Ok she has had it exactly a week now and has shot every day I know her grip is still too tight but how does the rest look. You know how gf's and wives are; they don't listen to you near as good as they do everyone else so I need you guys to critique and keep her going the right direction.
She already looks more comfortable with the bow!!! I notice she's not leaning back now, and in at least some of the pics her grip is much better. I prefer to rotate my hand so that my knuckles are angled down at about a 45 degree angle. It tends to cause less bow torque and will help keep the forearm out of the way of the bowstring. Here's a pic demonstrating the grip I use...
P.S. Have her loosen up her bowsling just a touch, it doesn't need to be that tight...
She already looks more comfortable with the bow!!! I notice she's not leaning back now, and in at least some of the pics her grip is much better. I prefer to rotate my hand so that my knuckles are angled down at about a 45 degree angle. It tends to cause less bow torque and will help keep the forearm out of the way of the bowstring. Here's a pic demonstrating the grip I use...
No doubt the best thread ever! Keep in mind this is coming from a guy who just had his second child 6 weeks ago and has been denied for about 4 months now. Not that I'm counting or anything. Just remember though that looks are one thing, someone you get along with is another. If she's out there shooting a bow and acting interested in something you love to do then I say you probably have a winner. Good work and good luck to the both of you.
She needs to find a solid anchor/reference point(s) on her face somewhere and relax that release hand...just have her lay the index finger over the trigger and relax the hand. She looks like she will float that hand and it's definitely tense. We are going to need many more pictures...step-by-step ya know:wink:
i would fix that grip but i think that you should just let her shoot for a little. to much critiquing and instruction can take the fun out of shooting.
The bowsling DOES look way too tight.....I fixed a few peoples' problems just by loosening bowslings a few times....seems like it causes some hand torque
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=515317
USCG4good I think this link will work if not the thread is still on the first page here. Hemingway thanks for looking at details but the sling is plenty loose it's just stiff and looks like there's tension on it. Her release hand is definitely tense but like I said she will listen better if all of you tell her instead of just me. DocB your right about looks not being everything but when I tell you she is even better on the inside you can believe it; she is shy, sweet, loving, affectionate, smart, funny, very anticonfrontational,(I can't make her argue with me) and she's a heck of a cook! Best thing I've ever found that's for sure and she aint just acting interested, she wanted to hunt before I mentioned it.
...she is even better on the inside you can believe it; she is shy, sweet, loving, affectionate, smart, funny, very anticonfrontational,(I can't make her argue with me) and she's a heck of a cook! Best thing I've ever found that's for sure and she aint just acting interested, she wanted to hunt before I mentioned it.
...marry that woman! Having a common interest last long after the looks fade a bit after 10-15 years and a child or two.
Regarding her shooting, I say just relax and shoot. All this attention on her form at this early stage could bring on target panic. Just let her settle in and shoot.
(But if you must, Heather (Heather, right?) seems to be collapsing a bit. Think of a straight line looking from above from the bow, through the bow arm, shoulder, and out the other shoulder and arm. This is pretty typical for compound shooting, but I think most folks would shoot better if better in line.)
Looking at the picture of her arrow group in the previous thread, they are packed, but not tight. And to me, that says that she does not have a consistent anchor point. She is anchoring, and somewhat in the same place, but not one place consistently, every shot. Ask her where her anchors are. How many does she have?
Better form than almost all beginners, for sure! Nothing major but a little practice needed. A youtube video posted here could help identify form flaws. There's some guys on here that will be able to help.
she looks every bit as good this week as she did last week,maybe even a little better. i really couldnt tell you if shes holding the bow right or not,dont really care. update us every week if you would like, im sure we can help.:darkbeer:
Are you considering trading her in on a newer model or one that can shoot better? Personally, I would keep her. Evidently something got your attention before she could shoot a bow, not sure what it was but must have been something:wink:
To me, she looks a lot better already. On the pics that she's facing the cam, her grip is MUCH more relaxed and she seems to be more straight up and down in the torso. She seems like she's picking it up pretty good man.
You better watch out! She'll be putting you to shame in 3D in NO TIME!
I really agree with all the posts - she has come a long way and has good f...f...f...form. How else to say it?! Biggest thing is, she needs to relax both hands more. But if I knew my pics were gonna be posted on a board for twenty gazillion lusty archers to critique, I'd be a bit tense and tight, too. Looks to me like just shooting for fun for awhile would be the best thing. No pressure. So that means the daily posts we all want you to make will have to be made by a stealthy trailcam... hopefully, a good one with excellent resolution, at least 5 megapixels... That way maybe she'll relax and we'll have to look really hard for anything to critique.
Whoa, even when I am tryin' my darnedest to be good, I'm bad. If I wasn't an archer already, I'd be buyin' a bow...
Txcookie that's a Leapord not a Bengal it's the same limbs and cams just smaller riser and lower weight. It shoots great I've shot it a couple of times even though it's like three feet too short it draws really smooth and is so quiet and shock free on the release I didn't know what to think the first time it went off; it didn't feel like I had shot a bow it's a really nice little set up. Makes me want a Bengal if they were faster.
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