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Aiming
Now we are getting to the focus of the reason we have even picked up the bow, taking the arrow and actually "pointing" it at the target. You ave taken up a comfortable stance. You have drawn the bow to the firing position, and you have taken a few moments to prepare yourself for the final phase.
You are ready to take aim.
Do you know which is your dominant eye?
If you do, all aiming is done with this eye, closing your other eye. Concentrate on looking through this phase with your "good" eye. Concentrate on keeping the sight focused at the target, maintaining the string a little to the left of the sight.
Release and Follow Through
The final phase – and, if anything, this is almost the most important phase of all, although everything should be considered as a whole. The final phase is broken up into two parts, the release and then the follow through.
Release: Keep pulling the shoulder blades towards each other, then consciously "relax" the fingers on your draw hand – releasing the string. If you follow this process the relaxation process will automatically allow the, now, relaxed bow hand to fall away, hopefully backwards. At the same time you should see your bow move for wards. Allow your bow to roll for wards.
Follow Through: The first thing to bare in mind is, although the arrow is now on its way to the target, you should still be concentrating on the target as though you are still aiming – in fact keep "aiming" until after you see (or in some cases hear) the arrow finish its travel. Your bow will just be finishing its roll forward and your draw hand should now be completely relaxed, and resting near to, or just behind your ear.
