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    • Wexbow
        July 23, 2012 at 9:04 pm
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        #6140

        Just thinking about this following someone else’s post here about shooting left of target. I occasionally veer left but know that I’m right eye dominant. Somebody mention sighting down the string to ensure target line up. When I learned to shoot it was olympic style three-under with chin-nose anchor which gives a great sight line down the string. Now I anchor split-finger to corner of mouth and I’m wondering how or if it possible to truly line up the string with the target? Any thoughts…

      • wildschwein
          July 24, 2012 at 2:57 am
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          #48400

          I have not been able to use the corner of mouth anchor and use the string as a reference without catching my nose in the string. Hurts like hell. So I use the arrow as a horizontal reference instead. So far it has worked pretty well.

        • Jason Wesbrock
          Member
            July 24, 2012 at 3:39 pm
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            #48970

            String blur is more of a left/right head position check than a sight reference. It works well with a vertically held bow, but not so much with a lot of canting.

          • Wexbow
              July 24, 2012 at 9:04 pm
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              #49243

              And I thought it was just my big nose getting in the way 😆 I’ve also found that it is only possible to use the arrow for horizontal line up when using the corner of mouth anchor. I’ve been training myself for instinctive but find I’m getting better results with a split-vision style – I think some call it the Hill style?

            • wildschwein
                July 26, 2012 at 1:42 pm
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                #51074

                Yah I tried to shoot instinctive for the first year or so as well. Just couldn’t get consistent. So I went split vision, and like you have gotten much better results.

              • Raymond Coffman
                Moderator
                  July 26, 2012 at 3:41 pm
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                  #51183

                  I find, I can shoot “pure” instictive well [ small tgts/area ]

                  out to 18+-yds. I shoot “split vision” from there to about 25yds { max Hunting under perfect conditions}. Further{ if you can refine your accuracy at long range it tightens your closer shots imho] than that and just for fun/practice, I gap.

                  Yea , It is a little different – but works for me.

                  Scout

                • Wexbow
                    July 27, 2012 at 8:56 pm
                    Post count: 403
                    #52516

                    Makes sense scout. I’m finding a that a little more canting lends itself well to split vision shooting giving a nice “sight line” down the shaft. Thanks for the comments guys.

                  • Raymond Coffman
                    Moderator
                      July 27, 2012 at 9:37 pm
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                      #52548

                      Wexbow —

                      Roger that — I use a slight cant rt of vert [I am rt handed]for distance /accuracy. I also practice an extreme cant almost horizontal to limit my silhouette,when raising myself to shoot over low brush [sage]. In all variations my rt{master} eye is over the shaft.

                      Scout

                    • Wexbow
                        July 28, 2012 at 9:38 pm
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                        #53617

                        Typically my “eureka moment” came about partly by accident – I noticed that when I was practicing kneeling shots and had to cant more significantly to clear the ground my horizontal accuracy greatly improved. Practicing from a variety of hunting positions does more than just cover potential situations but improves overall shooting IMHO.

                      • Raymond Coffman
                        Moderator
                          July 28, 2012 at 9:43 pm
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                          #53619

                          Yes and Yes – I think so too

                          Scout

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