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Using the B.E.S.T. Method when using a compound bow, with fingers by Regional High Performance Coach Jim Pruitte |
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| ( a recent question was posed by a compound shooter, and Coach Pruitte responded with this info) | The
BEST system is "mostly" applicable to shooting a compound bow.
There are a few differences, and I'll go over them, but since you shoot
with fingers there are some similarities I would like to cover as well. 1) Finger placement on the string - It's the same as a recurve archer. You want more pressure on the middle finger (40-50%), a little less on the first finger (20-30%), and very little on the 3rd finger (10-20%). 2) It is still recommended that when you draw, do not draw straight to the anchor, but instead draw slightly lower so that the muscles in the lower trapezius are loaded, then come up to the anchor. Here are some differences.. 1) When drawing a recurve, you actually set your shoulders with the bow partially drawn. The purpose is to get the both shoulders down and even with each other, and also lined up to the tar get.. This cannot be done with a compound since the draw weight is higher and loads so quickly. But it still must be done. It is done as anchor is being reached. (Yes you still want to draw the bow slightly lower than the anchor height, then come up to it.) So when anchor is reached the shoulders are set level with each other and the shoulders are "somewhat" lined up to the target. 2) Alignment - I mentioned having the shoulders lined up to the target in the previous paragraph. This is another area that there can be some differences that with a recurve. Because of the difference is bow dynamics (holding weight, holding against the wall, mass weight), and even body structure of the archer it is not always advantageous to have the shoulders aligned with a compound bow. This is an area where a coach needs to work with the archer to be sure the draw length is correct, the archer is using correct posture, and they have a clean and steady sight picture while at full draw. I hope this is answering your questions. Here is Kisik Lee's web site that you can get a world of information from concerning the BEST method. If you are interested in learning more about this technique, I also recommend you find a Regional HP Coach that can work with you one on one. There is a lot of information that can be gained from this. http://www.kslinternationalarchery.com/ Coach Jim Pruitte |
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