Archery by Charles Deborah

Author:Charles, Deborah
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847979605
Publisher: Crowood

Draw elbow height.

Back tension

As you come to anchor, there should be enough room in your back to allow for the final expansion that will take the arrow through the clicker. The anchor point helps eliminate up and down arrows. It should not really be a point of static, but a point of reference. Sometimes, archers draw right back so their shoulder blades have no room to expand through the last few millimetres of release.

Back tension.

Release and follow-through

A good release is worth practising early on. The elbow and shoulder should be used rather than the hand, which should remain relaxed. If your fingers are under tension then the hand is not relaxed and so you will clutch the string on release – you cannot open your fingers in time to get out of the way of the string.

If you imagine ‘releasing’ the string then you will transfer the thought onto the hand, causing the hands to give a forward release or a weak shot without proper follow-through. It is common to ‘fake’ the release where the hand actually lets go of the string but then moves backward into position.

The release often needs to be stronger than anticipated. We tend to soften up at this point as we wait for the arrow to be released. A forward release can also be caused by ‘collapsing’, when the shoulders relax prior to release. Do keep looking at your point of aim right until the arrow hits the target; otherwise you will find your bow arm drops and you can develop a habit of peeking to see where your arrow hits.

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