Sideplate materials: AKA fine tuning my bow

[mahantango]

I've used black tape on occasion with bows cut far from center. Raising brace height is not about length of power stroke but about the angle of the arrow in relation to the riser when it leaves the string.

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

Folks wanted to hear results. The long and short of it is that raising brace height about 1/4" did weaken the shaft a bit. Adding 50 grains of point weight got me even closer. Not sure what I'll try to finish this out though.

[Doug_K]

Couple things I've done to fine tune with point weight with carbons and aluminums. Small brass washers behind the broadhead; I believe 3 rivers sells them in 5 & 10 grain increments.
Also, something else I've just recently done to get my judos to match my broadheads was fill the hollow center of a broadhead adapter with lead shot prior to glue up. This added 10-15 grains, though i'm sure that would vary depending on the size shot. You could also just fill it with molten lead for a little more.

[onemississipp]

Folks wanted to hear results. The long and short of it is that raising brace height about 1/4" did weaken the shaft a bit. Adding 50 grains of point weight got me even closer. Not sure what I'll try to finish this out though.

Thanks for the update!


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[the rifleman]

Yep--- raising the brace height will indeed cause the arrow to fly in the direction it would if it were weaker.  Glad it worked for you.