Anchor help

[Inspector12]

Need some guidance here fella's.  I have been shooting trad for a couple of months now trying to educate myself.  Things are progressing but really struggling with developing my anchor.  I shoot split fingers instinctive.  Starting to group somewhat mostly 3 to 6 inches around 20 yards. My back tension is good and my release feels fairly consistent.  What I am working on now is my anchor point.  I currently anchor under my jaw with the thumb tucked under. When I try and touch my eye tooth with my index finger I just can’t seem to make it work.  I wonder if I have my head in the right position or what the problem is.  My site picture is strictly on target.  I don’t really see the string at all, I don’t really notice my arrow until its headed down range.  When I make a good shot I feel it as soon as I release.  When I practice I shoot 4 or 5 arrows and typically will group 3 arrows with 2 out or 1 flyer.  I am having a lot of fun but starting to get frustrated with my lack of consistency.  Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

Blessings
Inspector12

[McDave]

To find an anchor, first learn to consistently come to full draw with good back tension. You say you do that. Good!  Because if you pick an anchor that forces you to short-draw, you may never learn to come to full draw.

After you have good alignment, begin to notice where your string hand ends up. There should be some part of your face, like your jawbone, that is immovable and you can touch with a thumb knuckle or finger. Maybe it will be your eyetooth; maybe not.

Some of us use Rick Welch's nose anchor, where we mount the feathers on our arrows such that the cock feather touches the tip of the nose at full draw, which makes a good draw check.   Or, you can accomplish much the same thing by mounting the feathers such that the cock feather touches your upper lip or mustache.

Most good trad archers tend to use at least two anchors.