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13-07-07, 08:54 AM
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| Anchoring Style I saw on YouTube the anchoring style of Michele Frangili and the 2004 Ukraine Olympic Team. What is the name of the style of anchoring? What are the advantages and disadvantages. Are there any information on how to do it properly? I tried Saggi, but.. Didn't know/find what I wanted to look for. Thanks      |
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13-07-07, 09:12 AM
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| oooh gosh i know this.... its like anchoring back or something, i believe. its to have 2 reference points with your anchor, one on the back of your neck (with your thumb) and with your tab on your cheek or chin.
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13-07-07, 09:59 AM
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| Yeah, I saw how those Ukranians anchored their thumb on the back of their necks. I tried doing it my way.. I feel my bowarm more stablised and I could click easier . Please note, I'm pretty new to Archery and may be doing many things wrongly, my dear coach is, sadly.. Good for naught |
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13-07-07, 10:14 AM
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| Do it like me, without a coach! Why would i pay someone 35 USD for an hour of a compound archer telling me how to shoot recurve better? My club is, sadly, almost all compound... Proud member of the recurve regime.
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13-07-07, 12:58 PM
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| i mentioned it at the club and i was told it is called a 'russian anchor', the one where the thumb is behind the neck and odd looking head movement coming to anchor?
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13-07-07, 01:06 PM
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| This may just be me but: I don't see any point in putting additional faff into your technique. The simpler something is, the more repeatable. A normal reference is three point anyway (nose, string on chin, tab plate/fingers against jaw) and is highly unlikely to be a limiting factor in most people's technique. In fact, a good simple reference is more of an enabling factor. The thumb anchor works well for a few people. But if you can't train intensively and get intensive coaching like Frangili and the Ukranians, you'll probably get it wrong (you as in archers in general, not you specifically), and it'll be a waste of your time. KISS, remember? /awaits backlash
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13-07-07, 01:14 PM
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| It's very dependent on physical geometry. For example, I have short fingers and so if I get my thumb behind my neck tendons either I need to reference halfway down my nose or shoot off the tips of two fingers. Neither is ideal and while having my thumb behind the tendon gives a lovely clean release, it also tends to do things like make me flick the arrow off the rest and into walls. If you can do it without the massive head movement, why not? I know some people who have the right length hand/jaw and as such you don't notice they've got their thumb there unless you know to look for it - find some video of Wietse van Alten for a good example of this.
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13-07-07, 01:23 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbyRsiHGszo |
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13-07-07, 08:40 PM
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| On one of the other forums Vittorio cautioned that a person can injure themselves using the thumb-behind-the-neck anchor if not done correctly. Something about pressure on a nerve point in the neck. - John |
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13-07-07, 10:26 PM
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