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Hawkdancer:
--- Quote from: Pat B on December 08, 2019, 09:35:04 am ---Have you tried shooting the arrows that don't shoot well with the cock feather in. I and others have found that some shoot and cane arrows will shoot well if you do this. Generally the stiff side of the arrow goes against the bow but in some cases flipping it over will allow it to shoot better.
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Pat,
Do you re-fletch the arrow if you find it does shoot better cockfeather in? I suppose we will all have that problem sooner or later with the wild shoot!
Hawkdancer
Mesophilic:
--- Quote from: Pat B on December 08, 2019, 09:35:04 am ---Have you tried shooting the arrows that don't shoot well with the cock feather in. I and others have found that some shoot and cane arrows will shoot well if you do this. Generally the stiff side of the arrow goes against the bow but in some cases flipping it over will allow it to shoot better.
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I did, but did not get a positive effect.
artcher1:
Nice work Mesophilic! One other thing you might want to try. I call this method "field tuning". Take the arrow(s) that are impacting right and gently compress their stiff sides (side against the bow). Keep compressing that side until the arrow impact center. Next do the same thing to the side that sets on the shelf to bring the arrow's impact lower. Downside to this method is that those arrows may now be bow specific. Give it a try...…...Art
Pat B:
Jerry, I don't refletch. I put an indicator on the nock as to how the arrow rests against the bow. Once released the arrow shouldn't touch the bow at all anyway so the cock feather in shouldn't affect the arrow flight.
Glad you chimed in Art. You always have a resolution when it comes to most shoot shaft problems. :OK
StickMark:
Meso, usually that 'weird one that doesn't shoot straight' is one out of twenty or so, for me. Not a whole batch. I should have been more clear. Nice arrows.
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