Howdy,

My name is Travis and I live in West Texas. This is my second year to hunt with the longbow and I am really trying to get serious about developing good form for successful shooting. I would appreciate any insight or thoughts on any form errors you might see. I appreciate any and all advice. The images are my shot from above, behind, and side profile.

Thanks,

Travis
http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s165/mvoskamp/bowhunting/?action=view¤t=000_0015.flv
http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s165/mvoskamp/bowhunting/?action=view¤t=100_3270.flv
http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s165/mvoskamp/bowhunting/?action=view¤t=100_3271.flv

I forgot to mention my three videos capture my shot from the top, side, and back. Sorry for the ones that came out sideways.

Thanks,

Travis

Looks pretty darn good to me.

Terry,

I have really been working on getting my shoulders in line with my arrow, do you have any practice tips for tightening up the groups. I am ok at 15 yards, I am usually around a pie plate but if I am really on I can shoot around a 3-4 inch group. Do you have any tips for shrinking groups and increasing accuracy. Thank you so much for your look at my videos.

Travis

Yep....I hesitated to say anything...but since you said something.....

Slow down your draw, and make sure you snug into your anchor...once you reach anchor, slow down a bit more and just creep ever so slowly back....the site picture will trigger your release as before, but you'll be more 'set'.

Give that a few sessions and see what happens.

Thanks Terry,

I appreciate it, I will work on it.

Travis,

This is a somewhat minor thing but could play into relaxation, concentration, follow through and so on. It's kind of a Zen thing....

It looks to me like you've got most of your weight on your back foot and that you're leaning back quite a bit. Try to shift your weight forward just a bit so its centered over both feet. This should give you better balance and allow you to focus your energy and concentration on the target. Lean into it just a bit and believe you're going to nail that spot every time!

Thanks Tilzbow I will give that a look, I appreciate your thoughts.