anchor point when wearing eye glasses
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From: spyder24
03-Aug-15
I have been trying to change my anchor point when shooting my bow due to trying to wear my eye glasses. I moved my string from the front of my nose to the side of my nose so I could make sure I would be looking through the glass lens when drawing and aiming the bow. Other than practice, practice and more practice does anybody have any advice to help me with this change. Elk season is almost upon us.
From: Trophy8
03-Aug-15
Sounds more like your draw length needs to be adjusted...shorter.
You very well could be leaning your head back when the string in touching the front of your nose, sign draw length is to long.
From: TJW
03-Aug-15
Fighting the same problem. I don't wear glasses all the time, I'm trying wear them every time shooting, and can't get the same accuracy I was with out.
From: mnbowhunter
03-Aug-15
I just started wearing glasses and don't have a problem.i know a guy who had the same problem . He wore his glasses further away from his eyes . Everyone is different.
From: kentuckbowhnter
04-Aug-15
shorten your draw length so you are facing the target more directly. shorten it till you can see out of your glasses.
From: r-man
04-Aug-15
great topic, I had to adjust a lot, first besure to buy glasses as small as you can, narrow frames, and rectangle shaped, I draw the string right up to the lens just beneath my eye with the string centered almost. I have had to go find my glasses once or twice before this change
From: TD
04-Aug-15
Guessing what they said above, shorten draw length to square up your face more to the target. Shooting a fairly short draw length already and going to glasses this year haven't had to change a thing form wise. Busted nocks the first time shooting with them. Makes a big difference seeing just one pin instead of 3.... archery is fun again.
Only issues I've had is the things fog up when hiking or climbing hard and stop to rest or glass.
From: Mailman
04-Aug-15
It is a fairly common problem I think. Throw in bifocals.You will find out what works. Myself, I have to be squared up, looking straight through my glasses, not sideways, which is what putting the string on my nose causes. Maybe my draw is a tad long, as mentioned above.
From: ben yehuda
04-Aug-15
My biggest problem is I'm right eye dominant, right handed, and only have 20/60 vision in my right eye (even with glasses on). I've had a bow since last Christmas and can only manage about a 6" group at 30 yards. I'm not sure if this will get better with more practice or if my poor vision in the right eye will limit me to about this level.
As far as the actual glasses go, when I'm anchored the string touches the right edge of the tip of my nose and my eyes are lined up pretty good looking through the lenses.
From: huntingbob
05-Aug-15
I agree with posts above concerning draw length. I have always shot a shorter one better than the opposite. Went to the eye doc last year and found out if you are gonna hunt with them you have to practice with them. Guess what? I am going naked. I do not want to have to use them if I am still capable of the shot. On paper I will use them but in the field I will not. Just me.
From: Helgermite
05-Aug-15
While I still shoot fingers release, I've found that I need to have my glasses frames adjusted to allow the inside of the frame to sit fairly close to my nose. Most glasses are adjusted to sit off the nose more. I just needed to work with the assistant at the optometrist to lower the frame as close to my nose and eyes as possible and to also bend the frames to wrap around the contour of my face as much as possible. Once I did this along with making sure the draw length was not too long everything worked good.