bareshafting ?

[geno]

A touch heavy and fletching will  lighten it corect ?

[Curtis Haden]

Fletching (or anything that adds weight to the rear of the shaft) will have the effect of adding spine or making the arrow stiffer.

If I understand your question, Gene, you want them showing just slightly weak when bareshaft testing.

[geno]

I couldn't remember curtis. Brain laps.     Thanks G

[RAU]

Heres another bareshafting question. I currently shoot 125 grain points but want to move up. My fletched arrows with 125 grain points fly well. Can I just use these as the control group then use bare shafts w/ the heavier point and tune them to group with the 125 fletched shafts with good result. Im pretty new to bareshafting.
Thanks,
Don

[J-KID]

Don,
I just went through this process this summer.  With a lot of helpful instruction from Trad Gang members I managed to get my arrows tuned.  I think you will need your bare shafts to hit the target a little weak.  In other words, they should hit a little high and right of where your fletched shafts are hitting.  You will probably have to shoot a lot of fletched arrows along with the bare shafts to get a feel for groups.  Once you fletch the arrows it will increase the spine and bring your 150 grain points into your 125 grain fletched group.  Hopefully some of the arrow tuning experts with chime in here.

[Michael Arnette]

Weak would be leaning to the left for a right hand shooter. Opposite for left handers. I am no expert but I tune for a slightly weak arrow and the fletching and wide broadhead stiffen the arrow a bit. I shoot into hay bales for bare shafting.

[xtrema312]

Bare shaft group shooting is one thing and shaft angle on impact is another tuning method all together.  Don't confuse the two.

When bare shaft group shooting you want to shoot all the fletched shafts and bare shafts at the same length with the same point to compare.  Two different point weights and shaft lengths is not ideal.

I would try the heavier point first just to see what happens with your flight.  If you have not bare shaft tuned your current arrows you could be a little stiff and still get good fletched arrow flight.  If that was the case the little extra weight may not be a big deal and they could shoot even better. You never know until you try it.  Also you can adjust your bow brace and other things to work out some point weight difference.  Also if your bow is cut to center you have more leniency.