Please Help ...hitting left

[bsv]

I've tried to search this ..not much luck,I'm shooting beautiful groups,any yardage,but hitting 4in or so to the left of my spot. I have excellent arrow flight,3 different bows 3 different set-up,please help, Thanks Burt

[Brock]

if you have beautiful flight of arrow...form is good...then the only thing left is whether you bow is centershot and whether you are either torquing bow or got too much face into anchor hand...if right handed all will cause left arrow impact.

is bow centershot...if not then it is naturally going to shoot left especially with slightly stiff arrow...have you bare shafted?

if everything is great as you say...may just be you need to get used to the bow and keep aiming the same and let your brain make the adjustments....

hard to tell with the info you posted...as it says nothing specific that would help:

-bow centershot, if not how far short or past is it
-right handed or left handed
-right eye or left eye dominant
-bow weight at what distance
-actual measured draw for you...not what you think it is based on other bows but someone else measuring your average draw while shooting with your natural form.
-arrow spine or deflection and how you came up with it (length of arrow, arrow point, fletching)
-b50, fast flight, etc for strings
-recurve, longbow (straight limbed, slight reflex, R/D) or selfbow
-locked bow arm, slightly bent bow arm, dropping bow arm at shot, torquing handle from tight grip?
-three fingers under, split draw, corner of mouth, under eye, floating anchor, etc....do you turn your face towards anchor point of hand or bring hand into face tight?
-how much have you shot bow just aiming for spot and letting brain compensate?

[bsv]

WOW that's a lot to absorb,this is a problem that just happened a short time ago with the same set-ups as always,I did change nocks,would a to-tight nock have that effect?As for to much face,would that mean that my eye is past the string, effecting  alignment? Split-finger and right handed. Burt

[kat]

If this just happened recently, with multiple bows, I would just take a hard look at basics. Are you pushing through the shot at the end?
Maybe look at your feet location (stance).
First of all, absolutely check those nocks. Tight nocks will do some strange things.
Good luck.

[manitou1]

Try putting a softer sideplate on, if you haven't done so already.  (Velcro or similar)  This is if your are right handed.  It will move the impact of your arrow to the right... approx the needed distance, providing you are using a thinner or harder side plate.

[bsv]

thank you everyone I appreciate the help. Burt

[Rick Richard]

Concentrate on using back tension (push and Pull) and follow through with the shot.  I believe this is the problem.

[rraming]

If this just starting happening make sure you are not "peaking" after the shot - that will make you go left

[rluttrell]

I shoot left handed and was always missing to the right. I was missing about 4 to 5 inches at any distance and never to the left. I asked a JOAD coach to take a look at me. He said the sting was to much on the left side of my face. by changing my anchor point and moving the string more right. My arrows fly on target and sometimes miss left which was not possible before.

[Jeff Strubberg]

If the miss is consistent across different bows and matching arrows, then he problem most likely isn't tuning, it's something in your form.

Two things I fight that make me shoot left (more than four inches, most of the time!) are ducking my head down to meet my string hand rather than bringing my string had to my face and not setting my bow (left) shoulder.  The shoulder is the usual culprit.  If I don't push to the target with that shoulder, shots start straying to the left.

[dpowers311]

Is your bow hand back or is it creeping in. That is what will happen with my form.

Dave

[Brock]

LOL...yeah that is why I put all that down.  You did not give enough info on bows, form or anything without seeing you shoot in person.  It is either equipment or form....and I suspected form (bow arm, drawing arm, anchor point alignment) if it is happening with everything you shoot.

just break it down one thing at a time...

[Nativestranger]

I suspect your anchor did not position the arrow in line under the right eye. Draw your bow looking into a mirror to check. It's easy to see if the string is covering your right eye if the bow is upright. I had this problem except reversed being a leftie. Turns out I was overdrawing to side of my face. Moved anchor point slightly forward and in towards the nose and it went away.

[Stumpknocker]

I'll second the anchor....make sure it is solid and not floating out from ur face. Happens to me sometimes.

[Stumpknocker]

I'll second the anchor....make sure it is solid and not floating out from ur face. Happens to me sometimes.

[bsv]

Thanks everyone, Last-nite I compiled a list from every thing listed and started from ground-up meaning my feet on-up to my head,tuns out it was not my equipment but my form,all straight now,I'll now do a check once in awhile,bad things happen slow but add up. Thanks Burt

[LongStick64]

How do align your eye with the string >