the wall
 

ok guys i think i am doing something wrong. I talked to a great tournament shooter about my shooting form. He told me about "the wall" that you can feel when you pull back a bow. He told me to pull the bow as hard as i could and go past the wall. i never thought about this before, so when i went and shot last night i tried it out. Well, it didnt work so well for me. When i went past the wall i couldnt hold the bow steady and i was wobbling all over the place. Also, the string even hit my arm a few times, which i have never done before. I made sure my arm was still bent a little bit, so i have no clue what i was doing wrong. Do you guys actually draw past the wall? And if i should be, do i have a problem with my form?

RE: the wall
 

IMHO your form has changed or your draw length is too long to have the string now start hitting you.

RE: the wall
 

I don't. Could never be sure I'd be in the same place.

RE: the wall
 

I heard or read somewhere not to draw past the wall , could cause damage to bow . I'll try to dig it up . Sorry to hear your string slapped your hand , I hate that[:@]. You could try a low wrist postion on your bow hand . So grip is on your thumb and palm bone instead of between your thumb and pointer finger , if thats where it is. Thats what I did. Slight bend at elbow , low wrist position, shoulder down and relax.Im rambling, good luck;)

RE: the wall
 

How well were you shooting before you talked to this guy? If you were grouping well at your comfortable distances I personally wouldn't change anything, (if it ain't broke don't fix it).

RE: the wall
 

I second that . Some will say someones form is off, but when I see repeatable accurate arrow grouping Id say dont change a thing:D

RE: the wall
 

I sometimes have trouble with creeping or letting my bow arm soften which is very bad for accuracy. When I catch myself doing that I will pull tight into the wall, but I don't pull past the wall. Thatuses uptoo much energy for tournement shooting. Also, pulling past the wall would create a lot of muscle tension that is usually the source of poor accuracy. He may be able to do it, but I think that it is not practical for almost everyone else.

The better tournement archers that I know (I'm not one of them - - yet) strive to find the most relaxed execution possible.

I think that you may have misunderstood what he was saying.