I remember the days when archers drew to the centre of the nose and centre of the chin; and that was their draw length!!
It doesn't work for everyone, though; they need to discover their own, not copy some "standard" which to me seems a flawed one.
In the last few years I have run several beginners' groups and taken them on to the next step, where they shoot their gear and develop a form that is based on their physical make up.
What is starting to concern me is the number of archers who end up drawing down the side of their nose and side of the jaw.Or, if not to the side of the nose, they push the string against the nose till it is really squashed up.
My worry is that I am missing something. I watch them draw and encourage them to get the draw elbow in line. I do this with a very light bow or an elastic string on their own bow, so there is no struggling at full draw.
Is there a situation where the archer can appear to need to draw so far back on the face to get the draw elbow in line? Is that situation the result of my missing some other element in the draw length make up?
I am wondering if it is a very arched back or something like that which is making matters worse than it needs to be.
It doesn't work for everyone, though; they need to discover their own, not copy some "standard" which to me seems a flawed one.
In the last few years I have run several beginners' groups and taken them on to the next step, where they shoot their gear and develop a form that is based on their physical make up.
What is starting to concern me is the number of archers who end up drawing down the side of their nose and side of the jaw.Or, if not to the side of the nose, they push the string against the nose till it is really squashed up.
My worry is that I am missing something. I watch them draw and encourage them to get the draw elbow in line. I do this with a very light bow or an elastic string on their own bow, so there is no struggling at full draw.
Is there a situation where the archer can appear to need to draw so far back on the face to get the draw elbow in line? Is that situation the result of my missing some other element in the draw length make up?
I am wondering if it is a very arched back or something like that which is making matters worse than it needs to be.