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Accuracy?
Woodeye:
My main point is that bows are NOT inherently accurate at all. They are inherently repeatable and that accuracy comes from the archer.
Even with a poorly spined arrow the bow will shoot that arrow the same out of a shooting machine
Accuracy variability is rooted in the archer.
loon:
A poorly spined arrow that hits the bow on release will waggle all over the place in a way that seems to have a lot of inherent randomness.
It'd make an interesting experiment to see how much spread certain levels of spine mismatch would cause, by the use of a shooting machine.
Someone here had accuracy problems, but apparently his form was fine and it was the arrows. Though it's likely form most of the time...
PEARL DRUMS:
I'm not sure even a shooting machine can be consistent with poorly matched arrows. They tend to be wildcards off the bow, so Lord knows where they may impact the target from shot to shot.
Pappy:
What PatB said, the archer is usually the main problem , but a bad matched arrow won't shoot the same over and over. Well matched arrow for the bow and shooting style has to be done first before you can even begin to work on form or aiming process no mater how you shoot/aim. :)
Pappy
bradsmith2010:
sometimes when I make some new arrows,
and I am in practice,,
well a few will hit right on ,, consistantly,,
some might go left or right consistantly,,
even though they are marked same spine and and weight,, and are reasonably straight,,
well wood sometimes only reveals itself in use,,
those ones that hit the mark most and fly down the middle,, are my main arrows,,
I put broadheads on those for hunting,,
or mark the best ones as my go to arrows,,
ok for the bad ones,, i may still shoot them,, for practice,, but I know if it shoots to the right,, its not me or the bow,, and I am not going to shoot that if I am really trying to hit something,, maybe just some up close practice on my release,, :)
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