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Title: grip question
Post by: spike buck on October 10, 2009, 07:50:00 PM

Hopefully someone can chime in with a solution to this. Occasionaly my arrow hits the sideplate and leaves a scuff mark on the arrow wrap. It is also a louder shot. I have experimented with many shafts and I am sure I have the correct spine. I am thinking it is my grip or bow arm position. It doesn't happen every shot, but I must be doing something to cause my arrow to hit the plate. I am shootng a great plains t/d 56 @ 28, 28" draw, three under, mfx 400's 29" long, 225/250 up front. This has to be a form problem but I don't know what to do. Thanks in advance..

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: Mike VanBuren on October 10, 2009, 07:59:00 PM

Maybe your string nock point is too low?

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: BernieH on October 10, 2009, 08:21:00 PM

You may be torquing the bow with your grip. Loosen your grip on it and see if that helps. You might also be plucking the string as you release.

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: HATCHCHASER on October 10, 2009, 08:37:00 PM

Torquing the bow.  If you are right handed you probably hit left.  Try twisting your hand around to the left on the grip.  Hold the throat of the grip in the base of the thumb more.

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: highPlains on October 10, 2009, 08:39:00 PM

When I have this problem it is almost always because of my release.

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: bowmofo on October 10, 2009, 10:38:00 PM

If you don't hit anchor or hit full draw the arrow will act over spined

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: lpcjon2 on October 20, 2009, 04:16:00 PM

Use seal skin on the shelf and bring it up an inch on the plate side this will help if you hit it again. And always continually check your form.

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: NW Jamie on October 20, 2009, 06:25:00 PM

Sounds like a lot of good suggestions above. One thing that I do when the bow and the arrow just are not working right is to nock the arrow with the cock feather opposite the way you were shooting, if you have the cock feather out then switch to cock feather in. Some bows just seem to want to shoot some arrows that way, good luck.

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: wingnut on October 20, 2009, 06:38:00 PM

Yep overspined on that shot will cause the arrow to slap the riser.  Happens too me if I short draw.

I always like to be a little lighter in spine to help that situation.

Try a little more point weight and see if it clears up.

Mike

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: robtattoo on October 20, 2009, 06:52:00 PM

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Originally posted by wingnut:
Yep overspined on that shot will cause the arrow to slap the riser.  Happens too me if I short draw.

I always like to be a little lighter in spine to help that situation.

Try a little more point weight and see if it clears up.

Mike

Couldn't agree more, I would say that you're right on the limit for your arrow spine. If you'd left them an inch longer you'd be fine. Another 100gn up front will help.

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: mustoffa on October 28, 2009, 08:01:00 AM

Id loosing your grip sound like you might be torguing the bow .dose it happen when shooting a lot.might be getting tired and gribbing bow tighter also check for stiff arrow adding weight to tip sound good to

Title: Re: grip question
Post by: spike buck on October 28, 2009, 10:28:00 AM

thanks for the replies. I loosened my grip and now they fly great...I was torquing the bow.