eye over arrow when drawing?

[bowgy]

should the eye be over the arrow during the draw?  I can't seem to get my eye over the arrow until I get to  full draw, I'm left handed and as I get to back tension the point seems to go from right to left and into alignment but that means I'm moving across the target.

[McDave]

My eye is probably over the arrow during the last 3-4" of the draw, when the bow has been fully elevated into the shooting position.  Some people use the swing draw and release the arrow as soon as they hit anchor, so they're only going to have their eyes over the arrow for an instant.  Others take quite a bit of time to aim, and will have their eyes over the arrow for a longer period of time.  Some people have learned to shoot instinctively without having their eyes directly over the arrow.  So the answer to your question would vary from person to person.

[cbCrow]

bowgy, when you get that rt to left movement of the arrow its because your hand is pulling over to your face. I shoot rt hand and use a Hill type draw and usually a quick release. To accomplish a good shot I do it by 1. looking where I want the arrow to hit 2. bring my left arm up and while I begin drawing making sure my string hand actually brushes the side of my cheek with my head tilted slightly to the string 3. touch my anchor or reference point, pull thru and release. By actualy focusing on the target if I stop at that point( at anchor) everything is pretty much in line. Try closing your rt. eye and see if the arrow is pointed at the target while holding. It does take some time and a lot of practice but I find it helps me bunches if I do blank bag work at least 40-50 arrows a week.

[Wapiti Bowman]

Hummm,

Actually, I'm focusing on my target so intensely, both before, and during my draw, that my arrow doesn't become part of my picture until I'm at anchor point.

That's a habit I developed during my competitive, FS, wheelie bow days, and apparently it carried over to my trad shooting ways.