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Advice on achieving full draw on 90 lb ELB

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JW_Halverson:
Check out the link to his bowyers blog!  It's his own bow, copying the specs from bows on the ill-fated Mary Rose.  The rotted knot fix will boggle your mind.

Ian.:
I too would like to know more about the bow.

As far as technique goes there is a lot of misconceptions out there. If you are shooting in the warbow style then copy a top archer who has a similar body shape to you. 90 isn't to much for someone of average build. Try to rotate the arm to engage your shoulders and back, then the rotation should force your elbow down lower than the arrow shaft, you will then feel your arms lock in position. Try to avoid drawing the bow straight as it puts all the force onto the relatively weak biceps.

Try searching for videos of people pulling 150+ you will see there are some common techniques.

Peter-t123:
you need to be drawing to behind the ear rather than the corner of the mouth draw

fishfinder401:
what i do is i have my pulling arm a little higher, and once i reach around 28ish inches, i open up my chest and drop the arm down, i find that its easier to pull heavy weight this way instead of straight back
here is a video of my doing this, i hope it helps a little
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqoZ8nO5V84&feature=g-upl&context=G2fa3bddAUAAAAAAAAAA

birdpointlightstring32:
Thank all of you for your advice and help! It is a Rudder bows Tri-lam boo,ipe,hickory bow. In your opinion would this war bow be good in speed shooting or what style of bow and weight be good for just speed shooting getting as many arrows down range as possible. Is the warbow design and weight supportive of speed shooting?

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