Tuning Problem

[BearClaw]

I was out shooting tonight and was doing good groups. All of a sudden I'm shooting to the left. I don't know if I got tired or what but I was shooting left at 28 yards and then again at 17 yds. The problem was I was being consistent to the left. I didn't want to move my sight jsut yet until I shoot again tomorrow. When I look from behind the bow with an arrow on the riser, I put the pins directly behind the string but the arrow is pinting to the right. Shouldn't everything be lined up? Any suggestions?

[buckee]

It sounds like just a case of shooter fatigue. I wouldn't be too much in a hurry to start making adjustments.

You could just check your rest and sights for any loseness , and if nothing is obviously wrong, then wait until your next shoot.

Relax

[arrow32]

Like steve said dont change anything just yet. I shoot my bow every single day and shoot fairly decent. Then all of the sudden last week I started shooting four inches to the left and did for a couple of days then got back into a groove. We decided I was pushing the bow to the left as the release was going off.

Just leave it for a couple days and see what happens.

[Turkeygirl]

I wouldn't change anything yet. I was shooting quite a bit yesterday...shooting good then started drifting to the left a little...not alot...but I was getting tired.

[Michihunter]

Canting your bow can cause that. And that comes from fatigue or poor grip (also from fatigue). Start fresh and see if the problem persists.

[BearClaw]

Well, I shot this morning and to the left a bit again. Then I noticed on my TruGlo site the little screw in light had come unscrewed and was sitting in the holder, not totally out but at least an 1/8". I took it out and the groups were shooting where I aimed them again. Could that have made that big of difference?

[BearClaw]

There is some additional info on this shooting problem. I did somehting else that was in the back of my mind but as I have been thinking about it more, it becomes more a piece of the solution. I shoot the Jennings Trophymaster with the Shockstop rubber bushing. This bushing had been spun around somehow and was actually sitting offset against the string. It just doesn't spin around in a circle. Once I removed the light I then turned the bushing back to the right position and after that, it shot straight. The string was actually hitting the shockstopper at an offset position and probably causing everything to go left. Any thoughts?

[Tony]

with it hitting left of the shock stopper it could cause left torque in your shot. but there are many things that can cause left shooting. some are

your pin, to much hand in the bow, to tight a grip, to much tension in your bow arm or to long a draw length. sounds like you found your prob.

i am always refining my shooting form each day. repeatability is what you need to be consistant. if one day you have a few bad shots, it could be your just to tired or not concentrating enough or a bad day at work.

all of these lead to one day of not shooting as tight as you would like. but thats whats fun about archery, then next day your hammering again.

keep us informed.

Shoot Strong

Tony

[BearClaw]

Yes, probably a combination of things, fatigue, stopper etc. It got straightened out though. Consistency certainly is the key. Even consistency bad is good because you can eventually identify the poblem. If you had arrows flying everywhere it might be hard to figure out where to start. I am like you, everytime I shoot it's a new day and just because you shot out holes yesterday, you can't relax. Today you shoot, concentrate, relax, follow through. WHen you stop doing (and sometimes you just forget) what you did to make it shoot good, it shoots bad. Archery is a challenge. Archery hunting even bigger! That's what we love about it!! If it was easy, everybody would be doing it!