Tuning or form affecting smooth flight?

[12owl]

Recently, the rear of my arrow seems to be ending up higher than the front within 5 yards after release.  Evertything seems to level out by 10 yards - accuracy is fine really.  The shot just looks and feels sloppy.

Can anyone suggest if this might be more a tuning issue or a form issue, such as release?  My knock is currently set at ~3/8. I've changed things around a bit and still get similar results.  Maybe I recently developed a bad release.

Thanks for any suggestions, I'll hang up and listen...

[30coupe]

What are you shooting for a bow? My longbows seem to like about 1/4 to 3/8" nock points (shooting 3 under), but my recurves always liked them a bit higher. It does sound as if your arrows are bouncing off the shelf, indicating low nock point. Have you double checked your brace height? If you string has stretched and you brace height is lower, that can also do some funky things.

Otherwise, you could be torquing your string. Do you cant your bow? If you do, the combination of torquing the string and cant could be causing the arrow to actually be bouncing off the shelf. Are you using the same arrow setup? It could be a spine issue. Depending on how long you have been at this, you could be getting stronger and drawing a bit further than you used to. A longer draw means more cast, which means your arrow could be weak...or you could be short drawing, causing the opposite problem, arrow too stiff and striking the shelf.

As you can see, there are a number of things that could be causing this issue. Start with the easy stuff: nock point, brace height, etc. Then start examining your form. If possible, post a video of you shooting. There are plenty of guys here who could help if it is a form issue.

Russ

[rideandhunt]

Just don't over think it. I catch myself doing that alot. If your bow is tuned and you are releasing smoothly, you should be able to shoot a bare shaft out of your bow back to at least 20 yards and it should hit same area as your other arrows.

There are lots of postings about bare shaft tuning on here. Too me, that's the simplest way to make sure your getting the best arrow flight possible out of your setup.