Step 6 - Drawing

Breath - Next the bow is raised, while taking in a deep breath, using the diaphragm breathing technique previously discussed.

Drawing Arm - The string must be drawn back in a straight line from the set-up to approximately two to three inches below the anchor point. The drawing forearm must stay relaxed throughout the shot. Refer also Chapter 6, Important Technical Points.

Breathing during Draw - Inhale while drawing. Inhaling creates a natural feeling of gaining strength, while exhaling creates a feeling of relaxation.

Draw hand - The angle of the back of the draw hand must remain constant from the commencement of the draw. Any tendency to rotate the hand when anchoring on the face must be resisted. Any rotation will cause string torque, which in turn will affect the string amplitude and the flight of the arrow.

Draw fingers - The draw hand and fingers must have the minimum amount of tension. Visualize the fingers being connected to the elbow by steel chains, which will allow for more relaxed fingers, hand and forearm.

Bow Arm - From the set-up when starting to draw, the bow sight must remain above the horizontal centerline of the target, otherwise it would be necessary to raise the bow arm to come on the aiming mark, which will create additional tension in the bow arm.

Bow Shoulder - It is imperative that the bow shoulder stays down throughout the draw. In order to achieve this, the draw scapula must be set back down at the set-up. This provides for a more efficient draw requiring less effort.

Triceps - At the same time, the triceps of the bow arm should be nice and firm, as this will allow for a more relaxed hand on the bow and will further assist in keeping the bow shoulder down. This firmness will be enhanced by reaching out with the bow, towards the target. When the bow arm is extended in this fashion, a V-type dip can be seen at the end of the shoulder.

If an arrow is put across the scapulae at full draw, it should be pointing towards the right hand side of the target(RH archer).

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