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Hey People
So I've been shooting only with my 60# for the last few month and i think I've improved a lot. I'd appreciate a critique, the only thing i could say myself is that I could probably get a few more CM draw out of my bow still.
what do you think?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeA2uWP6P88
Would have to see more, It's pretty dark, plus a view from your other side while shooting. 
I'd love to hear some critique too.
Nick .......... bow arm is a little shaky, bit of a creep before release, upper body moves forward at release. May be drawing more with shoulder instead of back. Would suggest a lighter weight bow. Just my two cents. 
Can't fix the draw weight but I think I have done some progress. I'm considering a 10 pounds lighter for my next buy.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=you … A6DxMG9_HU
Nick----To be honest. I think you need to workout more to keep your bow steady. Typically people start with a lighter bow then move up in weight. I feel I started too heavy with my first bow, so you have to workout to make up for it. Try just pulling your bow and holding if for ten seconds at a time. Do this till you cant feel your arms, or as much as you can. Do this often along with some other strengthening exercises and you will feel more connected with the bow instead of fighting to control it. The bow string touching your body at full draw may be effecting the release some. Once you get your form down you'll notice that you use allot more muscles then just your arms. Compared to your last video, your release looks a little better. Like Will said still a little creep upon release. Let the string snap off your thumb almost like a surprise. Your left arm is straight at the start of your pull, as opposed to bent. You should push out with your left while you pull with the right, using your back more. These are just my opinions. I am by no means an expert.
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60 pounds is definitely a bit too much. And yes you'll have to train hard to gain stability with it. I went all the way to 100 pounds for a bow in 2010/2011 and then dropped back down to the 40-50s. Truthfully, even for me, an avid gym goer, I'm pushing it even at 55 pounds. Hate to admit that but that's the reality with this sport. You gotta train hard to maintain some of these weights.
I'd go with 40 pounds next time around. Even when I train noobs I encourage them to go as light as possible during their beginning year:
20s for females
30s for males.
Yours truly started out with a ridiculously light bow and really there are still form things even I should be working on at the 40 pound range, even though 50 is my optimal draw weight. Realistically, you'll never obtain proper form if you're starting out to heavy. And I've been doing this stuff since 2006 and have hit nearly every draw range along the way.
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A little better form...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XHybqgVydYc
me too... me too ...
Opinion please about my technique.
Dziki- looking good. You look nice and comfortable. Maybe someone with more experience can give you some advice, but to me you look just fine. You set the end of the bow on your hip before you draw. That might be a bit weird, but allot of people have different approaches. Whatever works for you. Do you ever shoot at 145m?
Getting used to the weight. 10 seconds full draw.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2wCNALimEPE
My latest video shooting.
My latest video shooting.
Your nocking the arrow is western style. Its totally fine, but if you are interested, try Asian style nocking arrows. Also, practice looking at the target while you nock the arrow, draw, aim, and shoot. Never eyes off from your target.
It seems good improvement from your last videos, but you still creep forward right before releasing. When you draw, you do not stop drawing. Although it looks drawing is stop at full draw, its still pulling. You seem like you stop pulling once it reaches the full draw. Try to practice keep pulling at full draw, then just release as straight as possible. You will notice big differences.
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Your nocking the arrow is western style. Its totally fine, but if you are interested, try Asian style nocking arrows.
What do you mean writing "Asian style nocking"? Wrapper on the string or something else ?
You seem like you stop pulling once it reaches the full draw. Try to practice keep pulling at full draw, then just release as straight as possible. You will notice big differences.
I have same problem, I stop pulling because I afraid to overdraw. I don't feel "wall" + short (32.5") arrow give me not comfortable situation. After the incident with my Hwarang bow i stopped trust my horn nocks and I stopped using bamboo arrow. I need to buy some long carbon shafts (34") from Berpaw.
I've had problems too with drawing and shorter arrows. I have long arms and have been trying to find long carbon shafts as well. Seems the best you can do is simply buy aluminum but I prefer using the actual Korean style arrows. Koreanbow.com offers these arrows (http://www.koreanbow.com/shop/index.php … er=product) at 33.4 inches but truthfully I could use the extra inch.
joomong wrote:Your nocking the arrow is western style. Its totally fine, but if you are interested, try Asian style nocking arrows.
What do you mean writing "Asian style nocking"? Wrapper on the string or something else ?
Check this video at 3min. Watch how he loads the arrow. I meant the way to load arrows.
http://youtu.be/kB0-LKCKbv8joomong wrote:You seem like you stop pulling once it reaches the full draw. Try to practice keep pulling at full draw, then just release as straight as possible. You will notice big differences.
I have same problem, I stop pulling because I afraid to overdraw. I don't feel "wall" + short (32.5") arrow give me not comfortable situation. After the incident with my Hwarang bow i stopped trust my horn nocks and I stopped using bamboo arrow. I need to buy some long carbon shafts (34") from Berpaw.
Wow you guys have long arms... What happened to your bow? Broken by over draw? If you broke it because you drawed too far, you need to get a heavier bow, or order jangjang gung, which can draw at least 33"?
Wow you guys have long arms... What happened to your bow? Broken by over draw? If you broke it because you drawed too far, you need to get a heavier bow, or order jangjang gung, which can draw at least 33"?
http://www.koreanarchery.org/punbb/view … 3958#p3958
Dry shot due to broken nock 
certainly hope that won't happen to me with bamboo self nocks... ..
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