A few years ago I started pulling my bow differently on the advise of a great friend and hunting partner. I now hold my release hand on my upper sternum and push out with my support hand until the bow is drawn, then bring it to shooting level. It took a while getting used to this but it has its advantages… there is certainly less movement, but the main advantage is the distance that your arrow is out in front of you never changes… meaning if you have your arrow on the rest with your support arm extended, your broadhead could be 20-25 inches in front of your bow before you start to draw. If you are sitting in a blind you are really going to have to be sitting toward the back so that your broadhead doesnt rub on your blind as you bring your bow up pre-draw. Then as you come to full draw, your draw elbow may touch the back of the blind, and now your broadhead is far away from the front of the blind. Now think about the way I described how I now shoot… if you start your draw with your arrow already near the location it will be at full draw, and as you draw you move your bow out forward toward where your broadhead already is, you can sit more in the center of your blind and not worry about the noise or movement that might be caused otherwise… also if you have to let your arrow down without shooting and dont wanna make a bunch of noise or run the risk of putting the broadhead through the side of your blind when you let down, drop your release hand from your anchor point down to the side of your neck or top of sternum and bring the bow back toward you… this will help avoid some problems.
Give it a try and you might like it… Also most people are stronger pushing out than pulling back and it is easier on your shoulders as you get older like me… if you can do a 60 pound dumbbell bench press with your support arm, you can easily do this.
