What you want to do is don't alter your natural draw as long as it is full draw with good back tension. Use a light bow for this, but at full draw just tilt your head slightly toward the arrow shaft and have someone make a mark on the shaft corresponding to the tip of your nose. That is where you want the feather to be... you don't want to be stretching into the feather unless you need it to have good back tension. Shield cut feathers work best but an old 'traditional' cut would also work. This is a second anchor that will help you achieve a consistent draw length as well as back tension. It is important to have another primary anchor, which for Rick is the thumb knuckle on his ear lobe. That works about right for me as well and I also know this is back of my jaw bone. I make that the hard anchor that I achieve first, then touch the nose to the cock feather all while looking at the spot I want to hit. When the bow arm settles in (this is why Rick has his students pause up to 3 seconds), let the release happen. If arrows are hitting consistently left or right, adjust the strike pad to move them right or left. That's it, pretty simple.
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