I have been shooting consistently left with my long bow. I know you can change your strike plate materal and change the point of impact. So what material do I need to use? Leather or martin?

Im shooting full length axis 500 spine arrows with 175 grain heads. Im currently using velcro as my rest material and strike plate.

Thanks
Jeff W

I use thin leather. Sometimes I'll thin the leather even further by using my belt sander on the rough side of the leather.

Just to see how much the Velcro was affecting things, after you remove the Velcro you could stick on a piece of masking tape and take some shots. The masking tape is thin enough that it's pretty much like having no strike plate.

I use calf hair and holds up quite well and no issues with performance.

Check out Super Pad. 3R carries it.

Thanks guys. I think i found the answer on the shooter forum. Looks like using a softer materal like a rug rest will move my poi back to the right.

Jeff W

It probably will, unless it's thicker, in which case it could move the POI even farther to the left. It costs practically nothing to find out. If that doesn't do it, the brace height may need raising a hair. That will release the arrow while it pointing a bit closer to center. Or a combination of both?

Hi Jeff.  I had posted on shooters form forum about Velcro a few weeks ago.  It sure has me dialed in!  Hope it works for you!

Thanks rifleman. Thats the thread I was reading. I have already changed out my strikeplate with a martin rug rest. Now waiting on an opportunity to try it out.

Jeff

Welcome.  Let me know how it works.  Generally going with a thicker side plate will make the arrow act stiffer.  This was not my experience, however with the soft Velcro.

You can also fiddle with your brace height,,

Even a 1/4" adjustment in brace height can be the difference between slight stiff and shooting straight. I'd just bump the brace height up slightly.

My arrows are flying great just wanting to move the point of impack to the right. I tend to shoot a couple inches to the left

Jeff

I once saw a guy with a piece of double-layered duct tape as a strike plate (Velcro shelf). When I asked about it he said he had to go to the super thin tape to get his POI back in line. Maybe worth a try?

Jeff, I just don't think it will make much difference.  Let us know if it does.

Two factors come into play with the strike plate.

First how thick it is,  how far it moves the arrow to the left.

Second, how "hard" it is, a softer plate doesn't provide the kick that a hard one does.

I had an opportunity to shoot my bow this evening. After I relaced my velcro strike plate with a martin rug strike plate. It changed POI to the right. it also weakend my arrow slightly but I got the results I was looking for.

Thanks.
Jeff

Bare with be on this, I could and probably am all wrong but if you are aiming off the arrow and use a thinner strike plate to move the arrow to the right(right hand shooter) wouldn't you move your bow over to the left to get your arrow back on target and you're back to hitting to the left again?

Is the rug strike plate thinner than the replaced velcro?

Your arrow shooting left to begin with is a result of a too stiff shaft. Moving the strike plate in, if the rug is thinner, accommodates some of that extra spine by moving the center of the arrow closer to the center of the bow.  Thus, you shoot closer to where you're  looking.

Its a little thicker but its a softer material. When I bare shafted before the arrow was slightly stiff but not enough to change. After fletching the arrows they flew perfectly.

I shoot instinctive so I dont sight down my arrow. According to the guys that have attended Rick Welch's class. Velcro is neutral, leather will move the POI to the left, and martin rug will move it to the right. I really dont know exactly how it works. "I'm still learning". He use's different material to move the arrow so it impact where your looking. Here is a link to a thread in the shooter form forum.

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=008077

Jeff