Hobbes, welcome to the wonderful world of traditional archery. You'll find it is all-consuming in no time. I've only been shooting about a year. Started with a split finger release and am still using it, with a glove. I hold about 60% with my middle finger, 30% with my index finger, and about 10% with my ring finger. When I first started shooting I was totally instinctive using Asbell's push/pull form from a crouching stance. But as my shooting form has evolved I am now what I guess would be called point of aim. I begin my shot by extending my bow arm fully in the direction of the target and align the arrow for my windage while I establish the relative elevation by glancing at the angle of the arrow on the rest in relation to the distance from the target. Then I draw and and anchor with my middle finger in the corner of my mouth. I try to hold momentarily to avoid short drawing, and then release. I should point out that I'm cross dominant, so I shoot right handed with my left eye closed. I use a fairly erect stance, but cant the bow about 20 degrees. The two things I've found that most impact my accuracy is a smooth draw and use of back tension in my string arm shoulder. While back tension is often mentioned as beneficial, draw is rarely discussed. I think many archers draw in a jerky motion or or fail to use a level draw, either of which tends to de-stabilize their bow arm. While I only consider myself an average to above average shot, I can't believe the progress I have made in the last 11 months. When I started I had trouble hitting a 40cm blue face target at 10yrds. Now I regularly shoot at 30yrds and average 50-60% at 3-D and 210 in NFAA 300 rounds with my longbow and cedar arrows. One of the things you will find is that once you start, you'll find your friends will begin to marvel at your stickbow and pretty soon you'll see others showing up with ones of their own and giving it a try. The addiction is contagious. Sorry to ramble on, but as you can probably tell traditional archery is a real "kick" for me.

Jack