Simple but Important: How to Draw Your Bow

An often overlooked, but very important piece of the puzzle. Drawing your bow the right way will prevent injury as well as help your shot execution.

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[melissacook]

Crazy story I got my first compound bow 4 years ago. I shot it for one day at a target woke up the next morning with a lump under my arm. Long story short I went to the doctor had stage 3 breast cancer. It most likely would not have been caught in time if it was not for my new compound bow. I spent the next couple years fight cancer and I won. But I pick my bow back up for the first time a month ago. I have been watching all your videos and they have help me so much. The way you explain everything I can understand and other than that one day in December of 2016, I am completely new to archery. I am doing great thanks to your videos, I understand how and why things are done or need to be done it a certain way. Just wanted to say thank you for giving me the confidence to pick my bow back up and try it again.

[muddymuz]

Hey! I'm the bowman that left the comment below.
After watching this, i hit the range the next day and realised I was cramping my left shoulder and was chicken winging out my right elbow, exactly like you said. I lengthened my draw an inch, started my draw with my hips towards the target and before long I had the mechanics of using your hips to draw to anchor pretty smooth, which gave me longer to sight and aim. I not only shot twenty more arrows, my grouping from 30 metres improved to the point I nearly did a little archery dance!
I owe you a beer, mate!

[barnmonster]

im 66 and been shooting target bow for 55 years and just love to go outside and shoot my 20 yard range and i have my bow set at 36 pounds just right for me

[robertvillafane]

I had shoulder and neck surgery a year ago and trying to start back from the basics. This video will help me to stay healthy and injury free.

[throwdown]

THANK YOU!! Its about time someone makes a video stating the proper form so there is no question. Nice job man! I agree 100%.

[thehumblepundit]

Man, what a great tutorial. I just started learning to shoot, and have a bunch of previous shoulder injuries. I practiced this on the weekend, and it made a HUGE difference. 27" draw length at 51Lbs. No pain. No soreness. Had to stop after about an hour. Don't know how many arrows. Thanks for great content!

[davidrozanek]

DANG! I'm 50 and all this time I've been pulling my bow back with my teeth. Thanks guy! I wish I found this video years ago before I needed dentures.

[JodyGallaway]

just started archery. thanks for the helpful tips.

[DK-edog]

Easy to feel a good draw and a bad draw. Nicely explained.

[chrismatthews]

The reason I enjoy YouTube is because I can revisit awesome videos such as this. Now I can visually check my form to ensure I haven’t creeped into bad habits over the past couple of years!

[ken]

noob here, Thanks for the great tutorial. The torso twist thing makes a lot of sense.

[JoeLicata]

Drop the poundage, that's the key. Everyone thinks they need 70-80 lbs. When you should match your draw weight to your strength. Simple, yet effective! Thanks for the video!

[markcarroll]

Seems that every time I watch something on you’re channel it’s down the rabbit hole for an hr or info in bitesize videos. Keep up the great videos....if I wasn’t in Australia I’d be in you’re shop

[blakemckinley]

Thank you. Your tips fixed an error that had resulted in a minor shoulder muscle strain.

[Stranded-N-Paradise]

It took 2 shoulder surgeries repairing tendons, before someone showed me the proper way, this is a great video.

[JimmyBeanz]

I bat and play hockey lefty, but you are right. Drawing a bow lefty while being right handed is a pain. Love your channel

[cpe]

I've watched several "how to draw your bow" videos, and yours is the best I've seen. Using your torso (core) muscles will reduce the chance of injury, which as far as I'm concerned, is the most important aspect of drawing the bow. As you pointed out, it can also minimize movement and improve accuracy, which is certainly a plus. I use this rotational draw technique for both my traditional bows and my compound. Unfortunately, it took shoulder pain to get me to discover the rotational draw. You earned a subscriber!

[drunknnirish]

As someone who is looking at getting his first bow soon I found this very helpful. Thank you!!

[nugzila]

Torso twist is what I’m missing! Thank you!

[ericwarren]

This is actually something I’ve changed this year. It’s helped a ton with acquiring my target more efficiently.
Like always we appreciate all you do.