Silly question, but...

[bradglaza]

Hey folks, this may sound like a silly question, but I was wondering if anyone else had skin problems by their anchor point. When I draw, I pull right to a deep anchor on my face, but because I have high cheekbones and a round face, my reference anchor point is the place where my thumb bone rests right under my cheekbone. Problem is, on a day when I do some serious shooting (100+ arrows), I wind up rubbing my cheek raw. Has anyone experienced problems with this? Anyone have any suggestions on how to minimize it? It's not all that painful (though I think it would be if I let it get really bad), but with a big red mark on my cheek I look pretty silly for a few days.

Thanks.

[HenrikBP]

Not as bad as you describe, but if I don't get my head turned far enough - happens if I "snuggle" my head to my anchor instead of the other way around - the string will clip my upper lip and the tip of my nose. That's given me a bloody lip a couple of times.

[moebow]

brad,

Sounds like you have the thumb riding on the top of your hand.  That is putting a lot of tension into your hand and could be causing a fairly rough release.

Here is a suggestion.  Move your thumb down into the palm of your hand and at anchor, the thumb will ride along the bottom or your jaw.  Underneath the jaw bone and NOT way up on your cheek bone.  the base knuckle of your index finger will go under your cheek bone.

This is just a guess from your description.  Can you post a picture or video of your shot??

Arne

[Diamond Paul]

I don't have your problem, but the string always hits the tip of my nose, and always has.  I put a strip of tape on it most days, but I've never been able to stop it.  I used to worry about it, till I talked to several good shooters who have the same problem.  Tape seems to be the cure. . .

[bearsfeet]

the right side of my nose is always raw becuase of how I shoot... my wife started complaing so I switch to 3under... my shooting was not great so I didnt really have an excuse to keep shooting that way  

[bradglaza]

Arne,

Thanks so much for your advice about where to put my thumb. Indeed, my thumb was riding high and was rubbing against my cheek. I use a Cavalier Elite tab, and I tend to rest the thumb right along the top of the metal plate, or in other words, right where it rubs against my cheek as I draw. I'm going to experiment with dropping it down and see if I can minimize the friction. And with luck, that'll also smooth out my release.

Thanks again to everyone who replied.