This series has to be a must at every academy out there. It could save the coaches some work and help the beginners by making them think about it. These are repeatable lessons.
People draw with an elevated elbow because of the length of the forearm. An elevated elbow will allow you to come into ailment where a low draw might not.
Did you mean alignment? If so, then you are actually pretty wrong. Keeping the elbow up will, among various other problems, introduce fatigue into the rotator cuff. You DO NOT want too much stress on your rotator cuff. It is not about strength, it’s about the flexibility of the cuff. The ligaments inside will keep the tension, but the fibrocartilagenous membrane my tear. It does introduce long lasting inflammation too. If you did mean ailment, then you are right of course. And at the end of the day, whatever floats your canoe eh?
I bought a 64" take down recurve by Southwest Archery. There are grooves on the back of the limbs near the tips for the string to settle into. The top limb's string settles into the groove, but the bottom limb goes left of the groove. I discovered this by practicing my draw and gently relaxing the bow. I haven't shot an arrow from it because I am wondering if this is a safety issue. What do you think?
Should not be an issue if the limb is not twisted. To check for a twist. Get and 18" section of woods and place in between the riser and string (so the bow should be at a partial draw). Then look at the limbs from each end for a twist. If it looks good, you are all set, if not, well then we have several options.
Thank you. I will use that method. You know if I take it to my local pro shop they will tell me it's twisted to sell me a more expensive bow. I feel more comfortable with recurves vs. compounds because I was raised on them. I've been out of the loop for years, however. I appreciate your videos and your advice.
Thank you for the great instruction Greg. I appreciate the effort that you put into sharing your love of the sport. Really good stuff.
Thank you! One of the best archery channel.
This series has to be a must at every academy out there. It could save the coaches some work and help the beginners by making them think about it. These are repeatable lessons.
Excellent explanation, thanks!!!
ok so now i know why my ring finger gets shredded sometimes. great series Greg thankyou!!
Very informative! Thanks a lot!
People draw with an elevated elbow because of the length of the forearm. An elevated elbow will allow you to come into ailment where a low draw might not.
Did you mean alignment? If so, then you are actually pretty wrong.
Keeping the elbow up will, among various other problems, introduce fatigue into the rotator cuff. You DO NOT want too much stress on your rotator cuff. It is not about strength, it’s about the flexibility of the cuff. The ligaments inside will keep the tension, but the fibrocartilagenous membrane my tear.
It does introduce long lasting inflammation too.
If you did mean ailment, then you are right of course.
And at the end of the day, whatever floats your canoe eh?
I bought a 64" take down recurve by Southwest Archery. There are grooves on the back of the limbs near the tips for the string to settle into. The top limb's string settles into the groove, but the bottom limb goes left of the groove. I discovered this by practicing my draw and gently relaxing the bow. I haven't shot an arrow from it because I am wondering if this is a safety issue. What do you think?
Should not be an issue if the limb is not twisted. To check for a twist. Get and 18" section of woods and place in between the riser and string (so the bow should be at a partial draw). Then look at the limbs from each end for a twist. If it looks good, you are all set, if not, well then we have several options.
Thank you. I will use that method. You know if I take it to my local pro shop they will tell me it's twisted to sell me a more expensive bow. I feel more comfortable with recurves vs. compounds because I was raised on them. I've been out of the loop for years, however. I appreciate your videos and your advice.