arrow impact or arrow flight

[allek81]

hey guys whats more important arrow flight or arrow impact mine dont seem to impact all the same some nock left some right how do your arrows impact

[slivrslingr]

Perfect flight equals perfect impact. All you should see is a fuzzy ball going towards the target with no side to side or up and down movement, it's a matter of tuning.  Sounds like you're spine is off, likely too stiff of an arrow as underspined is much less common.  What's your bow, arrow and draw length specs?  Someone here can help you sort out the tuning and get your arrows flying right.

[allek81]

im shooting 50@28 with 30 inch draw my arrows have 3 4 inch feathers 125 points and are 400 spine cut to 31 inchs

[slivrslingr]

What bow are you shooting?  Sounds like you should be close.

[Roger Norris]

Arrow postion at impact is a snapshot of what your arrow was doing at THAT MOMENT. Try a few different distances to get a better look at what your arrow is doing.

[allek81]

samick sage

[Killdeer]

Target material is not all the same.
Ignore nock position in targets that are soft, like bag targets, as the arrow will not be held firmly in its final aspect.

Killdeer

[calgarychef]

Yea when the arrow goes through the target material there's no telling how it will change the nock position.  Look at OL Adcocks bow tuning tutorial and it will teach you a lot.

I'd flat out say your arrows are too stiff but others will disagree.

[PaddyMac]

2x calgarychef. most important to notice location of impact left and right, high or low as an average over many arrows. (Or, per Adcock, shaft impact vs. arrow impact groups).

[JamesKerr]

Originally posted by calgarychef:
Yea when the arrow goes through the target material there's no telling how it will change the nock position.  Look at OL Adcocks bow tuning tutorial and it will teach you a lot.

I'd flat out say your arrows are too stiff but others will disagree.

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[gringol]

Try larger fletch.  Sometimes 4" doesn't provide the drag necessary to stabilize the arrow.  It's not a solution for everything, but if your spine is close it will help a lot, and you can do it without buying new arrows.

[darin putman]

I had a setup similar to yours, 55#@28",my draw 29",RD cut to center longbow, my arrows were easton st epics 400 spine at 31"length, I had to use 175 grains up front on my setup. I don't shoot carbon anymore if you need some heavier tips let know will be proud to help you out.The same bow if I shot aluminum 2117's I shot a length of 30" with 175 up front.(both arrows to BOP)both arrows a 400 spine.