I also have a PSE Primos STL waiting for me back home. I can always drop that one to 28" and shoot it for awhile and see how I do in comparison, and go down to 28" on the fireflite if I end up doing better.
Good point. Not figuring on changing anything for awhile, making a trip back home in a week for some hunting. I have that Fireflite bow, loving how it feels to shoot, but I might as well do some experimenting once season's up. I also have a PSE Primos STL waiting for me back home. I can always drop that one to 28" and shoot it for awhile and see how I do in comparison, and go down to 28" on the fireflite if I end up doing better.
#25
Well, this is 29" with my left arm straighter. I must have a significant amount of bend in it because this shows the nocking point moved forward a couple inches. The question now is, do I straighten the bow arm, or keep the bend and shorten the draw length?
#26
Yea I didn't notice it in your first shot, got a long baggy sleeve shirt on and angle of shot hiding it some.
You should straighten your bow arm, with proper form the string should not hit it.
That and the raking of the bow arm with the string is more a traditional shooter thing, a archer using fingers/finger tab release more then it is for someone using a trigger.
Finger release, a badly done one, the action can tend to push the string toward the bow arm raking it, something that just doesn't happen (well it does but totally shooter error) using a trigger, the trigger release imparts no left (or right) motion into the string at the moment of release.
The third picture, the nock making it to the corner of your mouth, looks much better.
Straighten your arm once and post another shot so we can see how it looks then.
You should straighten your bow arm, with proper form the string should not hit it.
That and the raking of the bow arm with the string is more a traditional shooter thing, a archer using fingers/finger tab release more then it is for someone using a trigger.
Finger release, a badly done one, the action can tend to push the string toward the bow arm raking it, something that just doesn't happen (well it does but totally shooter error) using a trigger, the trigger release imparts no left (or right) motion into the string at the moment of release.
The third picture, the nock making it to the corner of your mouth, looks much better.
Straighten your arm once and post another shot so we can see how it looks then.
#30
I think I prefer keeping my left shoulder tucked in and having bend in my bow arm. I'm going to try sticking with 29" and push my bow arm out just enough to keep the string about at the corner of my mouth and see how I shoot so my draw arm isn't torquing around unnaturally. Pushing my bow arm out most of the way as in the last picture seems unnatural. I was still able to keep my left shoulder tight in post #25.
Might have to put a kisser button on to make this new positioning habit.
Might have to put a kisser button on to make this new positioning habit.



