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woodsman1031:
PatB

How do you position the tape where it clears the bow on release? Here is a picture of how I had the tape on it. The picture is also of the orientation that I shot it.

Tommy

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Pat B:
If that arrow flies well with the tape fletching it must be lined up OK. It looks like that arrow would fly erratic with the fletching offset like it is.     Pat

mullet:
 Tommy, If you look at the string wraps on your feathers, It looks like they are mounted upside down.  OOP's I looked at it wrong. ??? The other thing though is those Craft feathers might not be stiff enough. They look kinda flimsy.

woodsman1031:
Mullet,

 You are right, they are flemsy. I think I may just buy a set of arrows spined for this bow. I need to know exactly how a good arrow flies from this bow. I dont have much to compare it to to know what to expect from a self made arrow. I guess I need to start off with a bow scale and see exactly what the weight is at my draw length. I am really new to this and I need a good reference point.


Thanks for all of the replies

Tommy

Pat B:
When you find out the bows draw weight make your arrows about 10# less in spine weight. Also, leave them long by 2" to 3" and see if that helps too. You can always cut them shorter if necessary.    Pat

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