SPT for compound

[draganbandit]

Its SPT ok for compound shooters or not

[Archangel]

Doesn't all translate very well - for example the 'holding at full draw for 30s+' one is a piece of piss when you've got letoff. IIRC there's one about coming down halfway and coming back up again, which would be pretty damn tricky on a high-poundage compound with an aggressive cam!

[Progen]

<Eyes closed, forehead all wrinkled like Yoda> Many dry fires I see

[Shirt]

What would be the point?

The whole "coming half-down then drawing back again" would be fine with a compound so long as you had a reasonable quality release aid with a closed jaw... try it with a BT and you might end up playing Hunt-The-Tooth afterwards.

[archerybob]

i think its a great idea. you will have to hold it longer at full draw but thats no prob just make sure you have target in front of you and arrow in bow cause if you do have dry fire its no pretty:) i suppose you could hold for a certain amount of time, start using correct muscle goups for triggering release, hold for a certain time, etc etc or you could do aiming drills where you are up at hold for as long as you can and try to hold on the gold with good form as long as you can im sure these could help your shooting

[Archangel]

On a compound with a high letoff, you could die of boredom before having much effect from training by holding at full draw...
If you had access to a recurve though it could be an interesting training technique, although I'm not sure how effective or appropriate to their shooting it would be.

[shannonhearse]

As i believe it, when pulling into the wall correctly, some of the greats are holding around the #40 mark by the time the release aid goes off.

I do sometimes practice SPT with my compound and release aid. I just do it with a form master that uses rope, not jelly rubber. (and believe me, you dont want to collapse when the release aid goes off).

With a compound i would say that i am holding at least 30# by the time the release aid goes off.

What about the rest of you, what poundage do you reckon you are holding when the release aid goes off (or do you just sit in the valley).

[Archangel]

Good point actually, I hadn't thought about pulling into the wall - although I don't think it'd be as effective as a training method because as you tire and pull less, the weight reduces. Still, better than the 15lb I was thinking of :-)

[KAJ]

i reckon its a great idea as well. Like recurve, the purpose is so you can have more control over your bow by building up your strength. Like archery bob said, you could just try and spt for longer and practise hovering the sight over the gold.

[Feathers]

with my BT I try and pull the wheels off.

[John K]

Take this for what it's worth (i.e. the opinion of a keen amateur recurve archer with no compound experience), but perhaps it might help to do it with a recurve of about the same weight at full draw that you pull into the back wall. You could even use your release aid to do it, as long as it didn't go off :)

Just a thought.

[Progen]

Well, do be careful if you want to try it with a recurve because with the longer tip to tip length, different grip, lack of cams and D-loop, things can get a little tricky. Draw in the wrong horizontal direction and you may start developing bad form. Draw in the wrong vertical direction and you may end up in bad shape. :D

[hoyt for life 2]

you could use stretchy bands tied around the string and bow to increse the tension, but you may need a few to get a decent weight.

[Progen]

you could use stretchy bands tied around the string and bow to increse the tension, but you may need a few to get a decent weight.

I really don't think that'd help at all. Get those chest buster spring things if you want to build up strength. Pulling into a heavier valley than you're used to might result in missing teeth or bruised jaws.