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My shooting left phase ended when I moved my anchor point more towards the center of my face and directly under my eye. You might try taking video of yourself to see if you torque your bow hand. I know how frustrating it is to watch arrow after arrow go left when you think you are lined up just right. I wish you luck figuring it out.
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Add 25-50 gr to your arrow and see if it still happens. Could be as simple as a slightly stiff arrow. IO sometimes fling one left but it is when i get in tight on my nose , I bear the scab to remind me daily. haha
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bad form.....looking to see where your arrow hits...same as dropping bow hand...try to hold bow in position till you hear arrow hit.....
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It could also be your grip on the string. If you're not relaxing your string hand, you could be torqueing the string. When you relax your bow hand, does your bow have a tendency to move toward the vertical? If so, you're not relaxing your string hand. The way to relax your string hand and forearm is to draw the bow with your back muscles rather than your arm muscles (easy to say).
As was mentioned earlier, if your eye is not over the arrow, you will tend to hit to the left. Watch the flight of the arrow. If it seems to be moving toward the target from the right to the left, then your eye is to the left of the arrow. If your eye is over the arrow, the arrow will seem to fly straight toward the target.
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Thanks for the Info McDave. I was hitting consistenly Right (Left Handed)and thought it was my arrows, but after tilting my head my groups centered on the target. I've been shooting a compound and it's helped me to think of where my peep sight would be on a canted bow.
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I was doing the same thing loco, I began to notice I was pushing to much with my bow arm, causing my body to open up and pull left
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try holding your head in a more upright position, slightly bent bow-arm elbow and eye over the arrow
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I dont think its the arrow its just a flaw in your style try to have a good release not pulling out when you let go and stand up good and tall and let it fly!
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Sounds like your loosing back tension. This is the first thing I look at when my arrows start to go right ( left handed shooter). I find if I concentrate on keeping back tention through the shot the hitting right goes away. RW
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Do all of your arrows go left or just sometimes? Big difference. If they shoot center and then some go left if is a form issue. If they have been left from day 1 I'd say set up.
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For me, when I lose back tension my hand "claws up," (best way I can describe it) and I pull away from my face (pluck) instead of straight back, causing my bow arm to recoil left and moving my arrows left. The key for me is to focus on "pushing" my elbow (drawing arm) straight back after I hit anchor. I imagine that I'm trying to push the point of my elbow against a wall. If I do that, release comes straight back, bow goes straight foward, and arrows go dead center (where they hit up and down is a whole nother story! LOL!). Good luck, Paul.
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