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Drawing to the ear or chest, aiming and anchoring?

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Tracker0721:
I've shot with my ear as a anchor before, most people don't realize that their head isn't straight on with the target till the string clips your cheek! Common problem I've seen with new traditionalist. It feels awkward at first but after a few shots or having someone take a picture of you at full draw you'll see. But I shoot best drawing till my knuckle slides behind my cheek bone and fingers are just behind my lips.

Urufu_Shinjiro:
Also with thumb ring the arrow being on the "far" side of the bow you have much less chance of getting slapped with the string either face or arm.

Nance:

--- Quote from: Urufu_Shinjiro on April 12, 2016, 09:17:11 am ---I have really long arms so when I draw to just under the ear with the thumb ring it's about 33"-34" (I use a 35" bamboo arrow meant for Japanese Yumi). Traditionally the Manchus drew almost to their draw arm shoulder (keeping in mind these were smaller people) and practically leaned into the middle of the bow. They used the lower string across their chest as an anchor point.

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Wooooow.... That is a HUGE.
My husband tries to follow Gao Yings methods and what his body tells him. 32" is almost at his max. Any further and you can see that he starts to overdraw.

loon:

--- Quote from: Nance on April 12, 2016, 03:02:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: Urufu_Shinjiro on April 12, 2016, 09:17:11 am ---I have really long arms so when I draw to just under the ear with the thumb ring it's about 33"-34" (I use a 35" bamboo arrow meant for Japanese Yumi). Traditionally the Manchus drew almost to their draw arm shoulder (keeping in mind these were smaller people) and practically leaned into the middle of the bow. They used the lower string across their chest as an anchor point.

--- End quote ---


Wooooow.... That is a HUGE.
My husband tries to follow Gao Yings methods and what his body tells him. 32" is almost at his max. Any further and you can see that he starts to overdraw.

--- End quote ---
Wow... same. I'm 6'1" or 6'2"..

Nance:
My husband is only 5'10" haha.

I would like to get that extra speed from gaining that one inch in draw length. My draw length is 27"ish. But I'm not willing to give up accuracy.

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