The feller's hair is too long, he's way to skinny, wearing the wrong school's sweatshirt, shooting the wrong brand of bow, I could go on and on, but you get the point.

[size=1]Actually the form appears to be a strong base to start from.size]

Looks good to me,, if you're comfortable then don't change anything! A comfortable shooting stance/form/draw length brings confidence and accuracy. Really worry about a steady aim and follow through! Good luck

Muzzy, Notre Dame!!!!! and your work for Penn State. I can't believe I shoot with you Remind me next time to smack you for that, and for shooting a bow that looks like the victim of a tragic farming accident. Now as for form I agree with everyone else in saying that your release arm is too high. Everything i've read or heard says your body should look like a "T" when at full draw. But otherwise not too bad. But to everyone else I can vouch for this baldheaded twig in saying he does shoot pretty good. See Chris I didn't bash you too much

Wow...for the first time I pretty much totally agree with c903! There are alot of fine points that he brought up which alot of folks might miss but his last statement about being comfortable and consistant is also right on the money.

The one issue that jumped out at me initially was what someone metioned above...you are leaning back a bit more than the classic "T" position. Sometimes this can be indicative of too long of a draw length but I do not see any other signs that would lead me to that same conclusion.

You can correct this simply by having someone watch you while you are at full draw. They can "straighten out" your upper body slightly. You can then 'feel' the difference eventually on your own. You could also use a mirror but then that may hinder development of the rest of your form as you then tend to always be peeking into the mirror instead of mentally addressing other issues.

LOL! RC567!

Sometimes I should be careful what I wish for. I'll look into the leaning back issue. I actually never noticed it.

Thanks everyone for all the comments.

Chad, I thought you knew I was a ND fan. Yeah, I get some funny looks at work when I put on my ND hat up there.

Hey there Muzzyman ! I don't think the leaning is a problem your comfortable with your stance, and you look relaxed to me and I can't really tell that your leaning ,My opinion is that you look fine . and you must be careful for what you ask for.

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One simple thing will help out more then anything. Lower your anchor. You need to form more of a captial T. This will make you pin gap less. You might want to shorten the draw length just a tad, but most important is lower the anchor.

Actually the release elbow according to most of todays best coaches needs to be high.This allows for easier back tension release,and you need to use back tension,even with a wrist release.A wrist release will not usually allow you to get your elbow as high as a tru back tension but a little high is best.Judging from your picture,I like your release elbow position.


What concerns me most with the picture is the fact that you are gripping the release.This will make it next to impossible to get the proper release,my suggestion is to loosten up on it and start trying to use your back muscles to fire the release.


From a tournament standpoint I would suggest straightening out your bow arm but from a hunting standpoint,the bend may be necessary to clear clothing.Regardless,I believe the arm needs to be a bit straighter and completely straight for competition.


It does look to me like you are gripping the bow a little too much.I can suggest you try to rotate your hand over a bit more and this should create less torque and provide more arm clearance for clothing,allowing you to straighten out your arm a little more.


It is hard for me to tell if you are leaning back from the pictures but it doesn't look to me like you are.


Like many have stated,proper form is subject to change for each archer but there are some basics we all need to try to accomplish.What you have looks pretty good and if you are shooting as good as you want,then a change may not be in order but if you want to improve,try some of the suggestion for a while and see if they work for you.

Looks ok to me, except for the school on the shirt and the bow

Frank, I wouldn't start making a habit of that if I were you