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Bareshaft testing and nock height - need input

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Pappy:
I guess we all don't build as good of bows and arrows as you Pearl, I can't just grab any arrow and it fly well out of my bows, may be the arrows, may be the bow :-\ but either way I bare shaft to get the arrows flying right for the bow and then fletch. ;) As Ed said to each their own. ;) :) Del you bare shaft with field points and then match the weight with the broad head you plan on using, can't bare shaft with broad heads, the head will take over the guidance of the arrow and it will do all kinds of crazy things. I was told many years ago when I first started shooting stick bows, anything will shoot out of these things, well YES anything will shoot out of them but believe me anything won't shoot right and hit where you look. I am a bad enough shot as it is, I sure don't want it to be because my arrows aren't well tuned for the bow I am using. A shooting bow is pretty easy to make but a good arrow is heap big trouble.  :) Hope no one takes offence here, but arrow flight and a well tuned arrow to the bow is one of my pet peeves. ;) :)
 Pappy

Del the cat:
Ah, thanks for the explanation Pappy, makes sense now  :)
Del

PEARL DRUMS:
I don't believe the quality of a bow has anything to do with it, all things being equal. I make bows like everybody else does and don't deserve a 1/16 of the internet recognition I get. Repeatable form rules all. You can have a super tuned bow shooting super tuned quiet arrows one day and the next day you're maybe short drawing a bit, or maybe the draw elbow is too high, or grip too tight and that same set up sounds like a 12 gauge going off and you stand there wondering what happened to your super tuned bow. Form, form, form. At least for me, I find this to be all true.

I'm an arrow flight freak just like you pappy. I don't always obtain it every practice session due to the factors I just mentioned, but its always my aim and always has been. A quiet bow and perfect flight. Every bow and arrow is capable, but is every archer every day?


And here is my question for the fella's that do bareshaft often. When you stack up your stash of arrows. How many various lengths (+/- 1")and spines (+/- 5#) do you have in front of you? How much variance in arrows do you find from one 50# bow to the next 50# bow?

PEARL DRUMS:
And, that would mean new arrows for every new bow? No way!!!! That's a lot of money and 2000 arrows laying around my shop :)

bradsmith2010:
I think lower you knocking point and you will be ok,,
I dont normally bear shaft,, but I had a shaft with no feathers the other day,,
so I shot it just for fun,, shot pretty good,, but the knock was hitting high
I lowered the nocking point on the string and the arrow flew and hit great,,
like I said I normally just shoot what ever arrow flies the best out of my bow,, if I am making dog wood shafts, I will shoot them bare, just to get them in the ball park,,

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