You should feel like you are pushing the bow instead of tightening it in position. The bow’s grip handle should be nestled against your thenar pad (the padding between your palm and thumb). With your non-shooting hand, ensure you are gripping the bow correctly. Do not “fist” the bowstring and avoid pinching the arrow. Grip the bowstring with the first joint of your fingers. The most common method is the Mediterranean draw index finger above the shaft, middle and ring fingers under it.
#Recurve or compound crossbow how to#
Once you’ve nocked the arrow, you’ll want to learn how to hook the bowstring before bringing it to a draw. Let the arrow rest on the bow with all of your fingers under the shaft. Don’t do this you risk injuring your fingers when firing. Many beginners tend to wrap their non-shooting hand’s index finger around the shaft, reminiscent of how it’s portrayed in the movies. Bring the arrow to the bowstring, pushing the nock into the arrow rest, between the finger guides. Once you are in an appropriate shooting stance, hold the bow with your non-shooting hand and an arrow with your shooting hand. Although this is a slightly more complex stance, it grants the archer better balance control.
Then, pivot your body towards the target about 20°, so your shoulders face forward, square with the target.
Open stance: Place your rear foot (the foot on the same side as your shooting hand) forward and your front foot rearward, roughly 2” behind the shooting line.This stance is the simplest to remember and is ideal for beginners. Imagine a line going from your toes to the target your toes should be roughly at the same level as the target’s center. Square stance: Place your feet, so they are parallel with the shooting line, spreading them at roughly shoulder-length width to give yourself more stability.There are two main stances you can use, the square stance and the open stance. When shooting a recurve bow, it is essential to understand proper stance and posture.
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