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Title: Slightly can't and I am shooting left from point of aim.
Post by: Kevin007 on April 13, 2009, 05:03:00 PM

Ok, so thanks to a few gurus here, I (traditional newbie) was able to start shooting right away with my new recurve. I now enjoyed shooting my recurve more than my compound now.

Anyway, I started shooting at about 12-15 yards and notice that if I cant to the point where I tilt my head down to aim, my arrows are hitting about 5-7 inches left of my point of aim. If I cant just slightly so that I bring the string to touch the corner of my mouth, and enough to see the "window", I eliminate the left offset. Why is that and what can I do to improved? Sorry I don't have any pics to show yet but I know my form still needs improvement.  I feel more comfortable shooting if I can tilt my head and cant a little.

I have tried to rotate my noc to shoot cock feather in, out, sideways, etc..., move noc up and down but no luck. Right now my noc point is set at 3/4 inch about center and I shoot 3 under.
Please help this newbie.

Kevin

Title: Re: Slightly can't and I am shooting left from point of aim.
Post by: Kevin007 on April 13, 2009, 05:07:00 PM

Oh and I have to add that I do have an stable anchor point. My anchor point by pulling back the string so that my hand rest between the split of my jaw. If that's any help.

kevin

Title: Re: Slightly can't and I am shooting left from point of aim.
Post by: Terry Green on April 13, 2009, 07:22:00 PM

Probably because your arrow is not lined up under your eye properly.

Title: Re: Slightly can't and I am shooting left from point of aim.
Post by: Jeremy on April 14, 2009, 10:17:00 AM

What Terry said.  You're using the point of the arrow (consiously or not) as a reference, basically making it the front sight on a barrel (the arrow).  If the rear sight (your eye) isn't alligned with the arrow you're not aiming where you think you're aiming.

I practice all degrees of cant from vertical to nearly horizontal (and in both directions - Thanks for THAT tip on the video Terry  :D )  Thre greater degree of cant, the more I have to tilt my head to keep everything lined up.  Just takes practice.

Title: Re: Slightly can't and I am shooting left from point of aim.
Post by: Kevin007 on April 14, 2009, 12:34:00 PM

I must admit I am using the point of the arrow as a reference to aim at the target.
So I am guessing I need to tilt my head more? Do I need to bring my anchor forward, up to the corner of my lips instead of where my jaws split?
Thanks for the help. Much appreciated.

Kevin

Title: Re: Slightly can't and I am shooting left from point of aim.
Post by: adirondack46r on April 21, 2009, 07:31:00 PM

I'm not a guru but for me, there are 2 cants- one works, the other causes me to shoot left.  

Cant 1 - Cant the bow and entire upper body from the waist up: I hit the same as when I shoot vertically, which is my normal stance.

Cant 2 - Cant the bow and HEAD ONLY: I hit left pretty significantly

Just a data point.