I had a friend shot a few quick clips of me shooting and one in slow motion so I could post them up and hopefully get some good constructive criticism on my form. I'm completely new to shooting and I've only been watching videos trying to teach myself how to shoot properly. Please check out my video and leave me some feedback. Hopefully I can break any bad habits before they become ingrained. Thanks guys! [video=youtube_share;yxdlTtHtXRo]http://youtu.be/yxdlTtHtXRo[/video]
I don't shoot with a release so I can't really give any advice on the right arm or release but when you draw back you may need to make it more of a smooth fluent motion. It will take time and repetition to train your muscles but try to draw the string while lifting the bow rather than aiming it up in the air because you will likely have a hard time doing that draw from a tree stand (unless this is just for target and not hunting). A draw with that much motion will likely give away your position away or you could bump into branches.
ill second that, you need to be able to draw almost straight back. if you cant you may want to decrease your bows poundage.
The best videos I have found online are by Allistair Whittingham on youtube called performance archery. He is a coach and has some really good info. Look at those videos and really pay special attention to the ones on posture, front half and draw. The bow hand position is another to look at. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk
I just saw some guys at the range drawing like that and assumed it was the right way to do it since they were shooting a lot better than I was. Guess they may have just been target shooters. I'd like to get into hunting as well as some 3D shoots so I'll just draw it back straight from now on.
Hey, I would do the same thing if I was new and saw others doing it that way too. Two thumbs up for teaching yourself in the first place and asking to be critiqued, keep it up and you'll be robin hooding.
When you're drawing your bow back, you should start from a straight out position (basically pointing your bow at the target) Some guys will start a little higher above the target and let gravity help them line up the shot. Next, when you draw back, slow down the draw considerably. Maybe try to count to 2 or 3 during the drawback. Also, your left hand should be in the same "open" position when drawing back as it is when shooting. You don't want to grasp the bow. The fingers in your left hand should be slightly dangling away from the arrow path, (maybe a very slight curve in them). They should be relaxed. Same with your right hand, don't clinch up your fingers into a fist. You're also purposely squeezing the trigger. When you get into the draw position, your finger should already be at the trigger, slowly squeezing, when the arrow releases, it should surprise you. Your right elbow is a little high, think of your forearm as an extension of the arrow. You want it in the same path as the arrow. When your arrow goes off, it looks like your bow is torqing to your left, you want it to go straight forward after the arrow leaves (the reason you're wearing a wrist sling). Here's the biggest thing Ill tell you, but it'll still take some figuring out. The next time you're at full draw, go through and do a body "Inventory" if any part of your body, left arm, legs, draw arm, etc. have any stress, or tightness in them, you're doing it wrong. You should never have to think about the trigger of your release. When you're at full draw you should be very relaxed. Good posture, but relaxed. Mostly, work on the stuff as you can, but have fun, don't beat yourself up over it.
