So, it will be much better to post your questions on OR or barebow over here..... https://www.archerytalk.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=24

To answer your question, everything is a generality. USA Archery has determined that the method you mention is correct. That is debatable.

My guess is that you are not expanding correctly. Look up "Barrel of the gun" related to archery. That can leave your aperture between your string and riser. There are a few other causes but I think what I mentioned is most common.

 

Thanks for the advice. I reposted over there. At practice today at lunch, I was mostly 8's and 9's and a lot of 10's with a few 7's throw in for good measure. wierd

 

Afaik it doesn't really matter where your string is if it's a) in the same position all the time and b) it's set up in a proper way along the riser..

 

Yup, that is what my wife told me yesterday. She said not to worry about it, and that I may not be able to do that anyway because I wear glasses.

 

Don't worry about "screwing up your shot." If it's something that needs to be fixed go ahead and do it, your scores (cause that's what we're really talking about) will come back in time. It doesn't sound like this is something you need to worry about too much, though- I rarely check string blur myself. If I can feel the string is where it should be, then I'm good to go. I will say if your string is coming back to the middle of your nose but falls to the right of center on your lips, that might have something to do with it. Hard to say without pictures, but it's a thought.

Good luck!