Just started to shoot traditional just starting to get my bow set up Smaick Red Stag 45lbs at 28 3555 GT full length 160grn field points. Both bareshaft and fletched go left by 3-5". Fieldpoints are hitting almost straight out little nock up and they are slighty under and right at times and other times they group right with the fletched arrows. How do I go about learning to aim. Thanks for your help.
Mike
Sounds like your setups right. I have trouble with that when im getting tired i pull my string hand away from my face just slightly prior to releasing causing my shot to go left. Make sure you pull through the shot. As for learning to aim, just keep practicing, it will come.
are You left or right handed? If Your right handed, try a lighter point weight...
I'm not sure I understand the question. The first part of your post talks about grouping bareshafts with fletched arrows and then you ask about how to aim. My first thought is that you have to learn to aim first before you can worry about whether or not everything groups together. In other words, if you have them grouping now, then you must be using some sort of aiming method and it is working or you are just getting lucky.
My recommendation for aiming would be to read some of the posts in the Shooters Forum on that subject and then try one or two of them out. Most prevalent is probably instinctive followed by gap. Once you have the aiming and form all sorted out, then you can worry about grouping. If your form is out of whack and you don't have a consistent aiming method then your arrow groupings won't really tell you much.
Yes I am right right handed. I will try some lighter points. And also pay more attention to my release and try to pull through more. Can't find anyone in the New Orleans area that shoots tradtional to learn from. Thanks for the suggestions. Also I realized I put this in the wrong section sorry about that.
Shooting left you could be dropping your bow arm. Re aiming, I would suggest getting Rick Welch's DVD the "Accuracy Factory" and then attending his shooting school. Do it before you develop bad habits and I think you will find you will shoot better than you ever imagined you could!