I figured out why I am shooting to the left. It wasn't an over spined arrow. It wasn't a bad anchor point. It wasn't my new contact lenses suddenly giving me left eye dominance. After 216 shots and a damaged arrow. It came down to complete human error. I was plucking the string. The pluck was so consistent that it gave the impression that it was a mechanical error. A testament to repetition. Well, repetition was the only cure to discover the error of my ways. Fight fire with fire as they say. Once I chose to slide my release hand against my cheekbone and secondarily touch the back of my neck as an additional anchor point, then and only then did the shot straighten out and find it's mark. In addition, I started to question my shot cycle (in a good way). I've began to relax my grip with my left hand as well. The relaxation with both hands has put the arrow on the mark more consistently. Tightly gripping the bow with either hand is a no, no. The zen philosophy of it makes sense, if you relax and just release at the top of the shot cycle, then the shot cycle becomes nothing. A wonderful release of tension both physically and psychologically. The archer using the general arrow length as a directional, then letting go, as if time has stood still and the only thing to do to get it moving again is to release. One's back muscles are the only engaged thing under tension and the hands are two instruments calibrated like a torque wrench to hold for the time being until at the top of the cycle... sweet release!
Photo of my broken arrow
