Question on building out strike plate on a Whip

[dnurk]

Good morning Tradgang and happy  Memorial Day weekend.  I have a 64" Toelke Whip and I need to build out the strike plate a bit.  Bare shafting with HH 320 arrows is showing spine weak no matter what points I put on it (30 1/2 inch arrow and shooting 56#@29 1/2").  

Last night I took some blue painters tape and built out the rest on top of the little black leather disc that Dan puts on his bows and I was able to get spot on flight from the bare shaft out to 25 yards.  So I'm convinced I need to build out the strike plate.

My question is how do you folks recommend building it out more permanently?  I can peel off the black leather disc but should I put something under it?   Replace it?  

Love to get some ideas from the forum.

Many thanks for your help!

[Stump73]

If you use velcro its easy on and off. Just set something the thickness you on it and just cut the velcro into the shape you desire and stick it to the bow.  That way for different arrow setups  you can just simply change out the peice the new thickness and put another peice of velcro on it.

[Homebru]

I've often used thin slices of a matchstick behind the strike plate.  You can look around the house for things made of plastic (soda bottles, detergent bottles, etc) to find something of suitable thickness that is a more consistent thickness than my "slice" of matchstick.

Hope this helps.
homebru

[Bjorn]

A bit of leather boot lace works great.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

You can also check out those little self adhesive furniture pads. Those are thicker than velcro.....

I typically just put a piece of leather under my velcro on the strike.

[Biathlonman]

I just swapped the leather disk for a piece of heavy duty velcro and the Velcro is just a touch thicker.  Might get you what you need.

[Jim Wright]

I believe if you contact Dan, he usually has some of the stick-on strike plates in different thicknesses.

[dnurk]

Great ideas all around.  I will contact Dan first to see if he does have thicker ones.   If that doesn't work I will try the furniture pad idea.  

Love this site

[dnurk]

Originally posted by Jim Wright:
I believe if you contact Dan, he usually has some of the stick-on strike plates in different thicknesses.

Winning answer!  I emailed Dan and within an hour he told me he would send me a couple of varying thickness.

Such an awesome guy to deal with. A pleasure since the first time I spoke with him.

[Fletcher]

It took two layers of velcro fuzz on my Whip.  I shoot wood arrows with heavy points and the deep cut really upped my spine needs.  Brought it back down with the velcro.

[dnurk]

Totally agree Rick.  I originally planned to shoot 400 spine arrows out of this but they were WAY too weak.   Even with bumping out the strike plate I am going with heavy hunter 320 shafts.