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Old 13-05-08, 10:46 PM
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bow arm elbow

when you draw up how does your bow arm elbow naturally align ?

even with bow hand at the correct 45 degree angle my elbow sits at about 45 degrees with the lower end of the joint towards the string (ie the pointy bit of the elbow joint is pointing down and left) - this (and my big forearms) results in some of my alignment and string clearance issues im sure

i CAN rotate my elbow so the joint is vertical and i get better alignment / clearance but this feels like its straining my arm and doesnt feel at all like a nice natural bone-on-bone configuration (and starts to fatigue my bow arm after a while)

so - do you lot have to 'consciously' rotate your arm too in order to get the joint vertical or does my arm just not work as it should ?

slainte : rob
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