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If you get them up, I would be pleased to look at them. The one issue is there is a big difference between diagnosing a form "eror, and giveng advice that will make someone a better shooter. If you have ever watched golf, you will know that Jim Furik a great player had a funky homemade swing so odd, that they made ads making fun of him. Changing his club path oddities would likely not make him a better player. On the other hand, any coach would correct a beginer leaning in that direction, since there is no advantage to his loop the loop swing.

I can often pick out the way in which someone's form is unorthodox, in golf, or archery, making the recomendation that will actually make you a better shooter is a whole other thing.

Here you go Jason, may the comments flow.











Edited by - MDBOHUNTR on 01/07/2002 10:43:35

If I may jump in....The 1st thing I see is you may want to shorten the drawlength a little,you are leaning back at the waist a good bit and IMHO your anchor point is kinda far back.By shortening up it will help your anchor as well as put your head in the erect position(your head is tilted down)The idea is your body and arms should form a "T" with your head erect.I don't think your draw is excessivly long but may need shortened a tad and don't lean back at the waist.
I see your hand is closed which is OK if your hand is closed but relaxed and not GRIPPING the bow.
I can't see your feet,but it looks like your stance is closed pretty tight,you may want to open up a shade and see if it feels any better.

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No bow sling? Hard to NOT grip the bow without a bowsling....

You could probably shorten up that draw by an inch and still be plenty long with your release hand/anchor point. Like OHarcher mentioned- look how you're leaning back at full draw. That tends to happen your someone's draw lenght is too long. Unfortunately, I think you would need to buy another module for your Mathews to shorten up an inch....

You might want to take another picture from directly behind you and directly in front of you (with a remote for camera! <img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>) to see the alignment from those angles as well.

You can't really have a complete critique from just a few pics, so take all the comments with that in mind. You are just sharing a few snapshots for the forum to peek at and comment on.

On the Mathews you can only shorten or lengthen 1/4&quot; or so by twisting/untwisting.If you twist/untwist to much you will foul the timing up. A shorter cam is your best bet.

The draw length, like everyone is saying, is definitely 1&quot; and maybe 2&quot; too long. Have you ever had someone do a wingspan measurement?

The grip can be done loosely without the use of a bow sling or finger sling. I proved this to Alexander Kirollov, PSE Coach and previous Russian Olympic Gold Medal Coach, to his complete surprise.

You should get that draw length down before you take any more pictures. Your form is typical of many who have been over-bowed for too many years.

Varmint,

I noticed that your hips are pushed towards the target and that your leaning back at the waist and forward at the shoulders. Your shoulders should be level and your hip should not be pushed forward, just rocked a little bit backwards. Just changing your hips and stance to be more balanced should square your shoulders.

On your bowarm, I would try to turn it slightly so your elbow is bent out more on the horizontal (90 degrees off the angle the bow is hanging) - this will be easier when your front shoulder isn't dropped so much.

Grip - get a sling! Your bow hand should be totally relaxed and that is impossible unless you know the bow isn't going to bounce out of your hand when you release. (Len just posted so I will add - &quot;what Len says&quot; - He's right, the sling is nice mental insurance but not necessary. I've seen some shooters make a circle with their thumb and index and the bow loosly rides in there and a sling isn't necessary for them)

My $.02. What ever you do - if you do it consistantly every time, you will eventually learn to shoot well. Archery is a sport of consistancy. Even consistant bad form is going to be better than inconsistant good form.

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SuperX


Edited by - SuperX on 01/07/2002 10:49:08

Edited by - SuperX on 01/07/2002 10:51:28

You should be standing straight with your head erect, instead of bending your head down to touch your nose to the string. You definitely need to shorten up your draw, as already noted. I tend to agree with Len. About 2&quot; too long. That would also cut down the string angle and probably keep your nose-tip anchor reference.

It would probably knock your arrow speed for a loop, but you'd be a lot more comfortable, stable and consistent.