out of adjustment, still hitting right
#11
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RE: out of adjustment, still hitting right
One of the rules of tuning is that if moving something one way doesn't work, try moving it the other way.
With that in mind, spray a little foot powder on your riser and rest to check for fletching contact. Just a little contact will cause your other tuning efforts to givecrazy results.
Also, download the Easton Tuning Guide. It covers all of the basic tuning quite well.
A second rule of tuning is to tune with a straight arrow. Check all of your arrows on a spinner and pick the best one. As Len has pointed out and my own limited testing confirms, even the best arrows will have a few that are not within advertises tolerences for straightness.
Good luck,
Allen
With that in mind, spray a little foot powder on your riser and rest to check for fletching contact. Just a little contact will cause your other tuning efforts to givecrazy results.
Also, download the Easton Tuning Guide. It covers all of the basic tuning quite well.
A second rule of tuning is to tune with a straight arrow. Check all of your arrows on a spinner and pick the best one. As Len has pointed out and my own limited testing confirms, even the best arrows will have a few that are not within advertises tolerences for straightness.
Good luck,
Allen
#12
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
Posts: 1,161
RE: out of adjustment, still hitting right
ORIGINAL: buckeyebuckhntr
Rather than eyeball your center shot to justyour rest, nock an arrow, line the string up to the center of yourriser (just like you have done already)and relate that to the end of your arrow. This will show if your rest is out much better than just looking at the rests launcher arm.
Rather than eyeball your center shot to justyour rest, nock an arrow, line the string up to the center of yourriser (just like you have done already)and relate that to the end of your arrow. This will show if your rest is out much better than just looking at the rests launcher arm.
Like I said, the arrows fly as perfectly straight out of the bow as my 20/20 eyes can tell. There's no dipping or left right movement. I haven't tried the walk back tuning methodbut will give that a try. I have a feeling that it wont uncover anything grossly wrong though. Reason I say this is because at 20 yards, it was about the same off to the right as it was at 60 yards. But, we'll see. Maybe I can get some pictures too.
Thanks for the help so far guys.
#14
RE: out of adjustment, still hitting right
I'm not familiar w/ the Vectrix at all but I would try looking at top cam lean.
My Trykon acted the same way initially and it turned out I needed to get a static , non-floating yoke.
TFOX may know what to look for on the Vectrix.
I believe all the suggestions made have covered almost every possible problem. If,in fact ,you don't have center shot or contact problems I'd look at the top cam lean. It took just a few twists on either side to get it perfect.
My Trykon acted the same way initially and it turned out I needed to get a static , non-floating yoke.
TFOX may know what to look for on the Vectrix.
I believe all the suggestions made have covered almost every possible problem. If,in fact ,you don't have center shot or contact problems I'd look at the top cam lean. It took just a few twists on either side to get it perfect.
#16
RE: out of adjustment, still hitting right
how come? if you're shooting right at a 1.5 degree angle when you're trying to shoot straight- the farther you are away from the target the larger the triangle becomes, even though its a 'similar' triangle. the more distance from the target you have - the more time the arrow has to move along its intended path - right of the target - even thought its still shot at a 1.5 degree angle to the right.
#17
RE: out of adjustment, still hitting right
ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter
In fact, I was at a different pro shop browsing around and asked about this and even they said my center shot looked right. On top of that, when I shoot the bow, the arrow comes out straight and stays straight the whole 20,30,40,50 and even 60 yards.
What should I do next?
In fact, I was at a different pro shop browsing around and asked about this and even they said my center shot looked right. On top of that, when I shoot the bow, the arrow comes out straight and stays straight the whole 20,30,40,50 and even 60 yards.
What should I do next?
#18
RE: out of adjustment, still hitting right
i could shoot out to 90 yards w/ a single pin back sliding sight. i had a 3 pin rear slider i could shoot out to 120 yards. the arrow looked like something from the movies - just lobbed.
#19
RE: out of adjustment, still hitting right
A perfect set center shotdoes not always workfor everyone. You still might have to fine tune your rest to fit you. I had to move mine to the right to paper tune it, and then I did the walk back tuning thing too. I have a Rip Cord rest as well. Just try moveing your rest to the left and try it. Can't hurt. Are you shooting with both eyes open or one shut? I have to close my left eye because thats my dominat eye,
And John what are you doing on here...don't you have strings to make...LOL
Kidding..Take Care.
And John what are you doing on here...don't you have strings to make...LOL
Kidding..Take Care.
#20
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
Posts: 1,161
RE: out of adjustment, still hitting right
ORIGINAL: gibblet
if you're 2" right at 20 yards - you should be 2' right at 60 yards.
if you're 2" right at 20 yards - you should be 2' right at 60 yards.
Gibblet, I checked as carefully as I could for clearance issues and I do not believe I have any.
Anyway, here is a pic of the walk back shots. 15,25,30,35,40,45 yards. I skippedthe 20yd markbecause I didn't wanna chance destroying an arrow. 15 and 20 yard shots sometimes hit the target much the same for me. So as you can see, my original suspicionsmightvery well betrue. Center shot seems fine. So is it safe nowto conclude that my pin sight just doesn't have enough adjustment in it and needed a spacer?
BTW, I added a 3/8 inch spacer plate to my pin sight mount in order to get these shots to land in the center of the bale. The bow now shoots consistently where I aim it and I have plenty of windage adjustment left in either direction.