Sheepeater Spirit from Mark and Brent......

[Gottabow]

Curt..is it posible that you are putting too much preasure on the top of the arrow knock with your pointer finger?  I did have the same problem with short bows and that is why I went to shooting three under.  I have found that the set up with Goldtips 35/55 cut to 28"bop, 50gr brass insert and 250gr. points are shooting pretty good now.  Very quiet andextremely quick.

[Guru]

It could be, I guess.....But truthfully, I don't want to change the way I shoot at all. I've been shooting like this for 20+ yrs....

 It's not like I'm shooting it bad at all, just not yet satisfied with my arrow flight. But it'll come.....

 I raised the nock point even though my bare shaft told me not too and it seems to have lessened it some. I also changed the side plate and shelf material......

 Like I said, having a blast!! It'll draw blood soon.....

[kojac]

I too, love the looks of these bows and they're at the top of my list of bows to buy..

[Mark Baker]

I'm not sure what the deal is Curt...I am certainly not a short bow expert, having shot longbows most of my life.  I do know that the shorter the bow, the more the little things seem to magnify, but heck, I'm having fun learning right along with you.      

I do know (I should) that the bow is built with the center of balance....the intended pressure point while drawing the bow...in the center of the grip area, and appropriately tillered from there.  Therefore, moving your pressure closer to the shelf, like a higher wrist grip, will have some effect on the nocking point of the string...same as a 3-under shooter has to adjust.  But if you can get it all figured out, then it really don't matter.  As long as it will shoot for you, who cares!   It does make me scratch my head that it bareshafts so well, then kicks with fletches.   There are more experienced and capable folks on here that can help you with that, for sure.  

Keep us posted.

[Terry Green]

The bow I got shoots like a house a fire.....just shooting a little higher than I'm lookin....probably just that the woodies are a bigger diameter cause I'm shooting some fat ones.  I'll get that fixed...no worries.

Getting great flight, and the windage is spot on.  

Cool little bow let me tell ya.  

[Forester]

Guru - Are you shooting three fletch or four?  If three, try turning the cock feather in against the bow.  I am not qualified to offer shooting/tuning advice but I had some similar issues once and was offered this option in the figuring process.  It helped me at the time.  Good luck and keep figurin', sounds like fun.

[bbassi]

Hi Guru, I'm with Forester with trying cock feather in. I've got 2 bows that I just can't shoot worth a dang with the cock feather out, but if I turn them around they shoot bullet holes through the paper and fly great. I joke with people that the arrows are made for right handed shooters, but you can't argue when it works.

Here's another trick that someone taught me years ago. If you're wondering what part of the arrow is hitting, take a can of desinex (the foot powder spray) and coat the back 8-10 inches of your arrow including the fletch and then shoot it. The powder will stick to the bow where it rubs and rub off the arrow where it's hitting the bow.

Good luck.

[Mark Baker]

Terry, glad the bow is shooting great for you.  As I mentioned, I shot your bow several times, and almost kept it for myself!   I tend to shoot these bows a bit high at first, also.  Most folks do.

[Guru]

Thanks for the suggestions guys...but I always shoot cock feather in. But I did try the other way and the same thing......

I'll try the powder thing, but I can see that the quill from the bottom hen is cutting the leather where the red streak is......

[Terry Green]

Oh Yeah.....the woodies only have 125 grain heads on em as well.....gonna get em up to 175 grains and that might bring it around a bit....uh,....down a bit.  

[Gottabow]

These really are great little bows and a hoot to shoot as well.  I'll be takin it to Canada Labor day week for Bear..can't wait.

[Shawn Leonard]

How high is your nock now. I always need a high nocking point but with my new 54" recurve it is almost an inch and I was getting the same thing you are, wear big time on the outside of the shelf. Try going up another 1/8 or even 3/16ths. Shawn

[Guru]

Didn't get to mess with it yesterday...but the bottom nock point is at 3/8 right now, I think....I may try 1/2" when I get the chance.   But I've been up there before.....