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GregB:
So much of shooting a bow is mental. I think I know what I'm supposed to do, but struggle actually carrying it out sometimes. As for the arrow, I've been tending to lean more and more toward a heavier arrow combination because of better penetration on the animal. When 20 yards is about the maximum shot, the heavier arrow doesn't drop all the bad within that distance. :)

Kegan:
I really liked that chapter, as well as the article in PA that it came from. One note though. On the top they show "proper follow through", where Reed Hamm pulls his drawing hand far back past his shoulder. That's not really a good idea, as any excessive movement of the drawing hand past anchor/release causes the string to be pulled elsewhere. I didn't realize this until I saw "Archery" by Howard Hill, the old 1940's short film, where he says to keep the drawing hand "...close to the face". It's cleaned up alot of my 'erratics', well,  at least I know why they're doing that now :).

JW_Halverson:
GregB's comment reminds me of Yogi Berra's "Ninety-five percent of the game is half mental". 

Traxx:
Kegan,
That is not the case when done correctly.the drawing hand comes straight back as a result of ,proper back tension,after the release,has happened.It is a subconscious part of follow through,when opposeing forces are released.If you are push pulling and useing proper back tension to hold those opposeing forces,the result is the hand and or arm flying back,to some degree.Howard did it too,although not as dramatically as others.His elbow,did make a move to the rear,if you watch it real closely,and in slow motion.If the hand flying back,is used as a direct part of a conscious release,then you are correct,that it can and will result in string torque.

Traxx:
As well as a serious pluck.It also can create a inconsistent anchor point,causeing inconsistant draw length,with resulting spine issues.

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