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Title: Effect if centershot
Post by: Jock Whisky on September 16, 2021, 07:55:05 PM

Up until now I've been shooting gold tip traditional shafts and have good flight with these arrows. I'm now giving Easton Axis trads a try. Because the shafts are smaller diameter it turns out that they are perfectly centered on the bow. When I line the string up with the center of the limbs the arrow is centered perfectly with respect to the direction of string travel.

To cut to the chase will this cause a problem with tuning?

Title: Re: Effect if centershot
Post by: katman on September 16, 2021, 08:30:28 PM

Closer to center shot will yield a weaker dynamic spine. You can build out the strike plate to stiffen the spine if it shoots weak or impacts right(for a right hander). Mine usually end up with the arrow point just outside string when viewing from behind.

Title: Re: Effect if centershot
Post by: Orion on September 16, 2021, 09:03:46 PM

I'd say shoot them and find out.  Because they're closer to the center of the bow, they will act stiffer because they don't need to bend as much to pass.  Regardless, I've found that most bows will shoot just fine if overspined a little. 

Title: Re: Effect if centershot
Post by: McDave on September 17, 2021, 10:50:59 AM

Ideally, with a finger release the shaft should be just outside of the centerline of the bow, because that helps counter the sideways force of the string sliding off the fingers.  With a skinny shaft, this is difficult to see unless the shaft is further outside the centerline of the bow than is necessary.  I prop my bow against the tailgate of my pickup truck, and put an arrow on the string.  This allows me to stand back and really get a good look at where the arrow is with respect to the centerline of the bow.  If there is no obvious centerline mark on your bow, you can temporarily put a piece of adhesive tape on the limb near the riser and mark the center on that.  Every time I thought my arrow might be too close to the centerline, a close observation showed me that it really wasn't.  But if it was, I would put on a thicker strike plate.

Title: Re: Effect if centershot
Post by: GCook on September 17, 2021, 03:41:51 PM

I like my bows cut ⅛th past center.  Shooting larger diameter arrows I'm right at center shot.  I shoot a stiffer arrow and like it that way.

Title: Re: Effect if centershot
Post by: old_goat2 on September 17, 2021, 07:35:15 PM

I echo Orion's thoughts on this!