Talk:Bow draw

Do we really need this article?
Wikipedia isn’t a guide or a manual. I’m thinking this article would be better off condensed and inserted into the general article on archery, or expanded into an article on archery forms and equipment in various cultures and eras. — NRen2k5 (TALK), 23:21, 8 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I'd be quite agreeable to the idea of an expansion to archery forms; a section on fixed or floating anchor would be good to begin with. I suggest the article is fairly good, and encyclopaedic rather than a manual, as it stands. It also strikes me as too weighty to put into another article; the archery article is quite long enough already. Richard Keatinge (talk) 14:24, 9 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I looked it over again just now and I agree. Now I’d like to do some other little things to the article as it is, like cropping the photographs. — NRen2k5 (TALK), 05:08, 11 May 2009 (UTC)


 * There; I cropped the photos.
 * I’m thinking of making my own version of the Mediterranean one, though, because the current one has the hand cut off by the bottom of the frame and obscured a bit by the date stamp. It should actually look very consistent with the other two, because I have a carpet that looks a lot like the background the original contributor used. — NRen2k5 (TALK), 05:47, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

"Natural" draw
" Most people use this [pinch] draw naturally when they first start shooting." What is the basis for this assertion? I never saw it until I observed traditional archery in Korea (sic). As far as I know, as children in the U.S. with pretend and then play bows, we all used the Med. draw, which I retained when I starting using real bows. Kdammers (talk) 01:40, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Refs. needed
There is only one ref in the article -- and that to a single sub-topic. Kdammers (talk) 01:41, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Like practically everything else in the article, the pinch draw business is from the Further reading: Ancient and modern methods of arrow-release. Edward S. Morse, Director, Peabody Academy of Science. Bulletin of the Essex Institute vol. XVII Oct-Dec 1885. I think we could put in refs to it for every sentence.Richard Keatinge (talk) 16:33, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
 * And if my copy wasn't in a box somewhere, I might have done that using Template:Rp. As it is I have now put the reference under General references. That may go some way to helping the situation.Richard Keatinge (talk) 23:09, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

side of bow
what side of the bow does arrow sit on based on each draw method? i have always shot right handed and keep the arrow on the same side of bow using medetaranian draw. however ina recent larp game i had to use pinch due to size of the bow they gave me. while using this someone told me i was shooting wrong and that for pinch method the arrow has to cross through the bow and rest ont he left side. can not seem to find any confirmation of this anywhere. does any wiki edititor know for sure either? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.91.9.153 (talk) 04:44, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

TY to whoever updated after i posted. saw informaton i was looking for. looks liek i need to alter my style after all.152.91.9.153 (talk) 04:48, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Japanese kyudo draw
Anyone have more detailed info on how they draw the bow in kyudo? It's not very clear from the text how the string is grasped. I think it would be a useful addition to this article if it could be detailed.Legitimus (talk) 16:01, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

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Multiple arrows
How do different draws affect the possibility of holding multiple arrows (2,3,4) in a drawing hand? 213.149.62.70 (talk) 21:46, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

The arrow will be held in the hand that is holding the bow, there is no convenient way to hold the arrow in the dominant hand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.21.144.235 (talk) 05:43, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Orientation of the bow
There are three ways to orient the bow while drawing. Some point the bow upwards and draw the bow down before firing, but this method is discourages as it could sent the arrow high and hit a anyone standing behind the target.

Another method is to point the bow downwards and draw up. You can also hold the bow steady and draw back. Each of the tree methods use slightly different sets of muscles in the back, arms and shoulders. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.21.144.235 (talk) 05:47, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Native American Pinch draw
It seems like another variation 89.201.234.95 (talk) 06:16, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Slavic Draw and multi arrow draws
This Article is interesting but quite incomplete: -The first decision is on which side of the bow the arrow is placed? In Times of war and riding warriors it was common to place the arrow on the thumb side for two reasons ( but not uniquely): 1. the arrow was fixed while riding and even upside down shooting was possible 2. Reloading was much quicker and more efficient so that 10 Shots in 5 seconds were possible (they still are: ref Lars Anderson)

-the second decision is what specific draw to use And for what purpose? There are quite a few more Variations documented eg in the Arab books on Archery

-it might be interesting to consider also the multi draw techniques that where used to shoot many arrows in just a few seconds, firing almost in a cadence that felt like a machine gun

We should keep in mind that the bow fighting technique was mostly forgotten in the passed three hundred years and is just about to be uncovered again today. The Olympic tournament archery is just a caricature of real bow-mastery in medieval ages and specifically in Asia.

However the complete Wikipedia draw experience would be a fascinating thing to establish a new baseline for further scientific research. 82.136.119.48 (talk) 14:56, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Japanese archery
What is the point of the draw with the right hand above the head? 104.153.40.58 (talk) 14:57, 12 July 2022 (UTC)


 * It's meant to assist with the use of the large muscles of the upper back to span the bow, instead of just the muscles of the arms. This principle is common across other archery styles, so the style done in Kyudo, with the hands over the head, is just one way of achieving this.Legitimus (talk) 19:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. 104.153.40.58 (talk) 00:23, 16 July 2022 (UTC)