Originally Posted by
GMMAT
I tend to give the archer the benefit of the doubt. If he's bare shafted his FP's.....and he's tuned....then there shouldn't be a discrepancy.
I don't think I'd be making nock point adjustments without bare shafting, FIRST.
Aren't we supposed to eliminate "issues"....one at a time? Why do so many compound shooters feel like they don't need to bare shaft?
Well, I am a huge advocate of bare shaft tuning as most know on here. But bare shaft is not the same as BH tuning. A bare shaft has 12-15gr less weight on the back, which makes the arrow appear weaker than the real arrow. Its a good place to start.
In all honesty, bareshaft is meant for finger shooters. But is good for compounders if you have no cam lean, and no nock travel. I find it useful for nock adjustments as you point out. But I don't live and breath bareshaft to make horizontal or spine adjustments.
But I am hunter first and foremost, and I need my BH's to go where I need them to go. Long distance BH tuning (~60 yards) is the utimate end to the tuning process. Target shooters will argue group tuning after that, but I have my limits.