I've been shooting since I bought my bow on 8/3 and I've been noticing that I have about 15 seconds or so before my sights start to wobble significantly. I know it'll get better as I shoot more and more, but in the mean time I have been adapting to it. I've tried letting the bow back down and re-drawing. It seems to let me get steady again, but that also increases fatigue significantly. I've also tried keeping the bow at full draw and lowering my arms just enough that I have no sight picture and then reacquiring. I don't seem to notice one method being far superior than the other. Do you guys have any suggestions?.
A tip I was taught years ago was to draw your bow sitting in a chair with your arm extended as if you were aiming and hold it. If you can do it sitting down your good to go standing. Too much poundage does you no good if you cant hold your sight line.
Yeah, the draw isn't a problem at all. When I am all the way back, I feel like I could hold it there for a long time. It's just the pins that are my problem. Not sure if my arm holding the bow is bent enough to prevent issues from locking out. That said, I'll take some pounds off and see what happens.
I'll see if I can get the Prime Minister of Sartinistan to take video of me doing this and post it up here. Probably help you guys alot more than just listening to me babble like a rube.
Is your draw elbow up? Draw forearm should be inline or parallel to the arrow. Draw elbow up allows you too use back muscles instead of arm muscles. Just a thought......
I find that if I have to hold at full draw. I don't look threw the sight. I just look anywhere, and occasionally threw my site. This seems to trick my brain into thinking that I have just drawn, and I seem to be able to hold steady when locking on to my target even after holding for a significant amount of time... in my case. About 3 mins.
It feels like the bow hand is the one the wobble is coming from. I had my shop take 5# out of it and it seems to be better but I'm not sure if that's a psychological thing or not. I'll make sure I'm keeping my elbow up. Thanks to all of you for the help though.
Look away from your sight picture for a moment and try to breathe normal before requiring your targets. It's common to take shallow breaths during the shooting process, if the process takes longer than normal that means you aren't taking in enough oxygen to maintain your peak strength and steadiness.
Well, I've been making an effort to pay attention to everything you guys have been saying over the past few days..... The right most one, I threw halfway through the string I shot. Thanks for the help guys.