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Bare Shaft Tuning: The Saga Continues
artcher1:
I'll try Brad. Let's say you're using a straight handled bow, no cut-in shelf. And you're right-handed. Take and nock and arrow like you're going to shoot. Note where it makes contact against the window/riser and mark that spot. Then swing the arrow (still nocked, and duck) to the other side of the handle and note where it makes contact. If string alignment is good, and the handle is cut in square to the bow, then both marks will contact the same on either side of the handle. If not, string alignment is off...…….Art
bradsmith2010:
Ok I get it,..thank u for explaining,.so if string alignment favors the arrow side of the bow arrow clearance would be ok,,..if string alignment favors the other side of the bow,,,it could cause spine or arrow tuning issues,,.
artcher1:
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WhistlingBadger:
Bingo, the string is out of alignment with the handle. Photos in a while...
WhistlingBadger:
I got to go out in the hills today, and did some hiking and shooting. Since no suicidal rabbits were presenting themselves, I did some thinking about string alignment. When I hold my bow so the handle looks lined up, the string looks like this:
Here it is unstrung. I don't know how I didn't notice this before.
So, when I got home, I tried shooting the bow upside down with a couple unfletched arrows left over from my test kit. The 58# shaft took a right turn at 10 yards: Still too stiff (I'm left-handed, remember). Dang. I had a 40# shaft that seemed to fly pretty well at 10 yards, but somewhere between 10 and 20 yards it took such a drastic left turn it completely missed the 20 yard bales. So, too weak, but taking a few yards to show it. I'll have to whip up a 45, 50, and 55 and see how they do.
So, is this misaligned string going to cause flight problems, break my bow, contribute to global warming, or otherwise make a nuisance of itself, or is it just something I can deal with?
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