From: mikie g
Date: 01-Nov-09
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hi folks. as i have mentioned in the past, i am comming back from a 5 year break from archery. i recieved my psa in august. i have been shooting regurlarly since. about 36 arrows 3 times a week. i have noticed my strength increase on my drawing side. however my bow shoulder seems to fatigue long before my draw side does. is this normal?
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From: McDave
Date: 01-Nov-09
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Unfortunately, archery is an unbalanced sport, like golf, that puts unequal demands on each side of the body. Some people feel it more on the drawing side, and some on the bow side. As long as it's only muscles getting tired, it's not going to cause you any long-term problems. If you tear a cartilage, or get arthritis from repetitive movtion injury, it will. The best practice is practice with a bow you can draw without excessive stress to full draw and hold it there, and making the most of every single shot, rather than just seeing how many shots you can shoot in a session.
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From: G. Fred Asbell
Date: 02-Nov-09
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Further, the body requires balance in it's structure, and doesn't want to over-develop one side of the body over the other side. What that means is that you should pull your bow regularly with both hands...right and left. Assume you are shooting right handed and doing all your pulling with the right side of your body; the left side, by comparison, falls behind in strength and muscle development, and will eventually create an over-balance in structure. That's not happening just yet, but it will. You'll also find that you will get stronger, quicker, if you work at pulling your bow with both hands. Guys who regularly pull heavy bows have to do that. gfa
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From: Gilly
Date: 02-Nov-09
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Fred and Dave make some real good points. I tore my right rotator cuff 2 winters ago. It was very painful drawing my bow. My own therapy regimen was to sit in my big chair in the living room and draw and aim my bow a few times and rest. This drove my wife nuts because I was aiming at any animal that was on the tube, but in time, it built the strength back up in my shoulder.
I always do a push pull type of draw so the stress and force kind of equals out in both shoulders till I get to full draw.
Hopefully things fall in to place for you and you're able to shoot without a second thought.
Cheers,
Harley
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From: mikie g
Date: 02-Nov-09
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i do agree with the quality practice thing. i have noticed as the weeks go by, my draw length is increasing. must be getting stronger. i also appreciate all the input fellas. traditional archery is as rich in humanity as it is rich in tradition. it's not so much the activity or the place as it is the people you share the experience with. traditional archery just happens to attract the types of people that make the journey all the more rich!
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From: MISTAGAIN
Date: 02-Nov-09
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Good points on balancing your strength. Rather than pull my RH bow with my left hand, thinking about buying a LH bow and shoot both ways.
I am going to tell my wife that according to GFA, I NEED another BW..
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From: Tom Ward
Date: 02-Nov-09
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Some bodybuilding exercises may help:
For the bow side do exercises for the front shoulder...military press and front raises.
For the draw side, work on rear shoulders and middle back...one arm rows.
For both sides, upper back and rhomboids...upright rows, shrugs, t-bar rows. These 2 muscle groups are key in that these are the ones that should "lock-in and hold" at full draw anchor-point.
You should do the above for both sides as a general rule.
However, don't lift too heavy and hurt yourself. 10 to 12 reps is good.
Tom
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From: MAXHunter
Date: 03-Nov-09
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It is funny, and can see and feel the difference in my musculature since I began shooting seriously.
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