building out side plate

[spike buck]

Looking to find the best and easiest way to build out the side plate on my recurve.It is currently leather, but will change material if needed....Thanks to all.

[Bjorn]

A scrap of leather about the size of a leather lace under the plate is a good way. Try taping something like a wooden matchstick to the front of the side wall and see if there is a difference.

[spike buck]

Thanks Bjorn, I am a right handed shooter and my arrows fly great out the bow. They just hit right of aim. I aim to the the left of what I want to hit and am right on. I thought maybe if I build it out that would help? I am shooting 29" mfx classics 500's w/ the 75gr insert and 145gr point and 50lb bow.

[Bjorn]

You could do a number of things.....raise your brace, build out the side plate, increase point or insert weight, de-tune your string (use B50).
Some changes will suit you more than others, and
don't make more than one change at a time.
I would strip the fletches off and start there. A fletched arrow hides too many sins.

[Bjorn]

I'm sorry scratch my remedies above. I assumed you were underspined and that is why you wanted to build out the sideplate.
In your case you want to reduce point weight and make your arrow act stiffer, and go to a skinny string etc. In any event I recommend starting with a bare shaft and go from there.

[wtpops]

i use a square tooth pic. You can use a knife and shave of a little at a time untill you get it to the thickness that works best, this ofcourse goes under the side plate.

[mancole5]

I use double sided carpet tape (from home depot) build it out one tape strip at a time.

[Charlie Lamb]

Bjorn has it figured out for ya.     It's an arrow spine issue.

You might want to try a .400 spine arrow with tat much front end weight. I shoot 30.5"        GT 55/75 with 250gr up front off two of my 50# bows and they work great.

[SCATTERSHOT]

You can keep your prresent arrows, just build out the sideplate as you indicated. Slip a toothpick between the leather and the bow. Done deal. That should be enough

[KentuckyTJ]

Toothpick slid behind the plate here also. If they still fly great with the toothpick in place, no need to buy new arrows.

[xtrema312]

For preliminary experimenting if you don't want to remove your side plate you can also use strips of card board or even corrugated cardboard for thicker material and a couple layers of masking tape over it to hold it in place and keep your fletching from catching it.  When you get the thickness you want to can modify the side plate.

[Mo. Huntin]

My favorite way has been suggested on here before and works awesome.  Get those felt furniture pads from wal mart they already have adhesive on them and you can trim them with a razor blade incase it puts you to far left. I love it.

[champ38]

"Felt furniture pads" is that what they're called ?  Trying to find some the other day and the clerk looked at me like I was crazy. Are these the pads that go on the bottom of furniture legs to keep from scratching the floor  ? Thanks

[katman]

That's them champ, they come in different diameters. Also available in Lowes's and Home Depot. (If you pull the side plate off the acs you will see it.)