I have a compound bow I recently purchased, and at "full draw" I have a problem with shaking. Any recommendations on what might decrease the shaking I am experiencing? I have a stabilizer currently on the bow, it is 4.5 oz. Should I increase? Should I decrease? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
2007-12-17 11:50:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Your muscles need conditioning.* Start practicing with it with out shooting any arrows from it.* Just keep drawing it over & over again until you can't draw it any more.* Its called exercising & conditioning those muscle groups you use.* Draw & hold, Draw & hold, Draw & hold over & over & over.*
2007-12-17 12:01:56 · answer #1 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Either build up essential muscles, mostly in your back or get a lighter draw-weight bow. Some long-time archers have incredible back development.
Rather than draw the bow a lot I would get one of those exercise devices that has springs or rubber cords in the middle and a handle of each end enabling you to pull your hands apart. You could probably build something similar with bungee cords.
Start with the number of springs that permit you to do reps for about 20 minutes a day, every other day. When it gets easy, gradually increase to a half-hour, daily, and the resistance.
This is much better for you than getting rid of the bow.
I don't think changing the stabilizer will make much difference.
2007-12-18 05:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by Gerald G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either you need just to strengthen your muscles and get used to shooting or your draw length may be a little bit short and your straining because your not getting it back far enough to relax your shoulder when the bow hits its let off point.
2007-12-17 20:25:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all i can say is you need to keep shooting. the more you shoot the stronger you'll get and the less you'll shake. you could even just sit in front of the TV with your bow just drawing over and over again. and when you draw,try to slow your breathing to lessen your movement.
2007-12-17 23:05:01 · answer #4 · answered by juggling_chef 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look to take your bow back and have the draw weight reduced....get yourself to a stable and consistent anchor point when your at full draw.... your stabilizer is more or less used as a shock absorber on your release, not really to compensate for shaking.....look up archery warm-up exercises on yahoo, get yourself a length of tubing to exercise with....it's not all your arms its your back and shoulder muscles too...
2007-12-17 22:20:19 · answer #5 · answered by lymanspond 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋