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radsbow - 5/8/2005 9:20 AM
Thank you to all that replied. I now have food for thought and something new to try out today.</p>
Barry C - do you use a pre-draw? I think my form is more of a classical T Form. I raise my bow arm and draw straight back, without any pause, to my anchor. My draw arm is low.</p>
I had previously used a high draw and let my bow drop onto gold/ yellow as I came to anchor then loosed, but had a club coach (I think) tell me not to do that as it was a movement not needed -#dropping on to yellow. So he tried to get me to aim at the yellow all through my draw. Did't like so didn't do it, but seemed to have lost/moved to a low arm draw, if you understand what I mean.</p>
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Trying to hold the sight on gold all through the draw will create a lot of tension. Mant people start with the sight above gold, draw and it will just come down. If you start with a low draw the pin comes up anyway. Just dont feel like you are fighting it, it should feel natural and easy. Ki Sik Lee said it doesnt matter how you get to full draw, so long as you have the correct form and muscle group engauged. </p>
Take the Initial draw with the back of#your shoulder then use the elbow then transfer to the back. Its much less of a weight then.</p>
Many british#coaches do not appreciate back tension and or biomechanics at all, even at county level. I have seen books effectively telling the Koreans they are doing it all wrong. However I will side with the technique called correct by scientisits and the words great shooters.</p>
It is reccomended to draw down to your neck then bring up your hand and draw arm parallel#to anchor, This will help you engauge the correct muscle group especially if you start with a high draw. I have a video clip I can email you if you wish of the current world chapion who has a very noticable form that demonstrates this well.</p>
Sometimes you just need the confidence to tell a coach they are no help and are teaching you outdated innefective form, a wise skill to learn usually
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