Center shot question

[bowhunter44]

At least center shot is as good a place as any to start. I shoot a Bow Tech Captain set at 65 lbs and 27.5" draw. My arrows are Trophy Ridge Crush 400's, 27.25" long, blazers, wrap (4 grain) and a 24 grain nock (practice nock for a lighted nock). On the tip is a 100 grain point with those different 24 grain incerts from TR....

So, to get field points and broadheads to group together, I had to move my rest way in toward the riser of the bow (I shoot left handed). Is there anything apparent in my setup that could account for that? The arrows are fling fine, but the setup looks bizzare. Any comments or suggestions from the archery wizzards would be greatly appreciated!

Have a GREAT day!!!!

[BT]

I am getting a visual but keep in mind....I am perhaps seeing something that is not there based on the fact that I am visualizing.

It sounds as though the spine is too weak.
If you are impacting right (left handed) your arrows are either weak or the broadhead is deceiving you.
Keep in mind that you can make a field point track with a poor broadhead but you cant make a poor broadhead track to a field point.

What is the head?

[royden]

when you are at "center shot" how big is your grouping at X yards and what is the distance and "O'clock" positions?

[CopperHead]

One more question. Finger shooter or release?

[bowhunter44]

I shoot a release. I'm a Nightmare shooter for the most part, but to preserve my 18-1 I have been shooting Stingers (two blade). The broadheads group left of the field points. I have had to move the rest toward the broadheads to get the broadheads and field points to group together. 'Following' the broadhead seemed to be counter intuative, but that is what I had to do.

I'm sorry, but I really don't understand the question about O clock positions. Last night I was shooting at 40 yards. The broadheads were about four inches to the left of the field points.

Part of the reason for adding weight to the nock was to stiffen the spine of the arrow (not just to be consistient with a lighted nock). Perhaps I have not gotten the spine stiff enough? I'm at a loss... I have had quite a difficult time with tear right, with this bow. I have shot CT Whitetail XP's and CX Terminator Lite arrows in addition to the TR Crush. I got the tear right pattern with all the arrows. I'm not in a position to say how much better (or worse) any of the other arrows were relative to broadheads and field points grouping together.

Thanks for your replies!

[royden]

hmmm .... by O'clock I was refering to the direction the broadheads group compared to field pts. Ex. --- field pts are on the dot and broadheads are 4" to the left (9 o'clock) or high at 11 o'clock or low right at 4 o'clock etc.

How big are your groups? If they start out fairly large and don't get larger (maybe even smaller at longer distance) I would look for fletch contact first.

Have you checked for fletch contact with foot powder or lipstick?

4" off at 40 yards to me says there is a problem but it is slight ...

have you checked for cam lean? and your cam timing?

If all the above looks good; then I would up your poundage and shoot some 125 grn to see if it is a stiff spine issue...

[SPIKER]

This diagram never gets old.



Don't miss the "reverse for left handed shooters" at the bottom right.