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Originally Posted by Furface  While the first priority is "do what works in a comfortable and repeatable way", I have one observation about being unable to touch the string on one's nose and chin. Quite often, to look at a point in the distance, you find people tilting their head back from the neck, which has the result of taking the nose away from the string. Many archers can actually touch both if this is pointed out. Draw to touch nose and chin, then raise the bow to the aim keeping the touch going. Basically a type of unit aim, I suppose. |
Thanks, thats actually helped a fair bit. I find this morning that I can touch the nose with the string without drawing down the side of my chin. This is something I can work on and see how it develops. Only had a few shots at close range at a blank boss but its feeling promising. Will get somebody to watch me and make sure im not tilting my head forward too much.
Geoff - yes when I was asked to change the string was just touching the centre of my chin. The main reason for the change was to get the nose reference. Now i acknowledge this doesnt work for all but I'm willing to give it a go first. It was also pointed out that I get into line better by drawing further down the side of my chin, but i realise thats not worth a damn if contact with my chin is throwing the shot every time.
Jerry - I dont use platforms anymore as I get whacked on the neck by them when i release. this happens with any paltform tab more or less depending on the size of the platform. I used the soma platform as a thumb ledge for a while which was comfortable but felt that it affected my hand shape a bit. I'm happy with the lack of platform and feel I can anchor solidly under my jaw without.
Out of interest I strung up my longbow this morning and put on a finger sling and drew it like my recurve. I know its not quite the same, but I had no trouble getting the string on nose and centre of chin with that. I'd guess its the string angle. I'll see if I can borrow some long limbs for the recurve from somebody at the club. My drawlength is a little up in the air at the moment depending on where I draw to on the chin obviously, but its around 29" to the back of the bow.