Originally posted by Matt Green:
Have a bow that seems extra 'tempermental'. Any slight error on my part (i have plenty) results in noticable and inconsistent arrow flight. bow is a 60inche recurve, Am at 10gr/lb, 20%foc, 480gr arrow. Am wondering what factors ABOUT THE BOW/ARROW/GLOVE ETC (NOT the shooter) influence how forgiving a setup is.
my thougts are below - please add - thanks in advance.
matt Green
glove/tab - how smooth a release it allows
on teh bow - brace ht, length of bow, shelf design
arrow - total arrow wt, foc, total fletching area, helical vs. non-helical,
sometimes archers, bows and arrows are a match made in heaven ... sometimes not. who hasn't been in the later category. it happens.
for the most part, you need to figure out what works best for you, not me, or those other folks. it can be a trying, time consuming and expensive row to hoe, for sure.
for the most part, it comes down to bow design, bow dimensions (with regards to draw length), materials and craftsmanship. not to forget a proper arrow of proper weight, and a well made string. then add in your form and archery experience.
no wonder the classifieds are so busy.
with regards to your list of culprits, imo it's you and the bow, not all the other stuff. some bows are just touchy enuf that yer form needs to be that good or accuracy suffers. some archers can make any kinda bow work, some can't. i find bows with shorter and wider working limbs to be both faster and more "touchy" than longer and narrower limbed bows.
in a fairly recent tbm, fred asbell wrote an article on the case for case for longer limbed stickbows. i agree.