I can't hit a the broadside of a barn!
08-17-2004, 03:28 PM
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I can't hit a the broadside of a barn!
I put 8 of my arrows together and can't shoot straight at all. 6 of them wouldn't spin test, but 2 would. The 2 that would would hit all over the target. One high, low, left, right, and in the middle. I shoot the Gold Tip XT 3555 with a 27" draw and 57 lb dw. Am I underspined?
08-17-2004, 03:46 PM
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RE: I can't hit a the broadside of a barn!
F.Y.I. I am shooting a Mathews Legacy, and aside from sighting in have never really done any kind of tuning, and have been shooting what I thought were decent groups. However I started shooting about 200 arrows every couple of nights to try and improve my odds this year in effort to try and minimize excuses, and found that after shooting that many arrows I still was not as much improved as I thought I should be. I tried grip, no grip, and a few other things, and finally I started to doubt myself or my set up. I took the bow down to the pro shop, and had it reserved the cam timing redone, and took it home and looked down the string from cam to cam and realized that the prongs on my rest were about 1/8 inch out of center according to my eye. I recentered the rest, and started darned near splicing arrows from 30 yds. Long story but a worth while one. What a huge difference practice, and tuning can make. JMO
08-17-2004, 04:01 PM
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RE: I can't hit a the broadside of a barn!
I'm certainly no expert here, but did you do a powder test to check for contact with your rest? Make sure all your nocks on the arrows are aligned the same way. Pay particular attention to your anchor point and follow-through. Are you anchoring in the same place EVERY time? Are you concentrating on follow-through? What grain of tips are you using? When I am inattentive to my shooting I can spray arrows with the best (or worst) of them. I find that when I am totally concentrating on form etc. I don't have that problem.
08-17-2004, 04:06 PM
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RE: I can't hit a the broadside of a barn!
I am shooting 100 grain stingers. How do you powder test?
Auther P at what point was I overspined. The shop said that I was perfect. I guess they were wrong. (Gee I wonder why they are going out of buisness.
) Would the XT 5575 be good for me?
Auther P at what point was I overspined. The shop said that I was perfect. I guess they were wrong. (Gee I wonder why they are going out of buisness.
) Would the XT 5575 be good for me?