Creating Leader with User Defined Arrowhead

I am able to create my own leader style, a loop, similar to the "dot blank" option that ACAD provides.

However, as with any leader style, once you pick the starting point of your leader you must extend it a certain length in order for the arrow, dot, slash, etc. to appear. This is a draw back in tight spaces where you are trying to fit the leader and the subsequent text.

Basically I would like to know if there is a setting that will allow me to pick the starting point of the leader and have the shortest length of leader line while still showing the "arrowhead".

I realize I can scale down the arrowhead type to give me more space.

I realize I can explode the leader and shorten the line portion of the leader.

I realize I can create a block of a "leader" that will give the appearance that I am looking for.

However, these are last ditch options if there is no solution.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Rob

For those rare instances have you considered using a dynamic block instead?