Bow stabilizer

A bow stabilizer and positioner comprising;

• a) a bow having at least a grip, an upper limb member extending from said grip, and a lower limb member extending from said grip,
• b) a tether having a length, a bow end, and a foot end,
• c) a means by which said bow end of said tether is attached to said lower limb of said bow,
• d) a means by which said foot end of said tether is attached to the foot of a bowman, and
• e) the length of said tether is such that said tether can be drawn taut by a bowman raising said bow to a firing position.

A method for stabilizing and positioning a bow having at least, a grip, an upper limb, a lower limb, and comprising the steps of,

• 1) attaching a first end of a tether to the lower limb of the bow,
• 2) attaching a second end of said tether to the foot of a bowman,
• 3) engaging the grip by a hand of the bowman,
• 4) raising the bow until a tension is established in the tether, thereby bringing the bow into a vertical plane,
• 5) maintaining the tension in the tether while drawing the bow and releasing an arrow, thereby providing a steady-rest for stabilizing the vertical plane of the bow during the drawing of the bow and the releasing of the arrow.

A bow stabilizer and positioner for a bow having at least a grip, an upper limb extending from said grip, and a lower limb extending from said grip, said bow stabilizer and positioner comprising:

• (a) a lower bow assembly having a strap assembly and a guide assembly, and the strap assembly is secured to the lower limb of the bow at a location near the grip, and the guide assembly is secured to the lower limb of the bow at a location away from the grip, and the strap assembly has attached thereto, a lower coupling strap that passes from the strap assembly through a guide which is a part of the guide assembly, and said lower coupling strap is slidably retained within said guide, and said lower coupling strap has secured at its free end a lower bow coupling member,
• (b) a tether strap which has a lower bow coupling member secured to one of its ends and the tether strap slidably passes through a guide in a foot coupling member and the other end of said tether strap is secured to a locking clip which is slidably mounted on said tether strap so as to form a tether whose working length is adjustable, and the tether bow coupling member is engageable with a bow coupling member on said bow,
• (c) an ankle strap which is secured around the ankle of a bowman and the ankle strap has secured thereto a foot coupling strap and said foot coupling strap has attached to a free end, a foot coupling member, and said foot coupling member of said ankle strap is engageable with said foot coupling member of said tether.