kansaswiderack

I picked up my new bow on Friday and set a 20 yard pin at the shop before I left. I hit 4 out of 5 bulls eyes (1 inch) before I left. At home I started shooting dead on and then suddenly would be 6" left. My first thought was that I was over drawing but when I concentrated on that I got the same irregular results. I checked grip and peep alignment with similar results. It did seem when I shot at a 2" circle I got a much more consistent result for awhile and then it started to wonder as well. The bow is a matthews ovation set at 65# with 65 percent letoff. It does seem to be tighter at full draw than my old Q2XL. It feels like I have to really work at it to maintain full draw. Any thoughts?

gibblet

this could be many things. first i'd see if my first few shots were dead on - and then they wandered. its possibe, and probably the most simple thing, that you are pulling the bow to the left upon release when a little tired. concentrate keeping your bow holding arm relaxed and not pulling it and don't grip your bow. check your rest to make sure all screws are tight. can't tell you how many times i've left a shop and the tech forgot to tighten things up. what kind of release do you have (namebrand and model). if its shooting dead on at first, and later wandering left, its probably you. but even if it isn't - i think that is the first thing to check.

JeffB

Generally when a RH shooter starts wandering left it's because your draw length is too long. As you get tired you cannot maintain enough tension..so you creep, and/or your bow arm wanders, and you pull out of alignment...