I am just took a renewed interest in traditional archery and had not shot barebow for maybe 15 years or so. I bought an inexpensive recurve and am relearning how to shoot one. The article is good for me as are the comments from all you shooters.

I think everyone has to try different methods and find out what works for him or her. Some have their style ingrained in stone while others experiment and experiment trying to come up with a winning combination or perfect what they are doing. So I wouldn't be too hard on someone if their style doesn't fit yours.

My shooting was just so so in the few weeks I have been practicing with the recurve. I almost wanted to go back to the compound. Then I read a post on shooting what he called "Indian style" with three fingers under the arrow. I had never tried it before. I am right eye dominant and shoot lefty. I close my right eye and sight down the arrow shaft. It made a world of difference. That works for me. I would have never thought to try it had it not been someone else's style that would not work for everyone. Just my 0.02.

I noticed several words are spelled English style so the author might be from UK.

McPhee