string alignment/blur

[merv]

important question.......do you use it,how important do you think it is and where do you line up on the riser.
Most importantly what happens to your shot if you forget to use it.

Originally Posted by merv

important question.......do you use it?

Yes When I remembered to



How important do you think it is?

It's a usefull ref point, however if you have a good anchor you will find that you will ref at the same place anyway.



and where do you line up on the riser?

Anywhere you like that seem comfortable, as long as it's consistent. Do what feels right


Most importantly what happens to your shot if you forget to use it.
You may get left right error, but I doubt it as long as your shot is consistent

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[geoffretired]

Sounds like a recurve question but not necessarily. With compound, the peep gives string alignment left/right and up/down in one hit.With strings and no peep you get left/right alignment. I brought the string blur as close to the sight as possible without blurring the target image. It then became part of the "picture" without having to check two aspects separately.
Forgetting to use it is not really the issue, I feel. If you forgot but it was in the same position every time;no problem. If you forgot and sometimes it was further left or right than normal; then that is a problem. The string picture is the rifle equivalent of the back sight as far as left/right is concerned.

[TJ Mason]

I check the string blur, and place it in line with the edge of the riser on the side where the aperture is. But a lot of really good archers had no idea what I was talking about when I asked where they put their string blur -- it's something that many people just don't notice.

[Cakemeister]

It's a reference point if you want it to be one- but you've got to be careful that looking for it doesn't create any unnecessary head movement. I use it outdoors for longer distances- and it can be used for windage instead of messing about with sights. I line it up with the centre of the bow & adjust depending on conditions.

Pete

[Little Miss Purple]

I know I never take any notice of mine as womble has often asked me which side of the string my arrow point is on!!!

[Barry C]

I think string blur position is ultra important for consistant shooting. Even with a consistant anchor point it can still be very important to use the blur. For those with total archery please see P66

[Thunk]

I shoot left-handed and I line mine up on the left-hand sight of the sight aperture. It works together with the anchor point to create your 'backsight' reference.

[grantwomack]

I'm baffled by this one. I've ALWAYS shot with the sight pin between the riser and string blur. Total Archery recommends that archers put the string blur between the sight pin and the riser. What I find funny about this though is that there is no correct answer and you can see one of Ki Sik Lee's star pupils (Dave Barnes) blatantly not using the "recommended" lineup on p59.

The correct answer is that there is no true way to do it, so long as whatever you choose to do is consistent. A 1366 FITA certainly shows that!

[Robert]

Definitely use it as a reference although its become one of those subconscious elements now and more a part of the whole shot than "step n of p elements" in the shot sequence. When the shot hasn't "felt" right I have put it down to not aligning the string with my reference mark sometimes.