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zeNBowyer:
For  anybody  who  has  read the  book  or  watched the  video,  wanted  to  see   if there  was any  interest  in discussing this  work, by  his  longtime  friend   and student  John Schultz, who  looks  to  be  quite a  fine  shot  also, anybody  shooting  aspirin  out  of the  air always  gets  my vote:)
 

zeNBowyer

The Singing Bowyer:
I found the video helpful...never read his book. John is one of the few people to receive personal training from Howard, so he does do it like Howard:) I thought he had some good points...shoulder to the target...slightly bent elbow. Of some of the different method videos, I would say his one of teh better ones for me personally... ;)

Kegan:
I liked it. It's not exactly the best, as some of the points are highly debateable (sp?), but all in all it was informative and helpful- and entertaining :)

Traxx:
It's not exactly the best, as some of the points are highly debateable

Would you care to expand on this any?

Kegan:
Sure. First, Shulz tells you to bend your arm on purpose. EVen though he himself keeps his arm pretty straight. It's best when your arm is straight but not locked. Second, he tells to use a firm grip- well, even Howard wrote to use just enough grip to keep the bow from flying out of your hand. Tight grips are bad, and lead to unecessary tension in your hand and arm. Lastly is the dead release. Beginner's shouldn't be told to keep their hand glued in place, because that can lead to collapsing of back tension. The truth is, he and Hill just minimize their rearward movement as much as possible.

Again, all these things can be done and work beautifully (I mean, these guys are more than a little successful!) but the average person might be hindrered trying to recreate these tecniques (like me ;D).

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