Thanks for the replies, guys. It didn't occur to me to really "bear down" and get into a shooting mode. Instead, I described up above what I usually do, i.e., "I usually touch my nose to the string," etc. I was so miffed that I was just thinking about draw length and not how all the other aspects would be looked at in consideration as well. Keep in mind, this pic shows more accurately what that shop owner would have been looking at when he walked up and said what he did.

Sorry for the fuzziness; my wife's not here, so I had to use the self-timer. After starting the countdown, I had to jump back and draw real quick, but the camera had already picked a focal point.