Formaster...if you have not tried it..you NEED to!

[jonsimoneau]

This simple device is the most usefull thing I have found for training yourself to shoot properly.  I took lessons from Rick Welch a few years ago, and my shooting improved greatly.  However..as of recent I have been falling into bad habits, and my shooting has suffered.  You wanna fix bad habits?  Try one of the formasters out.  I made my own.  Pretty simple.  I thought I was having problems with back tension...since my shooting has suffered.  When trying the formaster, I found that this was not the case.  My back tension has not been the issue...but rather my release hand, and my bow arm.  I have been able to maintain back tension, as showed to me by the formaster, but my release hand had a bit too much tension.  Also, I found that my bow arm was moving alot due to peeking.  The formaster...or a similar homemade device will show you this and correct it in short order.   I used the formaster for over a week without shooting an arrow at a target.  The painfull consequences of not shooting properly quickly whipped me back into shape while using it.  I finally shot at a target tonight...and achieved the accuracy that I once had.  However...I'm not done with the formaster.  I'm going to keep using it daily from now till season to attempt to ingrain the good shooting habits that I once had, but lost.  For the money of either buying or building one...you gotta try it!

[Green]

Glad it's working for you Jon.  I use mine pretty frequently just to check myself.

[Friend]

Jon,

What draw wt were you practicing with?

[BigCountryOK]

Glad it worked for you.  I've heard good things about them.

I made one and the only result I got was a burn mark on my face.