paper tuning vers bare shaft

[Hattrick]

This should be interesting i`d like to hear the pro`s an con`s on this..Which is better or both? I myself have always bare shafted tune. I see a lot paper tuning in archery shops. Wondering if this has a place in the trad world??

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

Does it have a place in the trad world? Absolutely. I find that when I paper tune a bow, it also shoots bare shafts well. And conversely, when I bare shaft tune one, it also shoots bullet holes through paper.

Two roads: one destination.

[wtpops]

Differant strokes. I mix two types. I get as close as i can with bare shaft tunning then fletch up 6 arrows and put on 3 field points and 3 boardheads and then go with O.L.'s plaining method.

[Steve O]

I have found the exact same thing as Jason.  When it is COLD in the winter, it is a lot easier paper tuning in the garage or basement  

[snag]

I think paper tuning is fine if you paper tune out 15ys. or more. You do it too close and then your arrow is going to be still going through paradox.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

I usually start my paper tuning at about 10 feet. Once I get bullet holes, I back up a few feet at a time and repeat to confirm I'm tuned. No problems.

[Jeff Strubberg]

Yep.  I bare shaft, then paper tune at 3-10 yards to confirm everything is perfect.

[Smallwood]

[Smallwood]

Originally posted by wtpops:
Differant strokes. I mix two types. I get as close as i can with bare shaft tunning then fletch up 6 arrows and put on 3 field points and 3 broadheads and then go with O.L.'s plaining method.

I have found this to be true as well.

I was using the planing method (using 3 fletched and 3 bare shafts), instead of paper tuning, late yesterday evening, and after I was done I decided to see how one of the bare shafts flew from 40 yards...
perfectly.
 This was real easy to follow the flight path of that arrow since I had a homemade lumenock on it, this allows you to follow it's flight path and observe ANY nock kick as the arrow is flying downrange.
So even though I didn't tune with paper, I did however use more than one method to confirm the tune of the bow.

hope this helps,
sammy