anchor point

[Drone Dog]

i have been trying to always pull my middle finger to my smile and today i notice that a number of times the feather on my arrow would just tough my nose. it really felt like  a nice extra anchor point. does anyone else do this? is this something i should not do? i have not read about this so i was wondering if i was developing a bad habit i should stop now.

Thanks
the dog  

[OzarkRamblr]

If it's comfortable for you & allows you to hit a consistent anchor point then there's no reason to stop. Consistency is the key though, you should be pulling to the same spot every time. Having dual anchor points is fine as long as your form is correct.

I use a split finger draw & when I anchor my index finger is in the right side corner of my mouth, this also puts my thumb right at the pivot point of my lower jaw giving me an extra indicator of a consistent anchor. It also reminds me that if I haven't hit my secondary anchor that I'm not pulling with my back muscles.

[Doug Deese]

The more anchor points the better but beware because if you train yourself with the new anchor(arrow touching nose) to a point that if you don't feel it you wont get the green light to shoot even if your form/draw is good, it will mess with your shot/concentration.  Its kinda on the mental training side of the house.

I would personally use it to work on your form at 20 yrds or less and then shoot with arrows that do/don't touch your nose.  this will keep you sharp but wont handicap you with an achor point that could easily go away even on a good shot.  It is the same as shooting at a large target face at 5 yards with your eyes closed.  You are working on your anchor and release only.  You don't have to concentrate on anything else.

Like the other guys said, an extra anchor is good and will make you a better more consistent shooter but be careful with an anchor like a feather touching your nose that can easily go away.............Akbearb8

[gilf]

The only word of caution I'd give on this is you would need to maintain the same arrow set up for every one you use. If you made a new set up they would need to be done with exactly the same distance on the fletchings.

It could even be the case that the odd arrow is slighty different from the rest.

[McDave]

I second what gilf said.  You'll probably be using different arrows in the future.  The fletches will probably not be exactly the same distance from the nocks, may not be oriented the same, and may not even be the same height. Plus, wouldn't the cant of the bow change the orientation of the fletches to your nose?  You want to be able to change the cant of the bow for different shooting situations.

[jrchambers]

what if your fletchings are soaked. or your nock is turned just a little.