Who let's the broadhead touch their hand at full draw?

[Bladepeek]

The thing that scares me the most is the possibility mentioned several times that I could accidentally pull the nock off the string if it was even the least bit loose.

[stillhunter]

Helped me with trying to get the same draw length at different tree shot angles,etc. Best draw length check ever came up with ever in my mind. Hill and others used it. Went with a zwickey no mercy with a straight back to help. I come to the same positive draw every time but keep expanding by pulling my shoulder blades together until I feel the touch and it's gone. Field pts. are tougher and I sometimes cut the back edge with two cuts 3/16ths apart on the back edge and bend it out for a touch point or I just shoot broadheads more. Works for me but maybe not for you.

[Frank V]

Originally posted by Bjorn:
There are other options like-what's wrong with finger to mouth?
And how would you practice this when not shooting BH?

   

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

I use it because "finger to corner of mouth" doesn't stop target panic. It is entirely possible to reach your "anchor" without actually expanding through the shot. Pulling to anchor doesn't necessarily equate to solid back tension. It can lead to a collapse on the shot. I'm not a fan of a clicker, so I use the broadhead.

[dragonheart]

When I used field points this is what I tried.  I used oversize (23/64 on a 11/32 shaft)and had the shelf where I could feel the arrow  shaft like a self bow.  

When I felt the ridge of the back of field point I would shoot.  I never really liked it that much and abandoned the method.  

I can see where the pioneers shooting self bows and the arrow basically riding on their pointer finger could excel at this method.  I always wondered about Fred Bear and the reason he had his bows with the side plate built out and very little shelf was because he "cut his teeth" shooting english style longbows and there was a "feel" to the arrow being on the finger.

[Frank V]

This is a pretty interesting thread. I'm learning how others shoot, just because I do it one way doesn't mean that way will work for others. Keep 'em coming folks I'm learning how others shoot & what works for others.

[jackdaw]

I'd rather use index finger to crook of my mouth and hen feather to tip of nose simultainously....a lot safer...jmo

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by Charlie Lamb:
There is a lot of speculation  here by those who have not tried/used this method. To over draw your bow so much that you unseat the arrow from the string or cut your finger with the broadhead edge is not liable to happen at all.

As in properly using a clicker device you come to full draw and then "expand" into full extension. This movement is hardly more than 1/16" if that when adjusted correctly.
If you have a half inch or inch or even two inches left that you can accidently draw into then you need to work on your form because you are severely short drawing all the time.
Remember, you don't draw the string with your arm. You draw with the back.

That's not to mention that you are definitely under bowed.  

I use Magnus Stingers which are sharpened on the back of the head and I maintain them in a razor like condition on all edges. And yet I commonly draw the arrow until the back edge touches my knuckle. Haven't cut myself once... ever!

Watch a good target archer release his shot using a clicker. The arrow is drawn smoothly until it stops naturally with a fraction left before the the clicker drops. Then the chest and back are expanded to achieve that last fraction. The clicker drops and the shot is away.

I'd have to say that if cutting yourself on the broadhead is a real concern then one needs to see a good shooting coach because the shot process is not under control.

This is spot on.... If you are pulling the arrow off the string, or over drawing enough to cut your finger you need to go back to the bail, start slowing down your draw, and get a grip on your adrenaline surges.

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

Wow... Somehow I missed Charlie's post. That encapsulates everything I wanted to express but couldn't articulate, and then some!