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Another tuning question

Started by Jhawk, October 29, 2012, 09:00:00 PM

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Jhawk

I am shooting a BW CHX 51lbs @ 28".  I am pulling around 26.5".  I just put on a new string from SBD and I am now trying to tune some new arrows.  I used Adcock's method and the felt good with some Heritage 250's with 200 grains up front.  I was knock high but I have never been able to get my arrow perfectly flat.  After fletching up my arrows I was seeing strange flight and wasn't sure if it was just the lighting and it did change with the sun at different spots.

I went to a range Saturday and shot through some paper and was knock high but felt like my spine was right.  There was one other trad guy there and I asked if he would watch my arrows fly at longer range and he agreed that there was considerable proposing up and down.  He had never shot a bare shaft and tunes his arrows fletched.  We played around with weights and ended up dropping down from 250 to 135 grains up front.  This produced a very flat arrow and I liked the way it shot.

I got home tonight and only had a few minutes but I shot a few more arrows.  I had some unfletched 250's cut and shot them with 135 grains and they were showing heavy and knock high.  With my original set up I was back to proper spine and knock high.  Shooting the fletched arrows with 135 grain heads flight looked good and 250 I got the porpoising again.  

I forgot to mention I have played with brace height and have it set at 9".  Played with knock point and its set at about 1/2".  I lowered all the way to zero and it was knock left and high.  Above 1/2" I was getting even more drastic knock high.  I also have some 150's but they are almost too short cut at 26.75".  I will try and shoot those with the lighter head and see what they do.  

Questions:  Does any of this make sense?  Should I just shoot the 135 grain heads because they looked the best even though I am pretty sure they are over spined?  What else could I do?

Sam McMichael

I would shoot what performs best. However, that is no reason to stop experimenting to see if you can improve further.
Sam

JOEBO

The arrows are way to stiff. Try some 150's at full lenght and cut a little at a time until you get the spine correct. I had the same problem.
Being so stiff they are hitting the shelf and will always show nock high

Jhawk

Why would my knock be high if I'm over spined?  Prior to this new string I was shooting 150's with 200 grains up front, cut as short as possible.


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