Bow – Fine Tuning Draw Length

One you’ve ascertained your starting point you’d need to start shooting the bow with good form to finetune your draw length.

Look at the movement of your pin/dot on the target over time, and take note of the characteristics thereof:

  • Short
    • Crisp, jumpy movements in the sight pin.
    • Compressed form, like a high shoulder or exaggerated bend in the front arm.
    • Elbow coming away from the line of force to the front of the archer, sometimes causing a bent wrist.
  • Long
    • Uncontrollable slower floating of the sight pin.
    • Expanded form, sometimes causing the front arm to be hit by the string.
    • Elbow tucked away behind the head.