RE: What gives with my arrow flight? UPDATE
Hey everyone I really appreciate all the thoughts. I appologise for not being around to respond to some of the questions you all posed for me. I was (go figure) hunting. I let a few smallish and one almost shooter deer go, as well as a host of does, as I still have some meat left over from last year, and I shot a fawn (can you say veal) back in mid October.
Anyway... I have no clue what some of y'all are talking about with relation to the OT2 program itself. I can however, tell you this much in part from experience and the rest from observation. My draw length itself, as it pertains to me, mesures out at anywhere between 29.25 and 29.5 inches. Depending on who is holding the tape. The Iron Mace I shoot is a long draw model, set at 29.5". That said, I, like gibblet, have seen bows that were supposed to be 28" (for example) end up being 27 and on other bows 29. They can and do vary greatly. If anyone knows where the industry standard for actual draw lenth on a bow is.. please let me know. I have heard the front of the riser, the low point of the grip, the center of berger button hole and that there isn't one and most makers just try and come close to what they think should fit someone with X length.
I whacked the fletchings off one of my FMJ 400s and one of the ACC 3-49s. Again, I can't shorten them anymore than they are. I shot them bareshaft, and both (at 15 yards) stuck in to the bail nock left of point of impact. To me, thats weak spine. I'm shooting a Schaffer rest, as I mentioned earlier, and haven't noticed the first bit of clearence problem with it since I've had it. Honestly, I think it may well have just been me. I still do think the arrows are a bit weak spined. But the wiggle has seemed to have gotten better. I reset my nock point, tied on a new loop, recentered and just basically started over. I still a weak reaction with a bare shaft, but the wiggle with a fletched arrow has drasically deminished. Who knows... barometric pressure or some sh*t?....?...?.... No telling. Odd think though, my arrows are square, and spin test as such. My fieldpoints, after tuning (french/walkback) with broadheads and sighting in and all, are a good 2" left of my point of aim and point of impact with broadheads. Again, I'm shooting Montecs, and I know for a 100% fact that no matter what head you shoot, it will NEVER be EXACTLY the same as field points, but 2" is more than it was. Infact, I couldn't hardly notice before.. maybe an inch, but small enough for me not to notice... but its noticable a beer can diameter to the left now. I'm almost losing confidence in myself and the equipment. Its frustrating as all hell.