Hitting my nose on release

[aim small...release]

All of a sudden I am hitting my nose with my hand upon release never done it before but it hurts lol. Any insight would be much appreciated.

[moebow]

A common cause for this is getting to full draw and THEN laying your head over onto the string/string hand.  When you do that, your head will turn slightly into the string which tends to get your nose in the way of the string.

Before you start the draw, set your head looking at the target and then draw the string to your face, don't go to get it.

See if that helps.

Arne

[Pete McMiller]

Happens to me this time of year sometimes.  I think the reason is that my muscles are in good shape after shooting daily since the snow left.  I tend to overdraw slightly and then whack my nose.  My accuracy also goes to pot.  Two indications that my form has slipped.  I back off my draw length very slightly but still keep my back in play and everything is ok again.

You could also try opening your stance slightly and see if that helps.

[aim small...release]

Thanks guys going to try this tonight.