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Author Topic: Porpoising  (Read 151 times)

Offline DKdc

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Porpoising
« on: January 02, 2012, 08:10:00 PM »
I am developing a different shooting style and when my arrows come off the shelf the nock slightly kicks up. The arrow hits where  I am looking but I would like to get rid of the kick. Is this porpoising? the bottom of the nock is at 3/8. I feel like I have tried moving my nock up and down and seen little difference. I am afraid to move it to much because the arrows are going where I am looking. Bare shafts also hit nock high pretty severe due to no recovery. I tried 145 and 160 grains up front. Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks DK

Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Porpoising
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2012, 08:21:00 PM »
Your nock is off.. Do more playing My nock bottom is at 1/2" 90deg's

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Re: Porpoising
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2012, 08:32:00 PM »
I agree with Sal, keep moving that nock til it straightens up. I also suggest 2 nocks if you are only using one. The arrow can drop down the string  upon release.

I saw a video on a thread in the shooting forum that really showed it well.
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Offline 2 Barrels

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Re: Porpoising
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2012, 09:10:00 PM »
I agree with Danny.
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Offline Night Wing

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Re: Porpoising
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2012, 09:32:00 PM »
Since I shoot split finger, my single nocksets on both of my recurves is set at 5/8".
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 10.02
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 11.37

Offline JimB

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Re: Porpoising
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2012, 11:49:00 PM »
Form issues can also cause the same reaction and changing the nock point won't change that.Check to see if your drawing arm elbow is too high.

Offline onewhohasfun

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Re: Porpoising
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2012, 07:56:00 AM »
If you start at the high end, 7/8 or 3/4 and work down from there it should eliminate a false  nock high reading from bouncing off the shelf. I had a certain cut of feathers once that shot nock high no matter what I did. I refletched them and all was good.
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Offline Mint

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Re: Porpoising
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2012, 09:03:00 AM »
I get the same thing sometimes and I tried moving the nock everywhere. With me I found out my brace height wasa tad to low and instead of kicking to the left or right I got a little nock bump. A couple of twists of the string and it cleared up for me.
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Offline DKdc

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Re: Porpoising
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2012, 09:57:00 AM »
Thanks for the input guys I will bring it up and adjust my brace height to start.
DK

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