anchor points
07-12-2004, 09:47 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
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anchor points
what is the best achor point I have seen on one web site to anchor under chin and have string hit the center of your chin and I have hear some people say the side of your mouth any where I can find out what the correct form is . I am new to recurve . Thanks for any help Oscar
07-13-2004, 01:40 PM
#7
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Location: Illinois
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RE: anchor points
Especially when stressing of muscles and joints are involved, you are always ahead of the game if any necessary motion of the body is done within the parameters of natural physical action/flexing.
Try pulling to the "under chin" anchor, and then to the side of the face/jaw anchor. Notice which anchor puts less stress on your drawing hand, wrist, and arm, and which anchor allows a smoother movement of the arm. I, at times, do use a sight pin on my recurves and still use the face/jaw anchor.
When all is said and done, the best anchor is an individual choice, dependant upon which anchor provides the best shooting for the person.
Try pulling to the "under chin" anchor, and then to the side of the face/jaw anchor. Notice which anchor puts less stress on your drawing hand, wrist, and arm, and which anchor allows a smoother movement of the arm. I, at times, do use a sight pin on my recurves and still use the face/jaw anchor.
When all is said and done, the best anchor is an individual choice, dependant upon which anchor provides the best shooting for the person.
07-13-2004, 02:36 PM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mississippi USA
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RE: anchor points
Picking a spot directly underneath your eye helps naturally align you left and right. I prefer a tooth, since it isn't likely to move like the corner of your mouth can. A second, or even third, anchor point helps also once you establish the main one.
Chad
Chad
