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Trying some 5/16" arrows

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Pappy:
Cant the bow a little more ,that will move it right,it ant center shot so it is going to shoot left.
I never use a point of aim,just look at a spot and shoot,if I pick up a center shot bow I always shoot right because I am accustom to a non center shot bow.Most of my self bow are close to the same but some I need to cant a little more and some hold a little straighter up right.Never done it by
spineing arrows as long as they hit the target straight ,not tail left or tail right at about 3 or 4 yards
I work with the arrow and tip weight till I get it to hit straight at that range and the rest is up to me. :)
    Pappy

JackCrafty:
The way I see it, there are three schools of thought when it comes to shooting:

1. Modify your equipment until you shoot accurately.
2. Modify your style of shooting (to compensate for your equipment) until you shoot accurately.
3. A combination of the above.

Number one is for people who treat the bow & arrow like a firearm.  Number two is for people who always shoot instinctively.  Number three is for newbies or people who have been doing this way too long. ;D  My 2 cents.

Ranger B:
I am a purely instinctive shooter.  Some folks shoot instinctive out to a certain range and then go to point of aim...I just don't shoot that far out.  I understand what you are saying Pappy.  Essentially you are changing the plane in which archers paradox takes place.  Instead of it happening left of right it now happens from about the 10 o'clock to the 4 o'clock position.  I'm not sure what I said that sounded like I aim but I don't.  I try to get arrows that spine weak and I put the pt. on them that I want to shoot then reduce the length to stiffen the spine until I get them hitting the spot and call it quits.  I would like that arrow to be around 28" but it seems to stay around 31" naturally so that's what I was mentioning above.  More weight will weaken the spine but I don't have as many options for point weight in a 5/16" arrow.

GregB:
Jimmy, I've been grouping to the left myself and kept thinking it was a problem with my follow through at release. After working on it quite a bit yesterday, I think a lot of it was due to my NOT canting my head to match the canting of my bow. I started laying my head over more in line while still anchoring in the corner of my mouth, and it brought my arrows right over.

You might give that a try if you're not already...

scattershot:
11/32 points will work on a 5/16" shaft. It leaves a slight shoulder at the transition, but that just increases penetration by lessening the drag of the arrow passing through. Try a 160 on those new arrows and let us know what you think.

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