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jayman448:
so It dawned on me today. if you watch tribal people of Africa, they have a distinct half draw technique, and they land their shots right on the money it seems. what is the importance of this half draw? I tried it and it seemed to work better for me then a quicker swing draw. why whould this be? and is speed of a swing draw, or steadiness of a half cock pre draw technique more important in hunting? (what should I practice)

tattoo dave:
I've always believed you shoot what ever technique is most comfortable for you, that usually is the one you'll get the best results from. I've tried so many different shooting "styles" over the years, with varied results. I finely just settled in to what was comfortable. I often do the half draw, seems to work for me, but may not work for everybody.

Tattoo Dave

Pat B:
Just before I'm ready to shoot, either target or hunting I put tension on the string and maybe a 1/4 draw. For me, I get a more consistent draw with the early tension that increases as my draw does.

mhof86:
For me when I am shooting stationary targets I find myself swinging up into a full draw. However on moving targets or spinning targets I use somewhere between a 1/4 and 1/2 draw. I have noticed myself jumping between the two different shooting styles and am not sure how detrimental this is to me being consistent.

DC:
I read somewhere(TBB I think) that their fletching was longer than their brace height. So they hold the bow at half draw to avoid the noise of the fletching dragging across bow. That sounds reasonable to me :)

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