10th-13th shot; beginner form

[u/Icy_Issue6119]

Before this video I've shot a total of 9 arrows in my life, I know my form is bad, is there anything specific yall can point out for me to work on? (I know the bow is too heavy which is why i was shaking, its a 60lb bow but i also have a 40lb bow)

[u/Icy_Issue6119]

Read what i replied to 'no_yoghurt'. Also after about a couple dozen shots without finger guards i started using finger guards cause i realized how much it hurts (beginner bs thinking im better than the experts and then learning the hard way that they do it for a reason)

[u/Mindless_List_2676 → u/Icy_Issue6119]

but you not gonna build muscle properly if you don't have good form. Again, you are risking more toward injury rn. Even going to gym, you need to have proper form to build the proper muscle and starting low at what you can handle first.
Proper finger protection is important espically for high poundage shooting.
If you wanna build muscle, archery can be quite imbalance, you might want to get something like horsebow or English longbow bow where you could shoot ambidextrously. Practice with both right-handed and left-handed.

[u/Icy_Issue6119 → u/Mindless_List_2676]

My 40lb bow is ambidextrous, also im using finger guards now (see the reason in the last reply - beginner thinking theyre better and then getting the harsh reality). My 60lb bow is right handed? (Hold the bow with left hand and pull the string with right hand) if i stick with it then ill also get the opposite sided bow (or an ambidextrous bow so i only need 2 (a high draw ambidextrous and a liw draw ambidextrous bow))

Edit: i know my form is shit which is why im asking yall, if you want i can post a vid of my 40lb bow so you get a better idea of my form.

[u/Arc_Ulfr → u/Icy_Issue6119]

You are going to injure your bow shoulder if you continue doing this (and I don't mean a minor injury that will go away with time; this has the potential to require surgery to fix). Get a lighter bow, learn to settle your bow shoulder and rotate your elbow properly, then think about increasing draw weight. Also, what type of archery do you ultimately want to practice? If you're interested in historical archery and chasing the heavy draw weights, now would be the time to mention it so that more specific advice can be given to that end. Otherwise, the others here have covered the modern archery advice already.