Drawing
Turn the head only toward the target, straighten the shoul-ders, take a deep breath, and satisfy yourself that you are com-fortable and relaxed. Lift both arms until the arrow is point-ing in the direction of the target and see that the bow is in aperpendicular position. Extend the left arm forward with theelbow pointing to the left, not down. If the elbow is on theunderside of the arm, the bulge on the inside of the elbowwill be in line of the string's path and will likely be struckwith the string. This is not only painful but it will deflect thearrow, also cause it to fall short. The left shoulder should bedown and not hunched up. With the shoulder down andelbow pointing left, the bow string has a clear path to falluntil it comes to rest.
