Bare Shafte Tuning Problem

[M.E.B.]

I'm trying to tune an older 21 st Century longbow by bare shafting. I've done this many times with no problem.

However yesterday I kept hitting about 18" low at 20 yds no matter what I did with the the knocking height.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Mike

[Junkers88]

No advice from me but since I'll be bare shaft tuning my own bow at the end of the week I'll be watching this thread.

Good luck!

[Bisch]

Aim higher?

Bisch

[M.E.B.]

Aim higher?

Bisch

Fletched shaft hits right on.

[SwampRabbit]

Do you have two nocking points above and below? When something similar happened to me it was because I didn't have a nock point below, and I happened to have a lose knock on the arrow that was causing the arrow to slip down and make contact with the shelf, causing it to kick up at the back.

[TMiddleton]

Do you have two nocking points above and below? When something similar happened to me it was because I didn't have a nock point below, and I happened to have a lose knock on the arrow that was causing the arrow to slip down and make contact with the shelf, causing it to kick up at the back.

Yep, that's where I would start.
I fixed a bunch of erratic arrow flight just by tying on a nocking point about 1/16th below the arrow nock.

[M.E.B.]

That could be it. Its a new string I've never used before.

[M.E.B.]

Thanks. That worked

[SwampRabbit]

Thanks. That worked

Awesome

[Brute Killer]

So you can teach an old dog new tricks.