HERE WE TAKE FIVE SHOTS AT A 3D TARGET AND DESCRIBE ALIGNING THE ARROW USING BACK TENSION. AIMING A ENGLISH LONGBOW IS VISUAL. WHEN WE ARE DRAWING WE WILL SEE A TIME WHEN THE ARROW LOOKS STRAIGHT TO THE TARGET. WE MUST RELAX THE ARM AND DRAW ON IS LINE TOWARDS THE EYE.
IF WE DO NOT DRAW ON THIS LINE BUT CONTINUE TO PULL OUR SHOULDER BLADES TOGETHER WE WILL OVER DRAW AND PULL OUR SELVES OFF THE LINE OF FORCE. THEREFORE SQUEEZING SHOULDER BLADES TOGETHER FOR THE SAKE OF PULLING THEM TOGETHER IS NOT THE THING TO DO.
THE THING TO DO IS RELAX YOUR ARM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. USE YOUR SHOULDER MUSCLES,TRICEPS, TO DRAW THE ARM BACK. MORE OR LESS FORGET TRYING TO THINK ABOUT SQUEEZING THE BLADES TOGETHER BECAUSE IF YOU GET YOUR ARM BACK UNTIL THE ARROW ALIGNS, THE BLADES WILL GO WHERE THEY NEED TO BY THEMSELVES.
HAVE FUN
GARY
