Bow shoulder!!!!

[Bullfrog 1]

I know we all strive for that back tension. My problem is if I'm really concentrating on the I sometime feel my bow shoulder/arm collapsing. I know you don't really want the bow arm/shoulder active moving. Any hints?  I have heard resist the collapse??   Thanks.  Bill

[McDave]

Really push toward the target with your bow shoulder.  Don't just hold your bow arm up there, push with it. You'll be amazed how this improves your accuracy.

[trad_in_cali]

Make sure you don't end up pushing with your hand. It will tense it and increase the likelihood of torquing the grip. Or at the very least to be consistent from shot to shot.
Marco

[BobCo 1965]

Personally, I do not push my shoulder toward the target. There are too many small muscles within the rotator cuff that can cause too much inconsistancy and possible injury. Personally, I keep the bow shoulder as low (and somewhat frontal not toward the target) as possibly by keeping tension within my lower lat muscles. I "set" the bow shoulder in position before lifting the bow. Tension is also held in my tricep.

[Jock Whisky]

Either you push the bow or it pushes you, ie you collapse. I like to think of it as maintaining constant forward pressure on the bow.

[BobCo 1965]

My post is based upon biomechanics, sometimes this portion is known as bone on bone alignment. Personally, I do not want the humerus (upper arm bone) coming out of the scapula forced by small muscles. What I'd rather have happen is to set the shoulder properly into alignment and then hold it there through the shot. If the shoulder is too high or not in the correct position, then the proper alignment cannot happen.

I'm not against the concept of pushing toward the target, but IMO the correct muscles should be activated.

[gringol]

sounds like dropping weight for a while until you get the back tension thing down a little better might be in order.