The essentials for keeping your bow arm strong. Keeping the bow arm stable is vital in recurve archery, but it’s surprising how quickly the strength can drop off – especially if you’ve been out of the game for a few…
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A guide to bow arm stability
Tagged with: archers, archery, bow, bow arm stability, draw, gunther kuhr, naomi folkard, recurve archery, shoulder, sports, stabilisers, weight
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
Getting things straight: shoulder alignments for recurve archers
Naomi Folkard talks shoulder alignment for recurve archers. The shoulder is a remarkably mobile joint. The humerus – the long bone in the upper arm between your elbow and your shoulder – fits into the scapula like a ball and…
Tagged with: acromion, archer, bow weight, chang hyejin, clavicle joints, clinibands, draw length, execution, flexibility, movement, naomi folkard, posture, poundage, recurve archers, scapula, scapulae, scapular, shape, shoulder, shoulder alignment, technique, winging
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Posted in Features, Technique
Draws and Drawbacks
James Park revisits the role of biomechanics in good form: this time, the draw I have previously noted that the principles of good biomechanics are quite simple. We want to use our bodies in the most effective manner to enable high scores and…
Tagged with: biomechanics, draw, injury prevention, James Park, rotator cuff muscles, shoulder, transfer phase
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Posted in Technique
Learning the longbow
If you’re interested in getting into traditional archery, Pip Bickerstaffe starts to outline some of the techniques involved in learning to shoot the longbow. This time, planning, warming up, and learning the draw
Tagged with: development, longbow, muscle, shoulder, strength, technique, the glade, tuition
Posted in Features, Traditional
Posted in Features, Traditional