Head movements

[Big Boy Blue]

Agreed clamping your jaws/teeth tpgether is to much but you must hold them together. If you don't your lower jaw can move around a bit and cause variations in anchor even with your mouth closed.

[bluebow]

Originally Posted by Little Miss Purple

and now I have a pre-draw!!! I was shown it on Tuesday and haven't managed to pick up my bow since!!!

It's much more efficient. Will bring benefits. Stick at it.

[Little Miss Purple]

so i've been told!! I knew on Tuesday evening that I was using my back properly!! That has to be a good thing

[geoffretired]

Chris, you say you have been spotted moving your head as if to look at the arrows.If you know you see them fly, I would suggest trying to do something else, something better. A nice substitute for watching them fly is to see them arrive.
If you concentrate on the gold,as others have suggested, just keep looking until the target changes because the arrow has arrived. At long distances, some of us can't see arrows very well but we can detect the mark in the target where an arrow has arrived.
If you know you don't see the arrows fly, the reason could be connected to the release and follow through. Some archers drag their hand off the string far more violently than they need to as if to make sure they don't forward loose or collapse. This can lead to the whole upper body moving including the head.
It will be interesting to know how you overcome this one and what the real cause turns out to be. Keep in touch.
Geoff

[CPlater1]

i think it may be the release that is causing me to move my head, as i sometimes forward release. i am probably trying too hard to get my style right, than to just shoot and let my sub-concious take over. I dont actually see them fly, or arrive very well, i can just hear whether they hit or miss. It is something that i want to try and get rid of, as i think it is affecting my scores.

Chris

[Jerry Tee]

The best way to stop your self peeking is to look through the sight and try and see the arrow hit the target. That way you keep your attention on the gold, you keep the bow arm straight and in line throughout the shot and at closer ranges you can see the arrow as it goes through the sight ring.

[geoffretired]

So, Chris, you aren't watching the arrows. Sometimes, when getting rid of an action you don't want, it is useful to give yourself something else to do at that time in the shot. At full draw, when you are close to the release stage, try to think about moving the elbow slowly round further.During that movement, the string should leave your fingers. It's not an extra pull as if to get the arrow to shoot further. It's a movement that is slow and does not increase the draw length;it just confirms that you are going the right way, not collapsing.

[CPlater1]

Cheers for that Geoff. I will try that when im next shooting. I will also keep this up to date with how it goes, how i managed to 'fix' it etc

Chris

[geoffretired]

Nice one,Chris.