Arrows flying to the right?

[DXH]

Just fletched my own arrows for the first time. Pleased with the results and outcome.  My arrows are flying consistant with a good grouping, but about 8inches to the right at 20yds. Is there a way to fix this other than adjusting my aim?

Shooting right helical 5" feathers on carbons

[L82HUNT]

If you normaly dont shoot that far to the right with this bow then your arrows sound like they are badly underspined.  If you are right handed.

What bow, weight at your draw, and arrow setup are you shooting.

[30coupe]

We'll need more information to help you. Are you right or left handed? Which bow are you using? There is a big difference from 40 to 55 pounds. What carbon arrow shaft? How much weight do you have up front? How long are your arrows? What is your draw length? All these things are factors that affect arrow flight. If the arrows are tuned to the bow, it may be a form issue.


Shooting right for a right-handed shooter generally indicates a weak arrow spine, but you don't give enough information to even make an educated guess. Post some more info and you'll get plenty of help.

[DXH]

Arrow Dynamics traditionals at 28.25" with 125gr pts
Shooting the 55# recurve (RH) 27.5" draw length

[Stumpkiller]

Originally posted by L82HUNT:
If you normaly dont shoot that far to the right with this bow then your arrows sound like they are badly underspined.  If you are right handed.

What bow, weight at your draw, and arrow setup are you shooting.

That would be my accessment as well (based on the limited info).

[McDave]

Other than the spine issues already mentioned, a miss to the right for a RH shooter is most commonly caused by a pluck.  But you are definitely not plucking if you are grouping well.

If you want to shoot to the left, I can give you about 12 errors you can make, any of which would cause you to miss to the left (DAMHIK).  At one point, I would give almost anything if I could start missing to the right.

Sometimes a right miss can be caused by modern bowyers cutting the shelf in past center-shot.  This can easily be cured by building out the shelf with leather or some other material.  As you look down the arrow, you should see the tip of the arrow just to the left of the bowstring.

The bottom line is, I think you've got an easier problem to solve than if you were hitting to the left.

[Rossco7002]

McDave is right on the money. I've been plagued by left hits and it took ages to sort out. Rights may be a blessing - try building out your strike plate and see what happens.

[briarjumper12]

When I miss its always to the left.  Ugh!

[GRAYBEARD]

Check the fit of your nocks on the string. Too snug will result in hitting to the right for a right handed archer.