Female related archery problem.

Hairspray

Heya all, i am new to the wonderful world of archery and have been doing it around a month or so. Things were going okay, but not great and i couldn't work out, until today.....

I noticed that when i tried to pull the string back in allingment with my chin, i would have good position, but sometime would cause the string to dag after being released..my chest. I have a rather large female chest if you catch my drift and was wondering how can i get good technique for drawing without holding the bow next to my body?

Any advice would be great .

Renegade_Archer

Hello,



1. Make sure you pull the string into the *side* of your boob, as opposed to across it - this should improve the dragging problem

2. Try pinging oldbloke on the sagi board or archery interchange - he makes custom chest guards - I got one for a well endowed female I'm acquainted with.




Regards


Ewan

lilRedSmurf

Hi there!

Ok... Us girlies have a habit of dropping the hip when we stand. When you drop the hip its almost impossible to keep your bow arm in a good line.

If you take a mirror with you next time you're training (or get it filmed if you can) so you can see exactly what you're up to its a great help.

Basically when you're on the shooting line keep those feet nice and parallel, shoulders directly above the hips and stand nice and straight like you're in stiletto's. (bum out, chest out and shoulders down!;))

When you're nice and straight simply lift your arm from the rotator cuff as if you're standing between 2 panes of glass.

Once you get the stance right for your body shape the line of the string should sit comfily at the edge of the "armpit to side boob" area thus avoiding anything that needs avoiding....

Renegade's right cos a chest guard's gonna be a big help with keeping the girls in check too.


(Thank god we're not amazons... They just used to chop the left one off !!! :eek: )

greysides

lilRedSmurf wrote: »

n check too.


(Thank god we're not amazons... They just used to chop the left one off !!! :eek: )

And if they later had twins.................................?:D

Hairspray

Oy....those poor amazons!!!


Anyway thanks for all your wonderful help . I can't wait to go training again to try out all your tips .

English Coach

Hi don't worry, there are ways around the problem


1 Stand tall, with shoulders back, ensure you stand square to the target i.e feet, hips,shoulders all in line with the target.

2. Keep the bowstring close to your left shoulder( I am presuming you are r/h) so that the bowstring will come down the side of your breast.

3. Wear a sports bra or a bra which will pull your breasts more central(there is no easy way to describe this).

4. Shoot a shorter length bow. for example if the recommended length of bow you wpould normally shoot is 66" shoot a 64".

5. Use a high grip rather than a low one- you may need help to build up your existing grip.

6. Probably the most important, dont use a mesh style chestguard- use a smooth leather style or sew/stick leather or plastic material on top of existing mesh chestguard so string can escape the chest guard contact more easily.

Incorporate all these things into your technique and things will get much better for you.

God luck with your archery.

Richard

Carebear11

lilRedSmurf wrote: »

(bum out, chest out and shoulders down!;))

Dont think that would be advisable, if you do that then you put a huge amount of strain on your lower back, I do it all the time and it dose bother you after a while. Rather than chest and bum out you should have your shoulders down, your core muscels tight and your bum pulled in.

Memori

Just a little extra thing to note.

It's very difficult to get a chest guard to fit just right so you might need to find a seamstress in your area to custom fit your guard for you. It really does make a huge difference to your shot and your comfort levels if the guard is contoured properly.

And I would definitely recommend a really good sports bra, it helps to flatten your profile a little.

Best of luck.