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Offline Terry Green

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What is the distance???
« on: February 24, 2019, 12:59:32 PM »
From the base of your nock to the back of your fletch?

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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2019, 01:10:41 PM »
If I am setting up an arrow to verify consistent draw length ( feather to nose) 2.75 inches.   Most arrows are much less.

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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2019, 01:17:51 PM »
I like to go an inch, though I have used 3/4 inch in a pinch. (Pun intended)

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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2019, 01:27:06 PM »
Mine are all 1 1/8"  (1.125).  It's enough to keep them out of the way and is permanently marked on all of my feather clamps.
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2019, 01:37:29 PM »
From the valley of my nock to the base of the fletch is 2”, which gives me the correct position to touch my nose to feather at full draw.
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2019, 01:45:05 PM »
From nock throat to shaft contact of shield cut fletch - 1.750"s

From nock throat to nose tip contact - 2.00"s
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2019, 01:59:58 PM »
1 1/8 inches from throat of nock to base of feather.

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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2019, 02:08:14 PM »
1 1/4" base of nock to base of feather
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2019, 02:31:42 PM »
From the back of the fleth to the back of the shaft mine is 3/8 of an inch. To the throat of my nock it is 3/4 of an inch.
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2019, 02:33:54 PM »
About 1", usually just enough to get my fingers with shooting glove behind em .
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2019, 02:37:16 PM »
1.5”
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2019, 03:46:34 PM »
Measured from the deepest part of the nock groove to the back of the feather quill it is 1.25 inches on all of my arrows. That's what works best for me.
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2019, 04:01:03 PM »
I assume by "base" you mean where a insert type nock and the shaft intersect.  In that case it's .5" and 1" to the bottom of the nock groove.  This was intentional when I used the back of a shield cut fletch to the tip of my nose as a draw check/second anchor.  I no longer do that, mainly because I discovered with my 3U middle finger to incisor hard anchor I was inadvertently nodding forward a bit to make it happen.  For the past year I've adopted a vertical bow/head up more natural form and focused on drawing alignment to points where things just naturally line up.  I've been able to achieve a 25yd "point on" @ 6 o'clock to the spot that I'm satisfied with.  I'd like to get the arrow even closer to my eye,  but with my facial geometry the area around the cheekbone either isn't a repeatable anchor for me or I start abusing my nose trying to keep the shaft under my eye.
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2019, 10:45:52 PM »
1 inch

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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2019, 05:45:44 AM »
i go about 1.5" maybe a shade more

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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2019, 08:09:45 AM »
I use 1 3/8" but I wrap a 1/8" rabbit fur tracer behind that.
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2019, 10:45:25 AM »
?? I try not to obsess on the overhang of the arrow
but just the back squeeze prior to dropping the string. That being said I occaisonly peer over the arrow to check whether the paint mark which is two inches from the back of point. I am not sure as to the intent of the question however.. if  I don’t get the back squeeze / chest expansion my shot is lousy.
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2019, 11:16:27 AM »
star.... Yeah I think you missed the gist of my question....has nothing to do with the point of the arrow or aiming.

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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2019, 11:58:16 AM »
My fletching jig is marked so the distance from the back of the fletch to the base of my Mercury nocks is always half an inch, which is an inch and a quarter from the string when nocked. By using the same distance consistently, I can quick-check my fistmele when I nock an arrow. On the Archery Traditions recurve I've been shooting the last couple of years, the front of my 5" shield just reaches the back of the shelf, when it's right.
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Re: What is the distance???
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2019, 05:52:16 PM »
15/16"
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