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Is it possible to have the bow shoulder too low? Not really, as the shoulder unit rests on the top of the ribcage.
One danger is this, some archers attempt to lower the shoulder by the wrong method. Instead of standing upright and letting the shoulder unit drop down to its resting position, they arch their back over to one side. This puts the spine into a bend and leads to other alignment problems.
Schme; for archers with big shoulder muscles, it is often a struggle to "see" if the shoulder unit is low. It can appear to be high simply because the deltoids and others are so bunched up in the shooting posture. It is often better to look at the bow arm itself. If you' re shooting at 50y, for example, and your spine is straight and upright, (not leaning back rather like clout shooting) then the bow arm will appear to run downhill from the wrist into the shoulder. If your shoulder is high, the arm could look more level or slightly uphill from wrist to shoulder.If you shoot closer than 50y then the downward slope will be reduced,and be more difficult to check.
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