How to shoot a straight bow arm & not hit it with the string

[BibtheChib]

Ok, I'm a traditional shooter and your explanation of the wrist torque motions has just enlightened me to something, thank you!
Bless the diversity of Archery 🙏🏼

[hadesarchibald]

I got my girlfriend into archery and your videos help her so much. Thank you!!!

[theHighlander]

Have only just started archery and this is the problem I've bn having, should see the bruises I've got on the inside of my fore arm right now. Thanks for the vid. Good info

[ericmolitor]

These tips will help for sure. I usually just suck it up till the tears come!! Got to the point where I would drink a few shots (Johnson&Johnson shampoo, no tears formula) so I wouldn't seem so weak in front of others. But no more!! Cant wait till tomorrow to try these out. Thank you very much.

[GreatGreenArklesiezure]

Thanks Paige! I've been looking at a bunch of videos to figure out what i'm doing wrong with my shot, and you're the first one to talk about the stiffness of the wrist, and the dropping of the front shoulder. one shot after watching this, I put my arrows right on target instead of 4" left. Also realised my peep hole is too low. Thanks!

[iCantPickaNamej]

I've been getting string slap high on my bicep. I think you just solved my problem. Thanks!

[martinludvik]

reklamu na compound lukostřelbu jsem snad ještě neviděl.👀👀👀😍😍😍👏👏👏👍👍👍Bravo, bravo, bravo.

[timdoyle]

Just bought a modern compound bow after 15 year's and I'm feeling a bit hesitant about my first draw on a new now so thanks for the info. Now I have to get the hang of bow sights for the first time

[MrBsteve]

Thanks for the tips from a 77-year-old newbie, GOD bless you and yours!!!

[lancewalker]

Also, it helps to rotate your elbow to the outside and slightly flex the elbow inside of locking the elbow. Locking the elbow, especially with those with more flexibility can place the forearm in the perfect position to get slapped by the string. Cheers👍

[DonaldDutter-ug]

I love this video i haven't shoot a bow and arrow in a very long time theses tips might help me out alot

[Thegangsterzboyy]

I just bought an arm guard. Don't have to worry at all. And my shots are consistent. But that's just me.

[TylerGriffith-xmih]

Thank you for the info, i shoot a compound bow and was scared to extend my bow arm cause i have hit my arm alot with the string and this has helped me alot, thanks again

[jimmyv]

Thanks weirdly not what I was searching for but since you mention it. Yeah I don’t want my arm beat to death by the string. It occurs to me that if the string was doubled on the opposite side it would put your arm away from that snapping string. Just a thought as a beginner and novice. I have literally only fired one arrow to date and have a ton to learn and can’t wait to get at it. I’m sure there is a reason it’s done this way

[matthewhenthorn]

Just wear an arm guard. It's been around since the bow itself.
Also, standing side on helps line up your shot, narrows your silhouette and puts you arm structure behind the bow for a more reliable draw base.

I'm an archery instructor, if anyone is wondering, and I shoot traditional.

[samtruesdale]

This is awesome, my kids are just learning to shoot bows and they've both hit themselves with the string. I'll be showing them this!

[boblanger]

I really love this easy to understand explanation.

[komander]

Thanks. I'm new to archery. You helped me a lot. Thanks again..

[roy.h.barrett]

That's solid content right there. Thank you

[aubreywebster]

So, I train archers for a living. Though all of these techniques work, you can also just rotate your elbow downward. By doing that, you can keep your shoulders in line with the target and maintain bone on bone contact from shoulders to the bow arm wrist. This allows the archer to brace the bow using the bone structure rather than by having to just use muscular strength. It is the same reason standing with legs straight is easier than squatting. Also, I saw a few people say that with compound you have to shoot with a bent elbow. This is not the case. You can get the same balanced feel with the arm straight if you are properly aligning shoulders, push into the grip, and maintaining pressure with the draw arm directly behind you (essentially maintaining connection with back muscles). As long as the draw length isn’t too long and the stabilizer weights are balanced with the holding weight, you will be fine. Look at most high level competitive compound shooters. Most shoot with a straight arm. Not all compound shooter shoot with shoulders aligned straight to the target. Many can get away with this because of a low holding weight. However, if you are a recurve or long bow shooter, this is not the case. The straight line has to be there or you risk injury as well as consistency at long distances. Regardless, cool video 🙂