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zeNBowyer:
Some people are making this more complicated than neccessary, the bow itself is the best resistance training device, it trains all the muscles used in pulling the bow, pretty simple to continue to graduate to heavy bows, warm up before exertion, practise holding until it is effortless-as has been practised for ages, I have seen nothing that improves on this age old method, although there is some marketing gimmicks that suggest otherwise
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: zeNBowyer on October 02, 2009, 01:43:24 am ---"None of this holding the bow and pulling the string back nonsense.".
I fail to see how this is nonsense, it's the tried and true method
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Not for high draw weight warbows, in my opinion....
The expression was intended to convey a little humour.... maybe there's a language barrier.
But, whatever... I have no axe to grind
(Search Youtube for the many warbow videos...I don't think you'll see any holding the bow out and then doing all the work with the right arm.
but I'm quite happy to be proved wrong...)
Del
TBod:
Del the cat and Rod.
Is it this draw your talking about. Looks really efficient and natural in some way. How about using it on lower weight Bows. I'm a beginner at shooting and was thinking of giving at try.
Look at 2.40 in the vid. I especially like that draw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ_dX3sFrFM
Yewboy:
--- Quote from: TBod on October 03, 2009, 07:05:43 am ---Del the cat and Rod.
Is it this draw your talking about. Looks really efficient and natural in some way. How about using it on lower weight Bows. I'm a beginner at shooting and was thinking of giving at try.
Look at 2.40 in the vid. I especially like that draw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ_dX3sFrFM
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Of course, learning this technique on a lower draw weight bow is the only way you will learn it as long as the bow is tillered to 32". Then once mastered up the draw weights.
zeNBowyer:
Besides,
Using the argument that you need to graduate to higher draw weight bows gives you another excuse to buy another bow:)
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