fishtailing

[samickhunter]

g'day all

i have been running some st excels 400 in my 50lb recurve although they seem to be very accurate with 100gr and 125gr tips they tend to fish tail the shafts are 29" long
any ideas to help out

cheers mick

[Lonala]

Try a heavier broadhead,maybe 155gr Tuskar or a 190gr.I luv those tuskers...Aloha
Ron

[dpowers311]

Start moving you nock up or down and try to start getting rid of the fishtail then you can work on what grain tip you need.

[Cherokee Scout]

I agree with Lonala, try heavier point.

[Bjorn]

Up and down is usually nock. Side to side is spine and can be fixed with point weight; but also brace height. Check it out.

[COMPOUNDLESS IN CONCRETE]

Whick Samick are you shootin? I have the Sage TD at 55#s and I am shooting 400 spine arras cut to 29" with 145 grain tips and they are still over spined.  I think your arras are overspined like mine are right now.  I am going to be trying out some 200 and 250 grain field tips to get them to spine out right.  At 15 yds I have to hold 6" to the right to hit where I want and at 25-30 yds I am holding all the way on the edge of the target to hit the center bullseye.  I am an instinctive shooter and that is throwing me off having to compensate to the right for the stiff arras.  Good Luck!

[Ground Hunter]

Sounds like more of a spine issue than knock point.  H

[eric-thor]

http://bowmaker.net/tuning.htm  .print this out and work through it , its worth the time.

sorry i thought i already posted this earlier.

[Jeeps84]

I had the same problem with about the same set up it was me i started to pay attention to my form. I got a good deep hook on the string leaned more on my back foot and and a loose grip on the bow. and shot better  I hadnt shot in a few months so i didnt pay attention. try your form it might work.
JP

[KEG]

I don't know if you want to sacrifice an arrow, but I would strip the feathers and use it to bare shaft. This will tell you what your problem is. Also, if it is a spine problem you will want to correct this prior to putting broadheads on them. To get the correct spine it is much easier to use shaft length than point weight.

[eric-thor]

jeeeeps 84 is totally right as well form is paramount. all bets off if your form is off.  

[excelpoint]

Yep bare shaft those puppies and see howthey go.

[samickhunter]

gents i have forgetten about the carbons for awhile i got some woods shooting nice cheers for the input

mick