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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: 1Longbow on February 23, 2025, 06:33:06 PM
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Trying a new bow and when I release the arrow ,the fletched end goes to the right ( Im a lefty) for a short distance and then straightens out. Reasons for this? Thank you
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What you're describing could be normal arrow paradox. When we release an arrow with fingers, there is some movement of the nock end of the arrow in an outward direction as the string rolls off the fingers. This is why we don't want to adjust the arrow rest to absolute centershot unless we are using a mechanical release. Placing the arrow just outside of centershot helps to offset the outward movement of the nock end when we release the arrow.
You really didn't state whether this was a problem. If there is excessive outward movement, that can be addressed. The first step would be to tune the bow to the arrow.
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Could be normal arrow bending around the bow riser, as Dave suggests, but most of us don't notice that initial flick unless it's quite prominent, and when it is, that signals a larger issue. Try to get the arrow alignment that McD suggests by adjusting the side plate or cushion plunger if you're using one. If that doesn't work, it's likely a spine issue. Are the arrows grouping where you aim?
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Yes they are hitting pretty close to the bullseye.. Thanks for the info .Gonna try a different spine
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One other possibility (other than form), your brace height may be too low, causing the arrow to glance off the bow side plate.
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Thanks for your help guys. I raised the Brace and problem solved. Thank you again
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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https://wonderfulengineering.com/heres-how-you-can-handle-the-archers-paradox/amp/
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“The term, Archer’s Paradox, itself has been around since 1913. Mentions of it can be traced back to 1859 in archery literature. When you place an arrow in the bow, draw it back, and release; the bow gets in the way of the target, thus causing the arrow to curve and eventually end up missing the target.”
I'm sorry Wonderful Engineering, but that has to be about the lamest explanation of archer's paradox that I’ve ever read.
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A paradox is an observable fact or logic that seems to defy explanation. In the case of archery, back when the term was coined, bows were made of wood and most did not have arrow shelfs cut into the bow. Thus, when the arrow was placed on the string/bow, it pointed to the left for a right hand shooter. Common sense would suggest that the arrow would careen off to the left when shot, yet observation showed that the arrow flew true to the target at which it was aimed.
That's the archer's paradox. The apparent unexplainable arrow flight. Why did the arrow go straight, which observation proved to be the case, when common sense would suggest it should shoot to the left. Of course, through high speed photography, and just general sleuthing, we now know the answer to that paradox. The arrow strikes the target because, when properly spined, it bends/flexes just the right amount around the riser when shot.
It's the bending of the arrow around the riser that explains the paradox. The arrow does not "paradox" around the riser, as I've seen some state in the past.