deep hook question

[bowmaster12]

was going to give the deep hook a try but it feels really wiered and had a question about anchoring.  when i shoot with the string on my finger tips my anchor is middle finger tip corner of the mouth my fingers almost flat agaisnt my face just enough bend to hold the string.  Now when i tried the deep hook string in first crease finger tips pointing at me my finger tip cant touch the corner of my mouth because they are curled back my question is what do you use to anchor also with fingers clsoed that much and tight agasint the case how do you open your hand without moving it away from yoru face  i gues sim confused on the mechanics of using the deep hook

[McDave]

The deep hook is necessarily going to move the rear end of your arrow further away from your face if you use the same anchor point.  This could cause misses to the left.  The important thing is to always keep your dominant eye centered over the arrow.  Therefore, to compensate for the slight outward movement of the rear of the arrow, you might have to tilt (not rotate) your head a little more to keep your dominant eye over the arrow.

[bowmaster12]

so your hand no longer contacts the side of your face?

[McDave]

Your hand contacts your face to the same extent using a deep hook as it does shooting off your fingertips, using a corner of the mouth anchor.

When I shoot a light bow, I shoot off my fingertips, as it gives me a cleaner release.  When I shoot a heavier bow, I use a deep hook, because I couldn't relax my hand if I took all the weight of a heavier bow on my fingertips.  I sort of make the adjustment of how much I tilt my head automatically, just by being aware that I need to keep my eye over the arrow no matter what changes I might make in bows, shooting gloves, or finger position.

I can see your point, your curled fingertips have to go somewhere when you shoot.  Do they push your face aside, or does your face push the fingertips aside, or is there enough give in your cheek and lips to absorb it?  As a practical matter, it doesn't seem to make any difference, perhaps because whatever moves moves consistently from shot to shot.

As a person who also ponders these things, you may have narrowly avoided giving me something new to worry about.  I say "narrowly avoided" because since I have switched from a corner of the mouth anchor to a double anchor with my thumb knuckle on my earlobe and my nose behind the cock feather, my fingers now don't contact anything and so have plenty of room to uncurl (if they needed any).

[moebow]

When I use a deep hook, I hit about a foot to the right at 20 yards.  I'm right handed.  I also feel that the deep hook causes energy loss to the arrow.  I like the string just ahead of the first joints of the fingers.  It gives me a clean release and in line with my "sight picture."  No change in the anchor point.

[Terry Green]

I use a deep hook, and anchor middle finger in the corner.....no problems.  And I an snugging up to my face...and my fingers distort my face a bit till my thumb base knuckle slides behind my jaw.

[pseman]

I know what you are talking about. When I first changed to the deep hook, I had the same weird feeling. When I draw with a deep hook, I just "hook" the corner of my mouth with the tip of my middle finger. This will pull the corner of my mouth back a little. It doesn't take long to adjust and for me, the deep hook made an immediate improvement in my shooting.

I would suggest that you have at least one other anchor point besides the corner of the mouth. A 2-point(or more) anchor will solidify your anchor and help maintain a consistent draw length and anchor.