I just built some new Douglas fir arrows. When bare shaft tuning with the bow vertical I'm getting a nice straight arrow. When i shoot while canting the bow I'm getting a nock left. I typically shoot with a cant.i am a left handed. I have tried different things different point weight and adjusting the nock height. My fletched arrows do group with the bare shafts. Should I just leave it alone or keep trying to change things?

Hi Schlink, welcome to TradGang!

As a lefty, I assume you cant in a counterclockwise direction?  That could turn a nock high into a nock left, depending on how much you cant.

Also, as a lefty, my understanding is that a true nock left indicates that the bare shaft is too stiff.

First, it may mean nothing, if your nock left is really a disguised nock high.

Second, it could mean that when you cant, you don't draw as far back and therefore arrows that were in tune when you held the bow vertically are now stiff.  I was bareshafting some arrows this morning, and it was amazing to me how little difference it took in my draw to turn weak arrows into tuned arrows into stiff arrows.

If you are that close, I would call it good for now.  If you develop more consistency as time goes on, you can always try again.  That's why I always carry a bare shaft in my quiver.

Thanks for the information. I'm going to leave it for now until my form becomes a bit better. I'm going to try and get some slow motion video of the arrow and go from there. Thank you for the response!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSJ6-HjPMTM

Arrow tuning belongs on the Powwow. Thx. 

When you come to anchor at full draw with your cant,   make sure you are not putting any unwanted twist torque on that string.  When the bow is essentially vertical, your hand is essentially coming back on that same plane as the bow.  When you cant the bow, you need to be cognizant of that plane and have that hook hand coming back to anchor on the same plane as the bow!  Not twisted.

Just for an experiment.... Shut your eyes, let your hand settle into the grip in your happy spot with an open hand,  Then draw the bow to anchor and proper alignment so your feel those back muscles holding the weight, not just your arms, relax your fingers and place them lightly on the back of the riser. Then open your eyes and look at the angle of your bow... is it vertical? or is it slightly canted?

Your hand placement on the grip, and the pressure point balance can vary from one bow to the next. Let the bow tell you where that pressure needs to be placed to balance out. once you have determined  that, your bare shaft tunning will be much more consistent.

I like to tune my arrows with the bow in a vertical position, and if i want to cant the bow, i bend at the waist.  Those arrows will shoot the same at a 90 degree cant using that method in either direction after your arrows are tuned.