Facewalking is an aiming technique used in barebow archery in which the archer slightly changes the anchor point on the face depending on the shooting distance. Instead of moving the fingers on the string, as in stringwalking, the finger position remains the same while the contact point on the face moves higher or lower.
Purpose:
- To adjust the point of impact for different distances
- To control the arrow’s trajectory without using a sight
Difference from stringwalking:
- Facewalking: the anchor point changes
- Stringwalking: the finger position on the string changes
Facewalking is used less often than stringwalking, but it is permitted in barebow competition depending on the rules of the organization, for example under World Archery regulations.