One Thing That Will DRASTICALLY Improve Your Shooting!! Traditional Archery Tips & Tricks

[@MNDood2122]

I think this is my problem for always shooting left. Definitely gonna keep this in mind thanks!

[@2greeksandacamera]

I’ve been shooting arrows since age 4, and could never shoot well like I’ve seen others who did bear down into their face. I’m thinking now since you explained it that it’s probably not natural for most of us but some like it and it becomes the way they shoot. I watched how Pop Kirk in Boone County West Virginia shot tight groups at distant NFAA field targets. Standing behind him and watching him come to full draw and anchoring the same each time was amazing, his head didn’t change position at all and his anchor came into the rear of his jaw the same each time, like an expert truck driver backs his trailer into a tight parking space perfectly the same each time.

[@williambowfishing]

I absolutely agree with you on this. I'm relatively new to the trad world but have been bowfishing and shooting compound in the woods and competitivly for 15+ years so instinctive shooting is nothing new as well as the same feel within the process of finding and seeing your anchor as consistent as possible. Very informative topic to key in on. Also being I shoot compound out to 100 yards often the amount of back tension of pressure into the back wall make a huge difference in accuracy and consistency which relays ALOT to head placement according to your anchor. Different head placements makes that face pressure and back wall pressure feel completely different.

[@feelthespiritofthewild]

It definitely makes a huge difference for me even at 10 yards. It can change my impact point by a foot or more. At 30 yards I’m missing the target and then some.

[@bennywilliams787]

This gives me things to work on, thanks bud

[@2greeksandacamera]

GOOD FOR YOU FOR REVEALING THIS IN SUCH GREAT TEACHING DETAIL.

[@feelthespiritofthewild]

@@2greeksandacamera thank you!

[@smokyriverbushcraft]

I found myself moving my head down and pressing my facec against my hand just as your describing. Always results in me having a sore neck. Good advice and definitely something to pay attention to. Thanks!

[@feelthespiritofthewild]

@@smokyriverbushcraft thanks for watching!

[@bradlauber9097]

If I bare down into my anchor, I will lose power stroke , hit low and collapse . I pull back keep my head straight and a deep hook on my index finger to hit my cheekbone like I'm pushing a button. I just get that feeling of hitting my cheek bone and middle finger in the corner of my mouth, back tension and follow through. I think of myself in the shape of a capital T. Even when I'm up a tree stand if I'm not like a T I will short draw and hit low

[@feelthespiritofthewild]

@@bradlauber9097 i definitely hit super low if I bare down into the anchor. It’ll change my impact to about 6” low even at 10 yards.

[@bradlauber9097]

@@feelthespiritofthewild I know you may bare down to align the arrow to your sight picture. Like you said bare down can change your sight triangle and shoot low. Does a compound shooter bare down on the string? Compound shooters have the right draw length set so their head stays straight and the string comes to their anchor never their head to the string. Maybe a little head to align the string to their nose but this usually means they're still short drawing ever so slightly..

[@p.k.carlson6646]

Good advice!😊

[@feelthespiritofthewild]

@@p.k.carlson6646 thank you!

[@gunslingersymphony5015]

When I first started I missed a lot, and one thing that helped me stop missing (at the time) was bearing down on my anchor point. With three under and no cant, my middle finger on the corner of my mouth didn't draw my head down, but to my dominant side. I started hitting where I was aiming, and didn't realize until later that bearing down like that was, for me, a crutch. As my form got better and more consistent I started missing again. I noticed that, if I released the second I hit my anchor point, I would miss high or low. However, if I held full draw for any meaningful length of time I would miss to the arrow side. It took me an embarrassing number of arrows to realize that the only difference in my form was how hard I was pressing on my face. 😆 The way I think of it now is: my anchor and my anchor point are two different things. My anchor is my dominant shoulder, which holds my elbow, and therefore my hand, in place. My anchor point (middle finger at corner of mouth) is just a reference for when my anchor (shoulder) should be locked in place, prepared to hold that position while the hand flops around on release. I know it's a small thing, but thinking of it this way has helped me tremendously.

[@feelthespiritofthewild]

I often change how much pressure I put into anchor with different bows. Bows that are cut past center or to center I put light pressure in my anchor to give more of an angle. Then, on bows that aren’t cut to center i typically put more pressure to get less of an angle of the arrow from my eye.

[@gunslingersymphony5015]

@@feelthespiritofthewild That makes sense. I've only been shooting off the hand lately, but I draw two finger-widths below the nock. Since I've started doing that the more severe angle of the arrow at rest is significantly less noticeable as I line up my shot.

[@donwaldroopoutdoors3665]

i try to touch my knuckle of my thumb to my cheek bone and pick spot , slightly reference the arrow , kinda clay hayes instinctive aiming

[@feelthespiritofthewild]

I don’t know why, but I’ve always liked hooking my hand into my jaw. When I first started I always used the corner of my mouth. I always had a kisser button on my compound, so it felt natural to use the corner of my mouth. Then one day I just hooked my hand into the back of my jaw and I haven’t found anything more comfortable since.

[@stephenkarwaski9675]

Very cool By the way you Sound Like Phil Anselmo

[@davidwells298]

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