What's your take on what line your back arm should be in relation to the plane of the arrow?

Based on my current anchor and comfort level, my back arm seems pretty much straight in line with my arrow.

How 'bout yours?

mine as well. pretty much a straight line.

I also try to keep mine straight in line.

Hey, here is another question, what is your normal head position? To you lean, twist, or stay in a straigth upright position, directly facing the target?

Again, form comes down to

However, whether or not "squared" shoulders are correct for you, can be dependent upon, not only your individual physical characteristics, but such things as the type of release you use and the type and location of anchor you use.

When I shoot my compound, using a mechanical (wrist) release, my anchor is at my jaw line, my shoulders are squared, and the elbow of my draw-arm is level and directly inline with my shaft.

If I use a "T" release, I used a reversed hand and my anchor is near the corner of my mouth. My draw-shoulder is a bit higher because I now elevate my draw-arm (elbow) to keep my anchor rolled into my face. The same when I shoot with fingers.

As for the head position, I always slightly tilt my head inward, with very little twist, just enough to touch my anchor checks and align my string and sight pin, or eye to/along the shaft if shooting instinctively or gap.

I would think that anyone that uses a "string peep" would have to tilt his or her head inward. If you hold your head straight and upright, proper eye to sight alignment most likely will not be correct.

Thats true if your peep and sight are not setup correctly.
When I setup my peep/sight window I do so by drawing my bow back with my eyes closed and my head straight. When I settle into my anchor I open my eyes and if everything doesn't line up I adjust the peep and/or sight (pinguard) until it's perfect. I do see alot of people who adjust their head instead of their equipment.

Bowfanatic, do you look through the peep with both eyes or just one?

My elbow and forearm are in line with the arrow shaft . I had the wife take a picture and was surprised that my shooting form was'nt too bad

I set my peep just like BOWFANTIC , and it works very well , thats the way to do it, pull back with your eyes closed , come to your ancor point and settel in where you are perfectly comfortable , and look at your 20 yard pin , it should be dead center of your peep , if not move the peep and twist that string if you have to .

Did you put an apple on her head, you know, just in case?

Would make a great alibi...

RB:

"Different 'strokes' for different folks". That's always been my philosophy for setting up anyone. It all depends on body style, inherited form, learned form and a few other items.

Where a customer is in his/her form/accuracy/comfort factor is one thing. Where you can take a customer is something quite different. I usually use the approach to gradually change a customer and evaluate, along with the customer, the 'feel' and improvements. It is extremely hard to try to alter a complete form function in just one instance. It will usually cause the customer to bulk at the whole idea.

We constantly evaluate customers who use our range in an evergoing effort to 'make them better' archers. It is those who keep coming back for those subtle changes that wind up with the most satisfaction. Even some of the better shooters have found that it is also necessary to work closely with instructor level personnel to achieve better form or correct 'obtained' habits.

After all, it's very difficult to watch yourself shoot and be critical of your form when you may be shooting well. However, if you don't periodically try something different, you'll never know the depth of your capabilities.

Try something, evaluate the results, determine the feasibility of incorporating it.

I hear ya Len, and you don't know how much I wish you'd set up shop in my neck of the woods... You'd get sick of seeing me

I have never had formal instruction or even evaluation. I shoot how I shoot and I've found I shoot the best when I'm the most comfortable and tension free.

Of course, I'm only shooting 1 arrow at a time, and interested in hitting a certain spot on a whitetail, not a target archer you pounds arrow after arrow through a round.

I'm sure that's a big difference...