In many cases of Ogasawara school, there are facing postures for shooting at a distance, that is, the so-called 'Shomen-uchiokoshi' (anchoring in front facing posture) is taught; on the contrary, the Heki school teaches 'Shamen-uchiokoshi' (anchoring in a slanted position).
小笠原流が多くの場合、射の行程における打起しと呼ばれる動作において身体の正面で構える形、いわゆる「正面打起し」をとるのに対し、日置流では「斜面打起し」をとる。