whats your cant

[nhbuck1]

what degree cant to you guys have if you have one? I am around a one o clock position.

[Tradcat]

1-2  O Clock at the most

[Sam McMichael]

Very little, no more than about the one o'clock position, unless some obstruction forces me to.

[slowbowjoe]

For clear shots (target, most 3d, most roving shots), 1 - 2 o'clock. Longer than 20 yards or so, more vertical.  I do take shots in the woods, sometimes, deliberately, that require more... sometimes 45 degrees to 60 degrees or so.


Close to what Sam just said. You might take a look at nhbuck's post a couple of spots down for more on this.

[BWallace10327]

I try to orient myself as such (left figure, my torso angle, right figure bow angle): | /.  If I need to and my bow further, due to obstruction, I cant my torso to keep the same relative difference.  I don't twist my bow arm more or less to adjust my bow cant.

[Terry Green]

What ever the shot calls for ....even reverse can't

[BWallace10327]

Terry, I just watched the extras segment of Master of the Barebow I.  Apparently cant can't effect you.

[Terry Green]

Thanks BWallace...

Once you get your form down...which is all above the waist..
you can do a lot of things if you put your mind and body to it.

I did a thread here on this forum called "Cant never could" addressing this....and I did a shooting segment on The Bowhunters of Trad Gang DVD....in which I impersonated Tom Mussato taking a nap and pulled off a shot.

It's a lot of fun jazz ing it up and shows just what you can do with a trad bow.

[jim phenes]

terry put it right. the cant is just whatever the shot calls for. when form is there and release is perfect you can shoot upside down inside out. of course I would recommend short distances for the upside down inside out shot.