recurve angles

[coachcw]

What angles do you recurve shooters hold at ? Iwas thinking  20 - 25 degrees.

[carpsniperg2]

it depends on the shooter and the bow, my longer bows like my dorado i shoot with more of a angle i would say 30-35 my shorter bows probably like you said 20-25. just use what fits you the best. i shoot one of my bowfishing bows that is a oneida that is a hybrid bow at probably 45-50 because it is 32" draw and to long for me so i can shoot it better that way. use what fits best and shoot away

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

 
I am not sure if I understand this question, are you asking about "canting" the bow ?
That depends on the shot, are you in the bushes, under some branches, in a blind, standing/kneeling on a logging road or trail, in a tree stand.........
Just do what feels right and practice, practice, practice...
Full draw and consistent anchor.
Pick a spot, follow through.
I know a guy that shot an elk while sitting on a stump with his bow across his knees when the elk walked in front of him and just raised it (parallel to the ground) and shot.

[elkpack]

On flat range shooting you will likely settle on a standard cant angle that feels good to you and will probably be in the 30 degree range.  I always practice shooting thru the entire range from 0 to 90 with my recurve as you never know what angle will be required in a hunting situation.  You will notice a shift in point of impact at different cant angles due to the arrow position relative to your bow hand.  The closer your hand is to the arrow and the straighter your wrist is will minimize the point of impact change.  I actually sanded and modified my bow grip to get my hand closer to the shelf....almost shooting off the top of my hand and I now have very little change in point of impact throughout the entire range.  Think of an arrow sitting 1" above your hand in a vertical 0 deg position and then cant/rotate your hand to the right...the arrow is moving to the right relative to your hand position and arm/eye position so will likely have a point of impact right of your point of aim.  Now place the arrow directly on top of your hand and rotate your hand to the right...you will notice very little if any change relative to arm/eye point of aim.  Anyway, just my 2 cents, general practice at your comfortable angle (no right or wrong answer here), spend some time practicing through the full range 0 to 90, keep arrow close to hand, fill the freezer in the Fall.

[coachcw]

Thank's for the great advise guys. My reason for the question was because I wanted to build a sight block for my hoyt recurve that would allow for a pin sight with a level . I don't shoot it every day and would like to be a bit more consistant , the level would help the left to right a bunch.i've shot over twenty elk with a compound this year I'm looking to change it up a bit . thank's again and i realize there no replacement for practice aswell.Coach .

[carpsniperg2]

i see good luck and shoot strait