Hitting where You look

[tracker12]

I always hear the phrase "hits where I look"  but wasn't able to relate to that until I owned a few different bows and shot them a lot.  Interesting I have a recurve with higher wrist grip, a longbow that has a mid grip wrist position and a longbow with a pretty much low grip.   When I first bought the Big River longbow I thought I would have trouble getting used to the low position of the wrist but after time I find that if I pick my spot it hits. To make sure I wasn't just imagining it I decided to set up a test.   Over the last month I logged all the shots of my shooting sessions to see where my shots hit.  I took 30 shots each day with no warm up and 6 sets with each bow over the course of the month.   I shot 15 yards at a 6" circle.   Except for one end I had a higher amount of hit with the Big River than either of the other two.  Anyone else find one bow just does it better for you.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I gotta say Big River Bows just shoot Great for me.

I shot my 68" one tonight.  Other than 2 shots of missed estimated yardage stepped off at 27. all were where they should have been.

John sure crafts an excellent bow.

[mike g]

My bow hits where I look, but occasionally I think I'm not looking where the arrow wants to go....  

[awbowman]

I think that "shooting where I look" is more about a correctly spined and tuned arrow.  A well fitting grip lessening torque is also a biggie

[Pat B]

A bow is inherently accurate just by its nature. I believe that we shoot some bow styles and handle styles better than others. Shoot what works best for you.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by awbowman:
I think that "shooting where I look" is more about a correctly spined and tuned arrow.  A well fitting grip lessening torque is also a biggie

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[Caughtandhobble]

I have found in my shooting that I just plain shoot longbows better. It happens that my Big Jim Buffalo hits where I look more than any of my other bows.

My other bows shoot great but I have to think about where I have to aim in order to get my shot right. I am a "Trad Junkie" and love all of the bows that I have ever shot but the Buffalo is the ticket for me.  

My Sarrels Blueridge longbow shoots better for me than any bow I have ever owned! Every once in a while the stars all come together between an archer and a bow. When you find one like that, NEVER SELL IT!

Bisch

When you find that perfect bow for you, your search for bows is over.  Shoot just that one bow and don't change until you have to. Mine is my Berry Morningstar, I am going to try to wear it out.  I don't know if it shoots where I look or I look where it shoots, but it's the bow for me.

[30coupe]

For me it's the grip. If the grip fits my hand, it makes not difference what style it is. I have two bows that fit, so I'm kind of doing as Pavan suggests and sticking with just these two. I could do with either, but I like having a backup bow just in case. I tend to just alternate between the two. I can pick up either my Kanati or my Orion and "shoot where I'm looking" no matter which one I shot last.

I'm done looking unless one of them breaks for some reason.

[Wallydog]

I  too found out that you can tune a bow to hit where you look. Amazing really. By adjusting brace height and rest material you can fine tune your arrows path to get darn close to a perfect point of aim. Spine charts are a big culprit here as there is wayyy more to it than a chart and nock point.

[Stumpkiller]

Originally posted by Kirkll:
 

Originally posted by awbowman:
I think that "shooting where I look" is more about a correctly spined and tuned arrow.  A well fitting grip lessening torque is also a biggie

2X on this statement [/b]

3X.

I have several that do that - but it takes some tweaking.

The delight is when you pick up a new one and it does it.  I focus on the spot on the target and release when everything "looks right".  I'm sure I am gun barreling the arrow.  So when the bow and arrow are matched and tuned up the arrow goes where I am looking.  If you shoot a dozen bows that is a good thing.