Why is a stable ANCHOR POINT important?
Success in archery depends on consistency. The archer will be taught to bring the bowstring close to the side of the jaw just before releasing the arrow. The ANCHOR POINT is the place on the face where the stringhand comes to rest on the archers jaw. Hopefully it will be the same place for each and every shot. Even very small variations in the anchor point between shots can mean the difference between a 10 and a 5 (or even a miss!) You may hear the phrase “bone on bone” – where the knuckle of the index finger is FIRMLY against the underside of the jawbone.
