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Docta-Amazin [2013-04-19 14:10:40 +0000 UTC]

heya. i'm actually a decent archer. i do archery 5-6 hours a week and have been for a good year.

how i shoot a bow, depending on the distance, i would use different points on my face to be able to shoot accuratly.
for example if i was shooting at 20m i would put my fingers under my jaw bone. if i was shooting at 70 or 80 i would put my hand under my jaw.

secondly is the way you drew the hand holding the bow.
i have seen many different ways to hold it but i have never seen someone hold it with their pinkie. it is a bad technique.

the sring is held awkwardly. The string would be held using the 3rd joint(the last joint. closest to your fingernails) of your finger.

another thing i notest was how you held the limb of the bow.
your thumb would be wrapped around the bow rather than pointing sraight.

here are some good references
[link] - the first finger doesn't have to be above the arrow, although it is an aproved technique.

[link] - this is a good bow hand position for the style of bow you have drawn.


hope this helps!

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Llunet1 [2013-04-19 02:15:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow that looks great!
...I don't really know what to say.
Well. The hand should be moved a little back so the index and middle finger are holding the string more. (Although in the ref it looks like that)
I mean. Idk. I know that when you shoot a bow you hold the arrow with two fingers, so they're more in front than the rest of your hand. How to draw that... hahahah I can't help you with that Sorry, I'm not very useful am I?
But like. Put the string in front of the fourth and pinky fingers that way it looks like it's two fingers holding, not the entire hand.
Other than that, it looks AMAZING.
Good job! It must've taken you a while.

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AdorkaStock [2013-04-18 23:08:15 +0000 UTC]

Nice!!

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