Back tension, complete or partial?

FrankM · June 26, 2012, 02:09:00 PM

I see two possible cases when you reach anchor, which one seems more correct? Thanks.

1. You squeeze your back muscles all the way together, you can tense them only a bit more as you release, say about a 1/4" at most. This means the increased tension makes you release.

2. You do not squeeze your muscles completely together and leave a bit of room between your shoulder blades (maybe an inch) so you can squeeze them together more. This means the increased movement makes you release.

FrankM · June 26, 2012, 05:00:00 PM

Neva-mind, I think this video explains it.

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1665451

July 03, 2012, 07:27:00 PM

That was a good video!

Bisch

TxAg · July 03, 2012, 10:09:00 PM

I did like that video. Thanks

stickbowmaniac · July 04, 2012, 07:21:00 AM

Great video.I gained 1 1/2" draw length and shoot way better with back tension.I found my biggest problem is that i needed to drop down in poundage to achive this

TSP · July 05, 2012, 06:03:00 PM

I kinda' like the lean-over style that the pudgy guy in the baggy pants has in this video. It's not much for straight-up back tension but he seems to do ok. Just imagine how good he'd be if he knew the right way to do it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4s8IkYonu_Q

windrunner · July 09, 2012, 04:54:00 PM

that was a very informative video. the mental aspect is hard to stay focused on.

Back tension, complete or partial?

FrankM

FrankM

TxAg

stickbowmaniac

TSP

windrunner