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armymedic.2:
pat are you saying that my arrow rest and strike plate should not show wear if my arrows are correct?  im confused, my arrows always wear against my strike plate, and form a groove in my rug rest........can you clarify what you were trying to say?  i know about archers paradox, but doesn't the arrow have to touch the bow to bend around it like that?

Pat B:
With ideal arrow flight, the arrow shouldn't touch the bow once released. The weight of the arrow and the force of the bow is what causes paradox. My strike plates show wear also and with properly spined and tuned arrows it shouldn't.

Kegan:
The duct tape was taller. Those feathers are lying very low. They also SHOULD lean toward one side (the front of the feather should be facing away from the concave side of it).

And Pat is perfectly correct. If the bow and the arrow are perfectly matched, then the arrow will flex the perfect amount around the bow without pushing hard against the bow. But it would also not need fletchings.

But few of us are so fortunate, hence tall feathers, tapered arrows, and leather strike plates to silence any recoil :).

armymedic.2:
aww, crap pat, just when i thought i had my arrows shooting good i find out they arent spined right at all!  lol, interesting info, thanks i did not know that

Pat B:
Most of us are in the same boat, Doc.  ::) I think it is human nature to go until it works and not go farther. If my arrows hit where I'm looking , they're done. If they give me too much trouble they become either flu flus or tomato stakes. ;)     Pat

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