Hey Adodam,

Stick a BIG plaster on it ! no seriously I used to hit my nose, turning your head will help but you could also think about your stance. Make it an open stance if you don't already and stick the plaster on.

Good luck

Jo

 

A, get a roll of surgical tape and use a small strip on your nose when you shoot. Also, if you're not already, use tie on nock locators. The brass nock locators are terror on the nose. The surgical tape will prevent any skin tear due to the string.

 

I find I tend to hit my nose when:

* Tuning- arrows not right, probably too weak.
* Tension- too much tension in forearm and fingers yielding a bad release.

Sometimes wearing a white beanie hat helps too.

 

Use to do the same thing.What has helped me is:
1 deep hook
2 keep head still, draw to anchor
3 come to full draw,dont slouch ,expand your shoulders
alot of times when i drawing back i would not get to full draw because i new it was going to hurt when i released.
4 You might want to move anchor,try the thumb to where jaw and ear lob meet.

 

Anchoring with my thumb against my jaw bone hepled me. Pushing the thumb knuckle (the one that attaches the thumb to the hand into the crease behind my jaw bone just below my ear lobe) also forced me to turn my face away from the string. Made a huge difference. Feels like it lengthened my draw some, but it could be that I just open my shoulders better.

Open stance helped too.

 

Played with exagerated high nock point and managed several nose strikes. Moved nock point down a tad and they went away.

First time that doing something worked or just a coincidence? In the past prophylactic band aids cured the issue or if not serious they just went away.

Only time have had something in common with Seimandi, nose gear.

 

Many shooters use tape or bandaids....protect your nose!

 

A truly relaxed bow hand makes all the difference for me - if you aren't using a finger sling give it a shot.

Matt

 

Actually............. that comments reminds me of something I read and then proved to be true for myself.... if your bowhand is tense, your string fingers will be tense.
Relaxing one, relaxes the other.
I don't know exactly why but it seems to be the way we are wired up.

 

Beek off at a stranger in a bar. Nose will be re-positioned for free.:boxing:

 

I would assume that everyone that has spent any time on this site is using a deep hook???

Would like to see a video. I'm betting you hunched over at the waist. Stand straight, open your stance (R handed - draw a line from the bullseye to your left toe and into the middle of your left foot). With this stance look straight at the target with your face (which is 4 to 6 feet away) anchor any where on the side of your face and you will not be able to hit your nose.

You have too much Asbell going on there.

Bowmania

 

Thanks for all the advice everyone, I will try some things this weekend.

Thanks also for reminding me that I do have a video; and its in slow motion!

Try not to laugh with schadenfreude too much......!

 

Sorry Bowmania, I'm definitely not an Isbell but I do hit my nose when shooting stickbows(but not when shooting compounds). It's not much, but enough that I put on tape every time I shoot. Sure, I can turn my head more, lean it back, or pluck the string and not hit my nose but for best accuracy, with corner of mouth anchor, nose touching fletching and head positioned so that I am looking right down the arrow, I hit my nose everytime.

 

If you are using a metal nock set, try a tie on. That helped me way back when. Have been tying one on ever since.

 

Video is set to private....probably going to have to edit your settings so we can view. Thanks.

 

Thanks for spotting that.....

Try this:-

 

Wow, that looks painful. To the blank bail, turn that head to the left. You're going to add one to your sequence. When at the bail, just before you start to draw (if that's number 6, 7 would be) add in "turn head to the left".

Form looked great, especially release.

Bowmania

 

Adam, for laughs, try this. Anchor with your forefinger tip where your middle finger tip is in the video. See if it helps.

 

This makes me realize I need to video myself, just to see what I might pick up.

One thing I noticed, and it may have no impact whatsoever. Go back and slowly frame by frame watch the loose. You relaxed your index finger well ahead of the others. It was almost off the string before the others began to come off. I don't know if that is impacting your nose, but an uneven roll off is not usually what we are trying to get to. It may be your index finger is lazy. I know, sounds weird, but I have had a good shooter tell me that will cause high and lows among other things. I definite hook at the fingertips seems to be important.

I may be doing the same thing and don't even realize it.

 

Ouch, nice slow mo video. I watched it several times.

I have a high anchor, stiff neck, and tend to hit my nose a lot.

One thing that helps me turn my head more and as a side affect saves my nose, is to try to consciously get my eye behind the string. It seems that if I can see the string in my sight picture than my head naturally turns to the left (right handed shooter) and gives me more nose clearance.

 

Wow! 101st use for duck tape?

 

Thanks for not laughing too much!

Oddly enough, that particular whack did not feel very bad. I would hate to think what a bad one looked like.....!

Thanks for all the advice.... I'll make a list for tomorrow.....

Adam