So I recently just put a new ripcord code red drop away on my Bear Strike. I took it to the shop and had it tuned with field points. With in a week i had my arrows refletched from a strait 4" duravane to a 4 degree right offset duravane. Even more recently I turned the poundage from about 62# all the way up to 70#. I shot through paper the other day ( it was to low from what i read in the easton tuning guide) but my fletching looked to be left of my tip. I adjusted my rest and the next shot was a bullet hole. to make sure i was correct i shot again and to my dismay the rip in the paper was the same as before. What am i doing wrong and how do i fix this problem?
Thanks for the heads up. I tried making sure i didn't but knowing me focusing on not doing it probably just made it worse. I am going to try again soon and see how things go. Could increasing my draw weight too high cause me to start torquing more than normal? i have no experience with this and am not sure if there is a correlation.
The best way, I have found, to shoot through paper is with my eyes closed. That way all you focus on is proper form: Your bow hand is open/not squeezing grip, anchor point is where it should be, and so on. There is no need to aim when shooting through paper as all you are doing is checking what the arrow is doing right after it leaves the bow.
Try backing off the draw weight 1 or two pounds. I was having the same problem and backing the DW down a couple of pounds helped with the hand torque.
Looked at the specs for my arrows and I believe that is the issue I am running into. I turned my poundage back down and am going to stick there until i get my new arrows for deer season. Thanks for all the help guys. you just saved me probably a week of frustration and a trip to the pro shop.
It really sounds like a torquing problem, I had the same thing happen to my old 09 Diamond Marquis.. thourght it was out of tune, spent ages tuning it, got it spot on then the next day was way out again. I don't think it matters if you have a spot on bow setup it will only be as good as you're form & grip I think
I turned my poundage down a little and the issue went away. apparently i am just going to have to stick to around 60# until i get new arrows that i can set up better for the higher poundage. It might also come down to me needing more tip, thats for another day. sooner i can get it tuned and shooting well the sooner i can start practicing
Take your bow to a pro shop if you are not sure how to do this but check your cam timing. Alot of times when you up your poundage, you can throw your timing out of whack and it will cause wicked arrow flight. If your cam timing is off its a simple fix. They will just twist your string until the timing matches back up.
Have you tried a wrist sling? when I use one I shoot much tighter groups at farther distances. Using one I am able to shoot with no fingers wrapped around the grip. I would think this technique would work at any poundage. Just a thought,
Finally just took it to a pro shop and had them look at it. Turns out the paper tuning was the issue??? The guy aligned my center shot then had me shoot and noticed it was my form. A slight torque at release and not enough back tension. After fixing my problems the arrows were hitting the target level and parallel to each other.
