Impossible to have perfect flight?

[NDTerminator]

The term "perfect flight" is way over-used hereabouts.  By definition, it's not possible to attain. And although the pursuit is justified, I believe the end result is over-rated to a point.

I recall one of the top tournament archers of the 80's telling how, after he had won a national title with a couple possibles along the way, shooting the bow/arrow combo through paper and finding the tear proved he was radically out of tune.

The first deer I killed when I got back into trad a number of years back was a complete pass through at 20 yards with a bow/arrow combo that later shooting through paper proved to be also radically out of tune, due to my minimal knowledge of recurve set up at the time.

Now that I got that off my chest...  no question tiller can be off, but you can't attain a tune with an arrow in the proper spine range because of it?  I'm less sure on that point.  I suppose with a production bow, it's possible it got through final inspection so out of whack, but if it was built by a bowyer?  Highly unlikely...

At any rate, I think you need to consult the bowyer who made the bow and work from that point of expert advice...

[Art B]

"Is it possible that a bow may have a week limb or improper tiller so that it will never have perfect flight?"

Yes, that's very possible Robert. Speaking here only from a selfbow maker's perspective though. Limbs twisting as you draw your bow will cause that. Best way I know to combat that is with a very light grip.........ART

[MSwickard]

Robert

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[Robert Honaker]

Thanks for the suggestions.
I will try a nock above and below the arrow when the rain stops.
An elevated rest would be an option to try, but I really don't want to do that.

[NDTerminator]

Originally posted by Robert Honaker:
Thanks for the suggestions.
I will try a nock above and below the arrow when the rain stops.
An elevated rest would be an option to try, but I really don't want to do that.

For what it's worth, you might try the elevated rest.  They really help arrow flight.  I have them on all my bows that I can use them on...