Paradox question

[onemoreshot]

AT what distance does an arrow complete its paradox? I am interested in paper tuning and Ive read to get back 6ft from the paper.It seems to me that might be too close.Is the arrow still in paradox at 6ft from the bow?

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

I suppose it depends on the amount of paradox your arrow has to employ to get around a particular shelf. If the shelf is center cut, then there isn't much paradox to recover from. If the bow is lacking a shelf at all it may take several feet.

I'd start at 15', but that's just where I'd expect good flight from my arrows.

[cbCrow]

I always bare shaft before I paper tune. To me the paper is a verification. Your distance is about right 6-8' to start.

[hvyhitter]

after watching arrows go through paradox almost all the way to the target on slo-mo videos I gave up on paper tuning for trad bows. Only have to be off a little to give false results....I bare shaft only now and usually dont have to do much of that.

[Ragnarok Forge]

I don't paper tune for trad bows either.  Bare shaft to fletched shaft field point tuning does the trick.

[mcgroundstalker]

This may be another job for Stu's Dynamic Spine Calculator....... But, what do I know?  

[Fletcher]

Paper tuning works great for me; six feet is the right distance.  An arrow will continue to oscillate for quite a distance downrange.  They don't oscillate enough to mess with the reading in the paper, tho.

[yononindo]

Hi onemoreshot,

don`t know if this will be helpful, but it might give you some ideas.

This video shows some arrows being shot from heavy bows.
Starting up with proper matched arrows, going down with the spine until reaching the limit!!!
   

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzWrcpzuAp8&feature=channel

As stated above: It depends on a lot of things ......

How strong is your bow-
Brace height-
Split or three under-
Arrow weight and spine-
Weight in front of arrow-
Cut to center-
How smooth is your release ......... and so on ....

Anyway, as for me, I gave up about paper tuning my trad bows.

I do as Ragnarok Forge stated above.

Happy shooting

Daniel