Lifting my bow-arm while drawing

[Bowlord1]

Please help !!! I have developed a nasty habbit... Lifting my bow-arm while drawing. What happens is this. I lock my elbow, lift the bow where my bow-arm is then horizontal in relation to the target, I then draw the bowstring back to my anchorpoint BUT lets say arround the last third of the draw, my bow arm starts lifting. If I anchor and release, I shoot high from the area I concentrated on or in some cases miss the butt or 3D totally... What can I do to stop this?  

[reddogge]

Are you overbowed?  If not maybe the obvious is to start with your bow arm lower.

[Bowlord1]

No, i was overbowed ata few weeks ago- 58#. Changed to a 43# but the problem started with the heavy bow...

[eric-thor]

first dont lock your arm nore anything else. you need to be relaxed nothing locked nor tensed.next  begin to draw with your bow arm down about 45 deg;.than draw and raise to horisontal and referance about the same time .than expand. oh ya dont forget to breath into the draw.

[BobCo 1965]

RU coming from a compound or target archery background? Or have you always shot traditional bows?

[Bowlord1]

From a target archery background, I started target Archery at the age of 6. Shot on and of for near to 36 years- Been shooting traditional for around 3 years

[BobCo 1965]

Interesting. I am thinking that gravity may have something to do with your problem. Because of the weight of the bow and the sheer numbers of arrows shot by target archers, their bow arms tend to develope more. I have even seen target archer use bands held under their foot attached to their bow in order to provide more resistance and develop more bow arm strength.

My suggestion to you (for a while) would be to bring another practice to shooting which would be to draw slightly over your target and let the bow come down to it. Never draw under the target which would bring in additional muiscles needed to defy gravity.

Best of luck.

[firsted]

Wow, Bob, that's good stuff!  I've had the same problem but hadn't really thought out the solution you've posed. Elegant & likely effective.  Thanks for the excellent advise,

Eddie

[Bowlord1]

Hi Bob, I will try your advice and give you feedback, thanks man. I recon this might also be some form of Target Panic??

[TRAD101]

make sure to continue to push your bow hand toward

[TRAD101]

sorry about that, make sure to continue to push your bow hand toward your target until release.

[BobCo 1965]

Originally posted by Bowlord1:
Hi Bob, I will try your advice and give you feedback, thanks man. I recon this might also be some form of Target Panic??

Check Private Message.

Bob

[firsted]

Hey, now, Bob, don't go off the grid on this!  If you do, please copy me on PMs!  This is one issue that I've been working on for awhile too.
Thanks,

Eddie