FINDING AN ANCHOR--START AT THE CORNER OF THE MOUTH---AIMING THE ENGLISH LONGBOW

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Channel: Gary Chynne · 2015 · People & Blogs

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THE CORNER OF THE MOUTH IS AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO START LOOKING FOR AN ANCHOR SPOT; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT THE ONLY SPOT. ANY TOOTH  ALONG THE GUM LINE CAN BE USED AS A DRAW CHECK. FOR INSTANCE HOWARD HILL USED HIS LOWER BACK TOOTH AS A REFERENCE POINT. THIS IMAGINARY DRAW LINE CAN EXTEND RIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LIP ALONG THE GUM LINE, BACK PAST THE CORNER OF THE MOUTH, PAST THE LOWER BACK TOOTH, PAST THE JAW TO THE EAR. AN ANCHOR THAT LINES UP THE ARROW TO THE TARGET AND UNDER THE EYE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE FOUND BY EXPERIMENTING ALONG THIS LINE JUST DEPENDING ON THE PRESSURE  DESIRED IN THE BOW AND THE WIDTH OF THE ARCHERS FACE. 
IN THE END IT MUST BE REALIZED THAT THE FACE ANCHOR IS REALLY JUST A DRAW CHECK AND NOT A SPOT TO BE AIMED FROM. TAKE CARE GARE
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