I use a peep, and a release now.
Anchor point - It's hard to explain in words, but I will try...
At full draw, I drop my thumb down towards my little finger (but it doesn't actually touch it) the soft part of my hand between the thumb and index finger, locks behind my jaw. I use a fletchhunter release on a rope. (No torque to the string) The trigger is tripped with my index finger Just like shooting a rifle.
When I shot fingers - I use the index finger on my tooth, and the string is tight to the side of my nose, eye is on the right side of the string, and the left side of bow, looking at a pin. No peep, Very solid anchor point.
With fingers my draw length was 31 inches. With release and slight bend at the elbow to prevent torquing the bow, 29". No string loop on the string. I use cushion buttons.
I use to shoot with a locked forearm. But found with the speed of the newer bows. that it was really easy to torgue the bow. I also (Very important with any bow and shooting style) have a relaxed grip, and alway's use a sling. Let the bow fall naturally, beleave it or not, your brain will be able to grab and torgue the bow, faster than any bow, ever built. The arrow should be long gone and the bow should fall forward (with stabilzer) or backwards (without) If balanced properly, it should jump out of you hand when the cam hits bottom. Then you can grab it the sling should be loose, but only enough to keep you from dropping the bow. (I have had to catch bows when I didn't have a sling on) I had to counter balance my bow with an offset stabilzer to keep the bow straight when I had a side mount quiver on it. It is amazing how sensitive a bow is to torgue.
The other criticle factor, is to always have follow throgh when you release. The release hand/arm should move backwards when the trigger is tripped. Form is very important, no matter your shooting style.
Ahh.... sorry about that, got a little of track there.
Keep trying different things until you find a comfortable position for you. What works for one may not work for someone else.
Oh and one more thing, the faster your arrow, the more sensitve it will be to movement when released. If your 300+ per second, you need to be relaxed and steady or you could miss the target at 20 yards.
Last edited by Packrat; 08-29-2009 at 01:00 AM.
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