Anchor points?

Ladys man

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So I think my draw length could be a little shorter. I was born with clef lip, so I've had several surgeries to repair my nose and lip. I normally use the corner of my lip to touch the string, but been experimenting with using my nose and lip. In order to do that I believe I need to shorten by 1/2 inch. 28.5 is what I've been shooting but shortening my index release has made my anchor points feel "off".
Below is a pick of what I would look like of using tip of my nose.
To use my nose in the pic I can't see through my peep. So there would be several adjustments, but I think they need to be made.

Any comments
 

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💯 recommend using the nose as your secondary reference point for anchor. Drop your draw length to 28" and repost a picture. Also I'd recommend getting that draw hand down a little. Try to get the "valley" between your thumb and index finger to rest in point of the jawbone. Not sure if that makes sense or not…
 
To long shorten it a bit, a good test is try to shoot at a really steep angle up or down and you will feel that it doesn't feel natural compared to a shorter draw length
 
Your bow axel to axel can change this slightly but when at the proper draw length the string will pretty much go through the corner of your mouth up to your nose like in this picture. Everyone likes different anchor points but try like tree ghost said and lower the release hand. If you shortened the release while making your adjustments you may need to lengthen it after adjusting your draw length.
 

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