Need Help - Holding Low

[fatlander]

Disclaimer, I’m no expert. I do run a small archery shop out of my garage.

It sounds like there’s two issues here:

1.) You’re trying to aim before you’re anchored. Anchor first then aim.

2.) You’ve got target panic. Blank baling a hinge is the only thing that saved archery for me. I shoot so well with a hinge that I own nothing but hinge releases.


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[chasewild]

To me, "the second my nose touches the string" says that either (1) your process is mixed up; or (2) you have target panic. Both are fixable.

Process: Draw, anchor, aim, execute. If you are aiming, then anchoring, your aiming point will change.

Panic: If you draw, anchor, aim, and execute but your bow just sinks, that is 100% a form of panic.

Test: Go outside, draw, anchor, aim and don't execute the shot (tell yourself in advance you're not going to shoot). If your bow dips after you anchor properly when you are aiming, then probably a subconscious thing.

 

[Tilzbow]

Let me see if I can explain it a little better what's happening. I'm 6'2". Basically, everytime I go out to shoot, I am shooting down at a target. Both of the steps above Ryals mentions above, I do already as they just kind of feel natural to me. My issue is that as I go to adjust down to the target, gravity takes over and I end up completely blowing through the center and locking low. As mentioned at 20 yards, not a huge deal as I can muscle it back up as I only end up an inch or so low. But at 60 yards, I'm now 1.5 feet low and it becomes a real challenge to get it back to the center, much less hold it steady.

Are you sure your draw length isn’t too long? Too long of a draw can create all sorts of problems including over extending your bow arm and shoulder along with poor head positioning.

I’m 6’6” with normal arm length and shoot 30.5” draw length. At 6’2” you should only need 31.5” if you’ve got wide shoulders and long arms but the majority of people your height are going to have a shorter draw length.