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Title: Tuning issues
Post by: acollins on July 04, 2015, 09:34:00 AM
I am shooting a Timberhawk premier. 46@28. I am drawing around 27.5. I have been trying to bare shaft tune. My arrows are Easton Gamegetter 2016(500) spine. They are showing nock left.  I have been cutting them down. They continue to show weak. I have cut them to where they are at the front edge of the riser and I am down to a 100 grain head. They have improved with each change but still not perfect. From all I have read this arrow should be in the correct range for the bow. Is there something else I need to look at, or is it possible that I need to switch to a full length 400.
Title: Re: Tuning issues
Post by: kevsuperg on July 04, 2015, 10:52:00 AM
Where do the arrows impact compared to identically fletched arrows .  I like to look at where they shoot. Impact left of fletched group = stiff.  Right = weak.
Shouldn't show weak if you're cutting them, with such a lite head.  Maybe a false stiff.
I'm sure there may be other issues as well but I'd start with group tuning.
500 spine should be about right
Title: Re: Tuning issues
Post by: on July 04, 2015, 10:53:00 AM
I would think you are getting some kind of false reading, or you are somehow influencing the result with your release or form. You should be at about 45# at your DL, and the 2016 should be too stiff for that? I would think a 1916 would be a better choice.

Bisch
Title: Re: Tuning issues
Post by: acollins on July 04, 2015, 12:04:00 PM
So maybe I am not fully understanding what I have read. If I just shoot a bare shaft and its nock left its weak. If I shoot a group of bare and a group of fletched and the bare shafts are left of the group they are stiff. Is this correct.
Title: Re: Tuning issues
Post by: acollins on July 04, 2015, 12:04:00 PM
I am shooting right handed.
Title: Re: Tuning issues
Post by: kevsuperg on July 04, 2015, 12:14:00 PM
Yes. If bare shafts are grouping left, they are stiff, right hand shooter.
And as stated above , there maybe form or release or grip issues as well.
If you are going to hunt with this set up, decided on a braodhead and weight first then tune your arrows to that weight
 At least this is how I go about it.
Right now I'm tuning my HH longbow 50@28 drawing about 27" . can't get good flight with carbons for yhe 200 grains i want to shoot, so I'm tuning some woodies 50-55.  I feel your pain