hitting left

[bowmaster12]

i know this is a really tough question to answer without seeing me shoot but i just picked up my old recurve and shot around been awhile sinc ei shot thing swhere good out to 20 yards  but beyound that id shoot everything left like up to a foot left i was wondering out you folks thought could be causing this bad follow through? wrong arrows? etc... set up is a 50# @ 28 pulled to 27" shooting cx 150 29" 125 point thanx for your ideas and thoughts

[onewhohasfun]

Try canting a little more.

[JRY309]

Your arrows may be alittle too stiff for around a 47# bow.Strip one bare and shoot it and see how you hit the target.

[McDave]

Any one of these things will make me shoot to the left:

1.  Not tilting my head enough to get my eye over the arrow.

2.  Using my string hand and arm to draw the arrow rather than my back muscles.

3.  Not relaxing my string hand and arm, which is another way of saying #2, I guess.

4.  Shooting with a straight bow arm.

5.  Using a thicker than usual shooting glove, or a deeper hook in my string fingers, that causes my anchor to be further to the right than usual.  This is something you can get used to, in time, but will initially cause you to hit to the left.

[LongStick64]

Had the same problem with a new Hill I just picked up, went to a weaker shaft, Bingo.

[bowmaster12]

is it nromall that I would only see this happy over 20 yards? Ill have to try bare shafting i never tried so thats the next step this will be my back up bow but still want to be able to shoot it thanx for all the advice so far

[lpcjon2]

depending on how you aim,if instinctive don't try and compensate just focus on the target and your mind will align with your body and do the rest.

[bowmaster12]

i shot with what i call a natrual cant meaning i just pick my arm up and the natrual angle of my wrist is wha ti use for a cant and i shoot instinctive just stairing a hole in my target works great out to 20 past 20 like i said things start going way left didnt have this problem last year maybe it will go awya with shooting more if i had to guess i think it may be follow thru issue will keep working on it all your help and insight is very appreciated

[Otto]

If you did not shoot left previously using the same bow and arrow setup, then it is not equipment related.

The first thing I check if I start shooting left is collapsing on the shot.  Failure to pull back and release while maintaining back tension.