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Old 01-17-2008, 08:34 PM
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My normal anchor points are thumb at the hair line behind my neck, string touching the edge of my right nostril and one fletch in the corner of my mouth. Tonight at league I used some foot spray to look as some suspect arrows and sure enough I was getting some fletching contact on my drop away. I rotated the fletching so the cock feather is straight up, but now I lost the ability to put a fletch in my mouth as it just doesnt line up right. I feel lost and even though my arrows are noticeably straighter, my score suffered 282/300, without this third anchor point.

Where do you anchor yourself especially you guys using wrist strap releases? I'm in search of a new one!
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:37 PM
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I "kiss" my kisser button...
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:39 PM
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String touching the tip of my nose, and my earlobe between the first and second knuckle of my release hand.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:51 PM
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First knuckle behind my ear lobe, kisser in corner of mouth and site centered in peep.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:58 PM
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String to the tip of my nose and my housing centered in my peep.
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Old 01-17-2008, 09:31 PM
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200lbs in a pair of size 10 shoe's .But really,been shooting so long I would have to go draw back and then tell ya...dont reallythink about it.I just do...It also depends if its compound or trad bow...Trad my thumbnail anchors at the corner of my mouth and compound its just alittle farther back..string dosnt touch nose...
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Old 01-17-2008, 09:36 PM
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Like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxOwEPsvHVQ
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Old 01-17-2008, 11:09 PM
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I really dont think about it anymore either. Muscle memory is great. I just draw and shoot the same every time.
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Old 01-18-2008, 05:17 AM
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My hand comes back to anchor just on feel(can't really describe it), then my kisser to the corner of the mouth, nose to the string(just barely) and center the housing in the peep.
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Old 01-18-2008, 05:37 AM
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with a boat
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