What is face walking?
Face walking is a system of aiming where the archer uses the arrow tip as a reference point, and adjusts for elevation by anchoring the draw at different points on the face. If you shoot relatively short distances (10-15 yards or less) face walking can be very effective. The reason for this is that, at those distances, if you anchor at your chin or jaw the arrow tip will be so far below the mark that it’s difficult to use it as a sighting reference. However, if you move the anchor point up to just below your eye, you’ll find that the point of the arrow appears near the mark at distances down to about 5 yards (depending on the size of your head, of course). With practice you can learn where to put your anchor point to give you `point on’ (that is, the tip of the arrow aligning with the mark) at different distances. In the UK, face walking is generally not allowed in tournaments. I suspect that its popularity in the US stems from the use of archery for small game hunting, where shots of
