funny flight

[musclecarman92]

I have a Black hawk short hornet and I use beman ICS Hunter carbon arrows and shot these and they wobbled in flight so I stripprd the vanes and put feathers on and it didnt change much they still wobble is this normal

[jboynjazz]

sounds like you may have a spine problem. try going to a lighter point or a heavier shaft. you may also try a fletch that has a higher profile, this will create more drag and may improve arrow flight. if this is what you do you will loose alittle speed, but which is more important, speed or good flight.

[JimPic]

You should shoot feathers off the shelf-vanes will give erratic flight.Bad arrow flight is also normal if the arrows aren't properly spined to the bow.What poundage is your bow at your draw and what size are the Beman's.Could be a variety of other things too

[musclecarman92]

yes im using feathers i already knew abiut the vains messing up flight The beman's are 400 ind im using a 45# bow

[rybohunter]

What point weight? How long is your draw? Is your nock point set correctly? Do you have a smooth release?
So many things could affect the arrow flight. Need more info still.

[Arthur P]

Side to side wobble, fishtailing, is usually due to brace height being too low. Also caused by badly matched arrow spine and bad release as others have mentioned. I don't know what bow you're shooting, but make sure the brace height is in the range recommended by the bowyer.

Up and down wobble, porpoising, is almost always due to nock height being wrong.

If the tail of the arrow looks like it's making a circle, it's a combination of both fishtailing and porpoising. In that case, I like to take care of the porpoising first, then the fishtailing. It doesn't really matter which one you fix first, but always fix one problem at a time.

[musclecarman92]

I use 100ga. points have a 31 in. draw yes he nock point is set right i shoot fingers with this bow i have tried the release with it and dont like it

[LBR]

Another thing to look at is the nock fit--if it's too tight, it will mess with your arrow flight, regardless if everything else is right.

Chad

[BowHuntingFool]

ORIGINAL: LBR

Another thing to look at is the nock fit--if it's too tight, it will mess with your arrow flight, regardless if everything else is right.

Chad

GREAT ADVICE! This was happening to me. I filed down my nocks to get rid of the snap when I nocked an arrow, all is well!!!!

[JimPic]

ORIGINAL: musclecarman92

yes im using feathers i already knew abiut the vains messing up flight The beman's are 400 ind im using a 45# bow

400's are way too stiff for a 45# bow. A 500 would be better and you still might have to put some extra weight up front