Tuning Shrew,arrow hitting rest

[Bradd]

Put lipstick on the fletch or baby power on the riser and the hit should show up.  

Shorter bow = steeper string angle = more pressure on third finger.  Truthfully, if possible, there should be little or no ring finger contact at all.  It is only used to get the string back, then taken off or just rested on the string at anchor.

[longbow1]

try to shoot the bow without the ring finger, if the problem goes away you know it was string torque. if the problem persists check the bow tiller.

[champ38]

Just got in from work,wasnt able to shoot tonight. I plan to spend some time in the am shooting and trying some of your suggestions. Ill update you guys and answer some of the above questions afterwards. Thanks for all the help. Shane

[ISP 5353]

I found that my Shrew had a sweet spot when I gripped it.  I started by using a lot of heel in the grip, the way I shot other longbows, and had a little trouble with arrow flight.  I went to a higher wrist grip and it helped with torque issues and I was able to tune better.  Based on your specs, I would guess that your arrows are a little too stiff.  Good luck and let us know what helps.

[rklimber]

champ38,
Finally had time to work on this same problem.As with you ,I encountered this problem when I switched bows. Since my hunting bow setup worked fine , I eliminated form as the problem.The easiest things to change were nock point and point weight ,so I started with nock point.I used lipstick on shelf, cleaning arrow after every shot.I also shot indoors at 10 yards so as not to be distracted by erratic arrow flight.Then I started moving nock up 1/32 at a time. The rub mark moved down around towards the bottom of the arrow as I moved the nock up. When the mark was eliminated I went outdoors and shoot at 25 yards. Bingo! arrows fly straight.
Hope this works for you.
Good luck

[champ38]

Thanks rklimber- The wheather has been rough aroound here the past few days,alot of wind and rain,so I havnt been able to get out and work on it. Hopfully that will change today, got alot Im going to try thats been mentioned above. thanks alot everyone,Shane

[champ38]

oK, cleared off and tried it again..good news is, figured out it was my ring finger causing the problem, shot with 2 fingers, perfect arrow flight. So, its not the arrows,as I wanted to think, it's ME !Apparently my third finger has become much more of a factor with this 58" vs. the 62" I was shooting. Weird thing is I shot recuves this length when I was younger,before picking up the longbow,dont think I ever had this problem..anyway just glad to know what the problem is. I can only shoot 2 fimger for 4-5 shots though before they give out, so how do I minimize the effect of my third finger shooting 3 split ?

[Bradd]

Make sure you use a realllllyyy dddeeeeeepppp hook - fingers curled back towards you, with the string either before the joint crease or in it.  Use the third finger to draw and hold anchor.  The the moment before release(once you acquire the target),take it off or let it slide down to 'rest' on the string.  It will become second nature after a little time.

[MRD]

When I make sure I have good pressure with my index finger on the string, and maintain that, it seems to keep my elbow down, and I shoot MUCH better.  And also a deep grip on the string.

[longbow1]

Try to increase the amount of index finger pressure on the string. This should cause the ring finger to relax and not play as much of a role which should eliminate your problem. Also, if you are using a glove try a tab instead. Good luck.

[champ38]

Well  all I needed to do was use a deeper hook and that appears to have been the only problem. Imm able to shoot a bare shaft into the center of my group with no tail wobble or shelf contact. I think up until I made a consciense
 effort to keep the end of my fingers pointed back at me, I was letting the string roll to the tips as I drew...Im not sure what was going on from there with my ring finger,cause I cant see it at full draw, but must have been torqueing the string. I do know that a deep hook maintained until release,has got my arrows flying like darts..maybee some of you more experienced archers can tell me why a deep hook resolved my problems..? Thanks a million to all of you for the help, Shane