A couple weeks ago I started building a new set of shafts out of ash.
I had heard of bare shaft tuning but had never tried it.
I did some searches here and read some post. Many people complained, saying it was a pointless exercise because of erratic results.
I being stubborn decided to try it anyway.
I read the Adcock method, very nice,informative and thorough.
Never being one to follow directions, and always in a hurry to try something new, I took the one finished shaft outside to give it a try.
Guess what, the bare shaft hit right where I was looking... sometimes. other times it would whack the target sideways!
Keep in mind this is one shaft. One bow, and one distance from the target. the only variable was me. Crap
Over and over again, Good, good, bad. or bad, bad, good, or , well you get the idea.
No wonder my groups aren't as tight as I would like. Fletching was keeping me on the target and hiding many flaws.
That one bare shaft was telling the truth.
Now, two weeks later, I still haven't finished that new set of arrows. And I still haven't finished bare shaft tuning properly, But every day when I go out to shoot for fun and practice I bring that one bare shaft along with the rest of my arrows.
I think my focus and concentration has gotten better, because that bare shaft hits good more often, and the rest of my groups seem tighter.
Try it you'll hate it!!
P.S. For all you guys that are really good and never make mistakes. this method won't help