[Thunk]

I'm with GeoffT - the important thing is that he shoots; hang 'do this' and 'don't do that' all over him and he'll become another recruit to the Playstation Brigade.

The other important point is hitting the target. There's nothing more frustrating for anyone, let alone someone as young as eight, to be shooting and the arrows ending up in the mud. So don't let him try shooting distances where he hasn't a realistic hope of reaching the target - there are limits to how far a bow of that poundage can reach!

The trouble with anchoring on the cheek is that the whole bow is now off-line; assuming he is right-handed, the arrow will now have atendency to go left, which will need to be corrected by the windage adjustment on the sight. The bow has now lost centre-shot and the windage will have to be adjusted for every change of distance. An anchor pooint on the nose/chin really is best for those very practical reasons. If he finds this difficult to achieve, would a kisser help?