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jayman448:
has anyone tried the first finger on the corner of the mouth rather than the middle finger? i was watching Olympic archers trying to pick up on form elements that could help with my trad and primitive shooting. so i tried pulling under my chin and found that my pointer finger to the corner of my mouth is a very natural stable position which puts no stress on my upper shoulder or lowest finger ( the reason i pluck so bad is loading too much on my lowest finger). so anyways i shot a few like this and i am so comfortable and quite acurate with it. the only thing is i tend to hit the tip of my nose from time to time. not enough to even feel really but enough that i wonder if i would be wrong to shoot like this ( for when i get older and my nose swells like all the rest of the men in my family ) XD hah (sorry for my long drawn out posts all the time) 

Pat B:
It doesn't matter which finger goes where. Consistency is the key. Your brain is smart enough to take up the slack. Do what is most comfortable for you and works the best for you and be consistent

DC:
If you're like me any change seems to be an improvement for about 10 shots, then it's back on my head.

bradsmith2010:
yes any change seems to be an improvement for a bit,,  :)
I have given up trying to figure it out,, I just practice and hope for the best,, and hit what I am aiming at enough that I am ok with my shooting most of the time,, at this point,, my anchor is a bit floating,, close range hunting shots is my main concern,,, I would not recommend it for long range target shooting,,something olympic like seems best for that,, :)

StickMark:
I tried the Olympic anchor, and am fairly good with it.  Tears in my bow arm tendon, tennis elbow, motivated me the change.  Now I draw with the left hand, and hold the bow with the right.  Since I am right eye dominant, I now actually shoot with that dominant eye closed.  I built 68" long bows, dropped draw weight to about 40#, and taped a sight; got decent with the set up coupled with a low, Olympic-style  anchor.

But I found it very hard to draw in hunting situations.  In Missouri, could not draw without being seen, as I had to raise up on my knees instead of shooting on my haunches.  In a brush blind, similar problems.  So I am returning to a higher anchor, and building, returning to, 55-59" bend in handle bows. I hunt primarily in Southern Arizona, and cover can be spare.

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