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Arrow nock kicks to right
Don:
Man I'm full of questions today or at least full of it. ;D
Anyway I recently finished a oak bow for the tiller practice and this thing shoots great.
My problem is the nock of the arrow kicks right in flight.
The bow is 45@27. I'm shooting 40/45 cedar w/125 tips.
Any ideas on what I should try?
Don
tom sawyer:
L/R issues are generally spine related. Either the arrow is flexing too much, or too little and bouncing off the arrow pass. My guess is the arrows are overspined for the bow. Selfbows are often on the low side of energy output for a given poundage, and a 27" draw further weakens things as far as the standard spine charts are concerned. To weaken them you could try heavier tips, or try a lower spine arrow. Or a longer arrow, but lengthening an arrow isn't all that easy.
Or you might be doing something with your release, not getting a clean release can torque the arrow and result in L/R problems.
Dano:
How wide is the bow at the arrow pass, you can get away with about 3/4" at that point. I usually work this area down untill I get good arra flight.
adb:
Everthing I've read states that if impact is consistently left, the arrow is too heavily spined, and vice versa for right impact. If I was you, i'd try a 100 grain head, and retest. Remember, you will increase spine by shortening the shaft or using a lighter head. The spine values on shafts are just a starting point. You have to experiment to get good arrow flight. Also, check that your arrow nocks are not too tight on the string. if you have to really push them on hard, they're too tight. Also, FF strings usually requires heavier spine. Good luck, and keep trying different things, until you get what you want.
Dano:
"Also, FF strings usually requires heavier spine. " ADB where did you hear that??
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