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I think I’m learning back tension

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Mo_coon-catcher:
I think I’ve finally figured out drawing with your back muscles and was able to get very consistent 26” draw (must be what my draw is) from bows ranging from 40# up to 75#. I had been going back to arm drawing and having issues with my off shots being way off. And with punching myself in the face. Decided to think of”crush a can between my shoulders and leave my arm relaxed” and it definitely helped a bunch. it took a while to click, that’s the proper muscle activation do pull-ups and rows. I need to get a large target set up to get some blind bail practice in to reinforce this muscle movement without having to think about it so I can kick out the arm drawing habit. It seems like I periodically need to blind bail practice when bad habits creep back in. Or when I realize a fix to a bad habit I’ve had.

It’s always fun learning and improving.

Kyle

Hawkdancer:
That will be helpful for my students, youth and adult!  I will try to post some pics of the good targets next week.  One youth and one adult are doing quite well, so maybe they have learned that technique.
Hawkdancer

Little John:
Check out Clay Hayes you tube on back tension. It helped me a lot.

StickMark:
Let's us know how the journey into back tension goes, as I am on the same journey.

Lefty38-55:
Exercises with an exercise band help tremendously too! Just keep in mind, you’re NOT exercising the band to ‘build’ muscles, but rather using the band - with its resistance - to ‘increase/improve’ or promote muscle memory!

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