Hey folks, glad you enjoyed my tale. It was such an eye opener for me when I realized the common denominator in all of those initially fantastic shooting setups...

Razor: Frank is correct. I took BP head andput it on the Winn glove because the trigger mechanism is much more "crisp" (and quieter to boot!)

Frank: Hey buddy, I appreciate it. It's nice to know someone gets something out of my ramblings now and then.

Tribal: The relax model takes some serious getting used to. Back in my pro-shop days I saw several people put arrows in the ceiling or walls of our range. But the people who stuck with them sweared by them once they grew accustomed to them. Finger shooters seemed to like it very much.

Rangeball: hope the Winn works as well for you again as it does for me!

Len: Absolutely. I don't have great form though I do try to always improve. My anchor does not really change when I switch back and forth, but I do believe that my wrist position has something to do with it making for more stability. I do shoot w/ a "classic" anchor (low, halfway between the chin and back of jawbone w/ the string running in the crease of my nose). One of these days I'm gonna make it to your shop, though I think I'll just wander in and act like a complete novice just to see the look on your face when I tell you who I am eventually!!

SAJackson: You might look into some of the TRu_ball and Tru-Fire models that use a Winn style glove and caliper head..it might be just the right thing!

NorthJeff: Yes, a small amount too much makes a big difference. As I alluded to before though, I believe it has more to do w/ wrist position and how solid it feels. Of course it could very well have put my drawing arm elbow a bit more in-line w/ the shaft and made for less torque as Len suggested. Whatever the reason, I'm happy.

ALL:

My intention was not expound upon the virtues of a certain brand or model of equipment, but to emphasise that we may often not be shooting what is entirely best for us in accuracy and forgiveness because of "peer pressure", ignorance, or in my case a stupid desire to "go against the grain" when it surely was not the correct thing for me to do. However, in my desire to be stubborn and not admit to the problem initially (or subconsciosly ignore it), I eventually forgot about it, and caused myself a lot of frustration for the past few years for really no good reason.

My question to y'all is (and be honest): Are you TRULY giving yourself the best possible scenario for accuracy & forgiveness? Feel like your draw is a tad or maybe an inch too long? Is that new model shooting worse for you than what is now your "backup", but you hate to admit it because of the big bucks you shelled out? Are you pushing the speed in your setup for no real reason other than to see what numbers roll up on the chrony's LCD, or shoot as fast as your buddies setups do? Feel like you shot better w/ those old slow aluminum arrows, or softer cammed bow? Think that maybe you purchased your newest bow without really trying all the others because it's what your buddies, or the pro's shoot?

Take some time and REALLY think about it..We have all done it, or will do it at some time in the future..But are you still doing it now, even though you are wise enough to know not to?

Happy New Year...Hope it brings happiness and lots of X's and antlers to you all!

JeffB