Anchor Point Change

[phade]

I have had a pretty consistent, quick and repeatable anchor point for as long as I have been hunting. Part of it involves super light contact of the fletching on my arrow - always straight fletched. As soon as I anchor I can ever so lightly feel the top of the fletching on the left side of the arrow. That locks me in so to speak.

Fast forward to this summer and I got new arrows as my favorite Epic STs are no longer made. Ended up with Axis 5MM. But they have a helical fletch and I failed to request the straight fletch. Sure enough that helical doesn’t allow that light contact point.

I am shooting really good actually, surprisingly, but that of course is not the same as being in the woods drawing down on a deer. 

Usually my anchor point involves centering the sight ring in the middle of my peep, the alignment under my ear/jaw, and then the light contact of that fletching. I’ve probably shot 200-250 arrows with the new fletching. It just feels weird if that makes sense now. Figured I’d be used to it by now.

Does anyone have an anchor like that - where you really only have two reference points? 

Edited September 8 by phade

[grampy]

So hard to get used to something different in our draw process. Like you, I center the sight ring. Then my right thumb touches my jaw just below my ear. AND.......the string just barely touches the tip of my nose. That gives me three repeatable points for anchor. 

As long as you are shooting well with the new arrows, just keep doing what you're doing. Each time practicing, it will become more "normal" for you. Hate to change anything too much, this close to the season. 

You are a solid bowhunter! I have no doubt when the moment comes, that you'll do your part flawlessly. I'll be waiting for your text!

[Versatile Hunter]

Axis 5mm is a great arrow. If you’re shooting with high precision, embrace the weird. Have you tried shooting from elevation to see if that 3rd reference point still doesn’t matter? 

[Trial153]

in the long run you will be better off, the less contact the better. you will adjust 

[Rob-c]

6 minutes ago, Trial153 said:

in the long run you will be better off, the less contact the better. you will adjust 

Agreed , when i was shooting my vertical  bow , only contact was knuckle tucked under ear lobe . No string , fletching contact. Its actually surprising how much just a  slight amount of pressure on a string fletching etc . will  push a arrow .  You'll also get a way better arrow flight with a helical fletch . 

[Swamp_bucks]

I get it, when I went to a thumb release it took me from April that year until August shooting every other day until it felt normal again

[cas]

I used to shoot knuckle to earlobe, but when I begrudgingly went to a rear peep my shooting was greatly improved.  I've tried kisser button, nose button and things with little success. And now that I'm shooting a real long loop, those things wouldn't work anyway.