Feather hitting riser

[Paco61]

I am new in traditional bow shooting, just one month shooting, practice at least 3 to 4 times per week with 100 arrows per round.

Right hand shooter, using a St Joe Rivers 56# @ 28.

I am shooting arrows 400 spine with fletches paralel to the riser, and have noticed that the third one is hitting and damaging the riser, mainly the left side where the arrow rest.

I might be doing something wrong but have not found the reason.

Thanks, Paco

[Onehair]

That is normal. You need to rotate your nock a little to give you better clearance , just something you have to play with to find out what the bow likes. Also 100 arrows is a lot for a new guy. I did the same thing back in the day and can tell you that the brain is a big sponge and will soak up a lot of bad habits that you may spend the rest of your life curing. Shorter more deliberate sessions may be better. good shooting.

[Paco61]

Anxious to learn, that's the reason of shooting to many arrows, but yes sometimes I feel so tired next day that is even hard drawing the bow.

I will try rotating the nock a little bit and see how it works.

Should I keep the two feathers paralel to the riser or do something different ?

[stevemfwills]

i can shoot cock feather in or out..once you have them tuned in you should be able to shoot either way as well

[BEN]

You can also try shooting the cock feather UP in the 12-o-clock position. It's what I do with my recurve since I couldn't get the feather clearance I wanted........plus is you're shooting w/a crowd and you have matching arrows-----good chance your's will be easy to tell .

[Jim Wright]

You might benefit from turning the nock to get the LEADING EDGE of the down hen feather (the one counter clock wise from the cock feather viewed from the rear)to line up with the point that the arrow rest and the side plate come together. If the rest and plate are seperate pieces there is often a little space for the front of that hen feather to line up with and "slide into" upon release.

[Paco61]

Looks like I have many choices to pick from.

With cock feather in, out or up.
I will rotate the nock to match with these options. Hopefully I will get a better clearance.

Thank you guys for your advise.

[Onehair]

Not to much to think about Paco. Just tweek it a little until you get the right clearance. Look at the feather doing the damange and you will probably see that the quill is looking right at the shelf.

[Paco61]

I tried Yesterday night and it looks like clearance looks better right now.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Paco