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Main Boards => The Shooters FORM Board => Topic started by: mrjsl on September 16, 2011, 12:23:00 AM
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I have seen moebow mention this a lot - bringing the string in line with your eye.
I normally do not (cannot) do this and it has been bugging me as to why I can't. I do have a large head, so that is some of it I guess.
However, I have three recurves here at the house - my 60" hunting bow, a 58" bear I'm tuning up for a friend, and a 62" cheap light weight bow for my stepson to shoot.
I notice that the shorter the bow, the further from in front of my eye the string seems to end up with the same anchor. I haven't looked at this in the mirror or in a picture, but I may try to take some pics to illustrate.
Does this make sense Moebow? With the 62" I can get the string almost right in front of my eye, with the 60" not, and with the 58" even less so. Anchoring the same way shooting split.
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Makes sense to me. The shorter bows will have a greater string angle and consequently angle away from your string fingers so will be farther from your eye. Again, we each are built differently and a picture or two will definitely help.
I suggest this simply as a way to "index" the rear portion of the sight system to the same place each time. I didn't mention it on the last video I did but the string/eye(glass) position is very clear on the "rotational draw" video. You can see the string right in the center of my glasses lens.
Slade, I wouldn't get too wrapped up over this if your physical "geometry" doesn't allow it. Just find something to get as a reference for that "rear sight" reference. It is just one thing that could affect left/right errors.