Point on insanity

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

after that video it seems I have a short forearm a shorter draw has my elbow out in front of my shoulders

I am the same, and have a long point on distance as well. It's very hard to get the arrow close to the eye without a ridiculous amount of cant for L/R alignment. I'd sugest trying riser gapping instead (use the top of your strike plate as your vertical aim point, and just reference the line of the arrow for L/R.

 

[Wilderlife]

I started doing something similar with my bow recently, as I've been trying to shoot more in the middle distances without using my crawl. My gap is enormous, but there is a washer at the top of my quiver mount that seems to be in a spot that has my arrows landing roughly where they need to when I line the top of that washer up with the kill zone on the target. It's a difficult sight picture to get used to at first but once I've got it down it should work just fine. I'm going to a shoot on the weekend so we'll see how it works out, but from what I can gather it's different rules to what I normally do and the max distance is about 30 metres.

 

[rabbithuntr]

Yeah, I tend to shoot a little right [lefty] when I have too much tension in my forearm. When I focus on back tension, locking my scapula and really feeling the entire pull with my back, I am more accurate.

Arne Moe on YouTube has a video where he is working with the DIY guy on this....it explains it better. Arne- RIP- recommends a rotational draw that can help you get into your back and feel back tension.

When I started, I didn't know what back tension even felt like It turns out, I had been drawing a compound with arm/shoulders. Tension in your arm/hand isn't as big a deal when shooting a release, its a big deal when shooting fingers. It probably took me a year to develop my back strength and feel the back tension.

Thanks I’ll have to watch that sometime.

 

[rabbithuntr]

I am the same, and have a long point on distance as well. It's very hard to get the arrow close to the eye without a ridiculous amount of cant for L/R alignment. I'd sugest trying riser gapping instead (use the top of your strike plate as your vertical aim point, and just reference the line of the arrow for L/R.

This was my solution however my grouping is much better when I can put my point on a spot.