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what is the best achor point I have seen on one web site to anchor under chin and have string hit the center of your chin and I have hear some people say the side of your mouth any where I can find out what the correct form is . I am new to recurve . Thanks for any help Oscar

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Under the chin are for people using sights. This opens up the sight so you can shoot 90meters(100yards) alongway LOL. I use the corner of my mouth with my Thumb nuckle at the back of my jaw bone. This works for me.

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Same here , it just feels best for me .

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do you guys cant your bow to one side and tilt your head and do you put the tip of the arrow in a certain place in the sight picture ????

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Slight cant , tip pointing slightly right of target spot , elevation adjusted for distance .

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I anchor middle finger to the upper cuspid (third tooth from the middle). Thumb knuckle to back of jaw bone.

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Especially when stressing of muscles and joints are involved, you are always ahead of the game if any necessary motion of the body is done within the parameters of natural physical action/flexing.

Try pulling to the "under chin" anchor, and then to the side of the face/jaw anchor. Notice which anchor puts less stress on your drawing hand, wrist, and arm, and which anchor allows a smoother movement of the arm. I, at times, do use a sight pin on my recurves and still use the face/jaw anchor.

When all is said and done, the best anchor is an individual choice, dependant upon which anchor provides the best shooting for the person.

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Picking a spot directly underneath your eye helps naturally align you left and right. I prefer a tooth, since it isn't likely to move like the corner of your mouth can. A second, or even third, anchor point helps also once you establish the main one.

Chad

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Thanks any more advise is apprecated