I think I’m learning back tension

[Mo_coon-catcher]

I think I’ve finally figured out drawing with your back muscles and was able to get very consistent 26” draw (must be what my draw is) from bows ranging from 40# up to 75#. I had been going back to arm drawing and having issues with my off shots being way off. And with punching myself in the face. Decided to think of”crush a can between my shoulders and leave my arm relaxed” and it definitely helped a bunch. it took a while to click, that’s the proper muscle activation do pull-ups and rows. I need to get a large target set up to get some blind bail practice in to reinforce this muscle movement without having to think about it so I can kick out the arm drawing habit. It seems like I periodically need to blind bail practice when bad habits creep back in. Or when I realize a fix to a bad habit I’ve had.

It’s always fun learning and improving.

Kyle

[Hawkdancer]

That will be helpful for my students, youth and adult!  I will try to post some pics of the good targets next week.  One youth and one adult are doing quite well, so maybe they have learned that technique.
Hawkdancer

[Little John]

Check out Clay Hayes you tube on back tension. It helped me a lot.

[StickMark]

Let's us know how the journey into back tension goes, as I am on the same journey.

[Lefty38-55]

Exercises with an exercise band help tremendously too! Just keep in mind, you’re NOT exercising the band to ‘build’ muscles, but rather using the band - with its resistance - to ‘increase/improve’ or promote muscle memory!