Keeping the bow arm stable is vital in recurve archery, but it’s surprising how quickly the strength can drop
off – especially if you’ve been out of the game for a few weeks. In this article, archers and coaches Naomi Folkard and Gunther Kuhr let you know how to keep things strong.
The shoulder is one of the more complex joints in the body. It’s sometime likened to a golf ball on a tee, but the ground on which the tee is sitting in can move! It’s worth spending a little time looking up exactly how the shoulder works; the humeral head sits on the glenoid which is formed out of the outside corner of the scapula. Bear in mind that the scapula itself is able to move in any direction and has not got a fixed resting position.
ZACH GARRETT (USA) WITH HIS ELBOW JOINT TURNED IN.
PHOTOS: GÜNTER KUHR