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Main Boards => The Shooters FORM Board => Topic started by: jonsimoneau on June 29, 2007, 07:06:00 PM
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I've typically shot my bow almost upright, with little if any cant. However, one of my hardest habits to break is peeking right after release. I've been experimenting with canting my bow a little more. Granted, it's not much of a cant. My bow is probably only at the 1:00 position but I have noticed that I am less likely to jerk my head at the shot. I feel that it may be because I am no longer trying to look around the bow after the shot. I seem to have a little clearer sight picture this way. Has anyone else experienced this?
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canting a bow opens ur site picture... :) mark#78
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No, but if it works it works. It is important to keep an eye on the target.
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jonsimonea,i just started doing the same thing about 2 weeks ago for the same reason i also lean over at the waist a bit .ive noticed a differecne
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I practice with my bow canted at different angles so that I'm comfortable shooting any time I get a shot when hunting.
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Read the book become the arrow...it explains canting ....and very useful... :)
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Bows that are not centershot nearly always work better when canted, due to the archer's paradox thing (arrow bends around the bow significantly and canting helps address this). Bows that are centershot aren't affected as much in that aspect but can sometimes benefit from some degree of cant if it helps achieve better alignment from grip to drawing elbow...which for some shooters/bow designs it does (but not always).
With regard to "peeking" (raising the head at the shot), although 'seeing the target better' is often cited as a attribute canting isn't really a big factor there since the shooter always starts forming their sight picture before drawing and releasing. I.e., if you don't see it well from the start of the draw you (logically, anyway) wouldn't be drawing on it to begin with.
Achieving good alignment (critical to good form) is probably the biggest advantage to canting in some situations, and how well it works for you really depends on the kind of bow you shoot and the shooter's own form/style (again, how they go about achieving alignment). It isn't a one-size-fits-all kind of thing. Thats one reason why those who shoot only one bow tend to be more consistent than those who regularly shoot a variety of bows/bow types. Learning a single bow does help make the alignment thing become second nature, which makes consistent accuracy easier (you already know the old saying). For us bowaholics thats usually a drawback. But there's always the bright side...it makes a great excuse for missing. :)
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I typically cant to about two o'clock.
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Peeking and anticipation has always been one of those things I always need to be aware of. I always work on form first close up in each of my practice sessions and I remind myself, "do not move until you see the fletch in the target". It works me for me. When I am at full draw and I pick the spot, I just relax my fingers nothing else moves. And yes, either Byron Ferguson or Jay Kidwell's books describe canting and sight picture very well.