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jtaylor:
I'm shooting on the correct side of the bow.  Sorry, I assumed that was a given.

Meso, that might explain why I'm hitting so far to the left, but not the spine.  You mentioned using a light spined arrow.  The standard spine bare shaft snapped due to the extreme knock left impact.

Mesophilic:
Ok, so if I'm reading this correctly...you're shooting left handed and nocking the arrow on the left side of the bow?  Because if I am reading it right,  then the arrows are doing exactly what they're supposed to without khatra.

Gotta work on the khatra.

I shoot right handed and nock on the right side of the bow.  Without khatra my arrows impact way to the right.  It's frustrating, but as the khatra has improved I've watched that point of impact shift to the center of the target.

Something you can try that might help...when you start to reach your anchor point, torque the string in varying amounts and see if that helps.  I've got a buddy who shoots thumbs and he's too set in his ways to try khatra so he torques the string so hard it wraps almost a quarter way around his thumb.

I'm by no means an expert and still muddling my way through this without any mentorship to consult with.

jtaylor:
Correct.  Thumbring on left hand and arrow on left side of bow.

I'll experiment with khatra and see what I can do.  If I understand the video, I'm having the opposite of the expected results.  He said that no khatra people recommend a light spine arrow.  When I shoot a standard spine arrow, it snapped after a few shoots due to extreme nock-left impact.  I had to use an OMG heavy spine to get straight and true flight.

Thanks

Mesophilic:
Keep reporting back what works for you as you progress.   It's a heck of a journey trying to teach yourself thumb draw without a mentor and maybe what works for you will help others.

When I started I felt like I was 8 years old trying to learn to shoot all over again.  Now I feel like I'm 12.

ETA: one of several incentives for me, is ditching arm guards and not having to worry about the string hanging up on my sleeve when wearing cold weather apparel.

mmattockx:

--- Quote from: jtaylor on November 26, 2021, 07:08:28 pm ---I'm trying to learn to use a thumb ring.  I'm using the same selfbow that I shot fingers.  I shoot left handed and anchor at the corner of my jaw.

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--- Quote from: Mesophilic on November 27, 2021, 05:14:20 pm ---And be patient, not all of us are naturals, I've been working on thumb draw for several years off an on and still have alot of bad days.

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Question for both of you. What is your draw length for both Mediterranean style and the thumb ring?

I've been curious about using a thumb ring, but not enough to try it yet. OP, please keep this thread going as you progress. I suspect a fair number of us are interested in how it works out.


Mark

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