When to stop bareshafting?

[rybohunter]

I know that seems like a dumb question and I know the ideal premise behind things and have read OL Adcocks page. But I've reached a point where I have a HUGE window of point weights that will give me good bareshaft impacts. So where do I draw the line?

BUT where I see the difference is in the fletched shafts. The lighter point weight(stiffer) acting arrows really seem to fly absolutely perfect when fletched.
About the only constant is I can't get rid of a nock high flight. It's only a little nock high but, continuing to lower my nock hasn't corrected it. Can I be confident to stop where I am with (in my eyes) EXCELLENT fletched arrow flight? I'm shooting very accurately as well.

Sorry so long, I'm still learning this stuff.
Thanks for the replies.

[Over&Under]

I reached the same point you are at, with a couple of differences, I then shot broadheads to see how they flew, and after seeing them have perfect flight, I stopped.

Jake

[L82HUNT]

Paper tune them. Plus with some shooting styles you will never be able to get totally away from nock high.  Also like over&under said shoot a broadhead especially if you have a big head like a Zwicky Delta they will show if you are tuned right

[Badlands]

I think you have to ask yourself if you are just looking for an arrow that flys well or are you looking for the arrow that shoots the broadhead you want to hunt with well.  If it is the former, you are there, but if you don't necessarily want to hunt with a broadhead of the same weight as the tip on the arrow that flys well, you might have to experiment with differnt shafts.
And like Jake said, you will want to make sure the arrow not only flys well with a field tip, but also with a broadhead.

Wish I could get them to fly that well.  I think I'll be experimenting forever.

Brad

[woodchucker]

Before you even get started.....

[NorthShoreLB]

         I was just gonna say the same woodchucker

[R H Clark]

If you can shoot a tight group at 20 or more yards and your bareshaft is right in there you can quit.When I say tight I mean like the size of your palm.Shoot a couple of bareshafts with the feathered shafts and take the average of a dozen groups.With a bareshaft any variation in form or release will cause it to do something different.

Woodchucker and NorthShore
You guys may not want to bareshaft but there are a lot of us that like to tune in this way.If you guys have enough experience to pick an arrow without bareshafting that is fine.No offence guys, but if your shaft won't fly well without feathers you aren't getting the best arrow flight you can get.

[BodarkOkie]

And I thought I was the only strange "one."       :eek:


Ditto, woodchucker and NorthShoreLB!!!!      

[rybohunter]

I am shooting rather well, I can put the bareshafts & fletched arrows right in with each other. One thing that messes me up, is I hate shooting with a vertical bow.

I will shoot broadheads tomorrow(or whenever the weather is decent enough) My ONLY true care is that they(broadheads) fly true, since I am a hunter, not a target guy.

My latest stopping point is a 28.5" CX 250, with 200 gr up front(100 insert & 100 head)

[BMejia]

Have you tried to raise your nock point? If you shoot off the self, a low nock will also show nock high on a bare shaft.

[rybohunter]

Yea I put it way up, so that I could bring it down. Well it came down so far then started going whacky so I moved it to where it was the least high.

[Cherokee Scout]

On some bows you may never be able to get rid of nock high. The tillering of the limbs may be the cause. It could also come from your grip and release. Too much pressure on the bottom finger can be a factor.