Most of the time, the pattern of your arrow groups may give you a clue as to what may be happening. Movements of certain parts of the body will cause an arrow to go off course. Let’s look at some of these movements so that we can avoid them. The problem you may encounter is shown on each slide, and the possible reason for the problem is shown in the bulleted list.

High Arrow Flights Overdrawn Bow Peeking (looking up to watch arrow in flight) Body leaning backward Overdraw (pulling arrows beyond normal anchor point Arrow moving down the string during draw or releases Low Arrow Flights Hunched Shoulder Weight variations in arrows Creeping (letting the drawing hand move forward before the arrow is released) Over hold (maintaining the hold position too long) Hunching the shoulder of the bow arm Arrow Flight is to the Left Improper alignment of the bow, body, or string Cupping the drawing hand instead of having the back of the drawing hand relaxed and straight Bringing the string away from the face (another point) to release the arrow Loose fitting nocks on string Arrow Flight is to the Right Fletches hitting bow or arrow rests on release Weight variations in arrow points Twisted bow limbs Arrow hitting inside edge of the bow window Arrow Falling Off the Rest of the Bow Tight finger tab Cupping of the drawing hand Pinching of the arrow nock with the fingers of the drawing hand (Note: to stop this, separate the index and middle fingers to insure a light touch with the nock, hook the string with the first knuckles of drawing fingers, and use back muscles to draw.) Scattered Errors Bent Arrow Combination of one or more of the other faults Arrows not matched for weight Broken strand in bowstring Bent arrows