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Sight picture and anchor point
Black Moshannon:
--- Quote from: Morgan on November 23, 2021, 11:56:41 pm ---I believe that it is a linear thing, if you are using the point of the arrow to aim with, the nock has to be in line with eye and point in order to not have to make Windage adjustments. The most accurately I can shoot is three under with middle finger on eye tooth and fletching just touching my nose. When this happens, everything is lined up for me. Split or three under, if you’re eye isn’t over the nock sighting down the shaft, I think you’ll have to figure out your windage hold as well as elevation gap for your chosen anchor in order to have repeatable accuracy.
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I think you're right I had to visibly make sure the arrow point was lined up under or on the target today. I don't think it was a bad thing though.
Black Moshannon:
Just logging some thoughts here. Overall I found strictly using the gap to be awkward and stilted. I found myself using instinct to find the gap anyway. I was not literally going to try to measure in inches or something. Staring at my arrow tip and trying to visually line it up perfectly at the end of the draw is not seeming to be something I want to keep doing. But I do like the higher anchor point, just under my eye socket. So today I reverted back to my former method of pre-aiming by visually lining up the tip, then keeping bow arm stiff and fully pointed at the target, I drew back to anchor, and settled into good back tension while I fully focused on the target. I took a breath in and released. The only thing I did differently was the high anchor point. I was making good hits out to twenty yards. I think instinctive is going to be it for me. I've been working on it for awhile so might as well stay on that path
StickMark:
like some have mentioned, I do best when I focus on the spot. Tried the aiming and vertical bow, low anchor, and well, those deer are still alive, lol. no one told me stickbow hunting could be so dynamic. :D
Wearing glasses, there are issues with edge of lens vs center of lens and the arrow tip. I do best with a quicker tempo. Sorta of "shoulder blades together (just enough, not fake), admire target," and then arrow is dead center....always...of course.
I tried three under, but shot split when the deer came in...missed. Two mixed messages. Instinctive is about one.
Larry Hatfield on other trad sights said something like he had to quit reading anything about shooting for two years, as it messed him up...I am like that now.
Like you, I am getting back tension, and so there you go.
The instructor in Zen and the art of Archery, what did he say? "One man, one arrow, facing a blizzard" that is when I shoot best.
PaSteve:
I think you'll get dialed in better with the higher anchor point. About 15 years ago I had a pretty bad degloving injury to my drawing hand. Long story short.... After microscopic tendon repair and 6 months of rehab therapy I finally had the strength to pull a bow back again. Problem was I didn't have good control of my fingers so I shot 3 under until I got good control of my fingers back. I noticed my accuracy had actually improved but didn't like shooting 3 under. Loud & it just felt unnatural. I realizd (I'm not the quickest learner) 3 under brought the arrow closer to my eye...hence the accuracy improvement. I decided to raise my split finger anchor point to mimic 3 under placement and viola..... My accuracy improved and I could go back to split finger. So, a higher anchor point helped my split finger accuracy and I've been shooting instinctively that way since. Hope you find what "works best for you"
Black Moshannon:
--- Quote from: StickMark on December 03, 2021, 11:14:05 pm ---like some have mentioned, I do best when I focus on the spot. Tried the aiming and vertical bow, low anchor, and well, those deer are still alive, lol. no one told me stickbow hunting could be so dynamic. :D
Wearing glasses, there are issues with edge of lens vs center of lens and the arrow tip. I do best with a quicker tempo. Sorta of "shoulder blades together (just enough, not fake), admire target," and then arrow is dead center....always...of course.
I tried three under, but shot split when the deer came in...missed. Two mixed messages. Instinctive is about one.
Larry Hatfield on other trad sights said something like he had to quit reading anything about shooting for two years, as it messed him up...I am like that now.
Like you, I am getting back tension, and so there you go.
The instructor in Zen and the art of Archery, what did he say? "One man, one arrow, facing a blizzard" that is when I shoot best.
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I found out I only hit the target when I really focused on it today. I can’t do the quick shots though, I have to hold for a couple seconds or the shot is poor. I think i need time for my subconscious to get dialed in.
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