So maybe I'm not good with my search skills, I'm sure the questions have been asked before but I can't quite find everything I'm looking for.
Tried paper tuning this morning on the way into work during a quick stop at the club. (It's Friday...)
Question 1 - By what distance should the arrow be flying true? If I step back far enough, the feathers take over and it's wonderful. I was shooting paper at about 10ft. Should it be closer?
Question 2 - For a RH shooter, fletching tearing right would mean over spined, right? I didn't have different points, so I changed the brace height. Lowering it helped, and I eventually went from a 2" tear at about 6.75" to close to perfect at 5.75". But I think that's a bit low, I was getting good wrist slap, and I think the specs call for something above 6 or 6.5 (Hoyt Dorado).
Question 3 - So if I'm correct that they're overspined, I have three options that I know of. The brace height is one (already tried). Point weight is another (add more). But don't they adjust a plunger sometimes? Which would mean I could change the thickness of the strike plate? Of course being close to center probably means I would only be making things worse. Or am I smoking crack?
Question 4 - How sensitive are arrows to say 25gr changes in point weight? I'm at 125 now with a 30" arrow (Beman 500).
I also have a lot of stuff at home in books, but I'm at work and it's eating at my brain. Any education would be appreciated!
-Dave
The Elite Arrows website has very good paper tuning instructions. I have found them to be absolutely "dead on" instructions. Click the "proper arrow" tab on the Elite Arrows website.
Joe
http://elitearrows.com/proper-arrow/
This is a great resource.
25 grs of point weight can be a lot,as much as 5-7 lbs of spine.
I personally use the planing method rather than paper tuning as form issues when finger shooting can influence results.
I use the tuning information on bowmaker.net.
Yes tearing right is overspined.
I see often to shoot about 7 foot in front of paper.
Make sure you are shooting perfectly "broadside" to the paper. Both left-right and up-down. Otherwise you'll get false readings.
I don't know much about tuning carbon as far as this many grains does what to effective spine.
I know out of my bow cut slightly past center a 43# spine spruce arrow with 125grn tip flies good.
also a 55# spine spruce arrow with 190 grn tip flies good.
Good luck
QuoteOriginally posted by JimB:
I use the tuning information on bowmaker.net.
That site was awesome. Thanks Jim.