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03-02-2004 | 07:09 AM

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Len in Maryland

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RE: More bow tuning - level nock travel

Frank:

Quote: "Wouldn't the loose mechanical grip more closely emulate what actually occurs when a person is shooting a bow as compared to a more fixed riser position device?"

Really, how many archers really use a loose grip. That's something we're teaching constantly in the shop. A "typical shooter" does not utilize a loose grip. Also, the loose grip only partially compensates for the problem and makes it appear not to exist. And, just because you can't 'feel' it or 'see' it doesn't mean it doesn't exist in the mechanical world. How many bad arrows can't be seen by the average archer???

Quote: "I understand where a fixed position device like an Apple Tuning machine would be more useful when comparing two bows strictly from a mechanical/engineering standpoint...." Good, that's a start in truly understanding what I'm trying to convey.

Quote: "...but would it not loose some value when attempting to predict how any given bow would perform in the hands of a human shooter?" All bows "loose some value....in the hands of a human shooter." This is why I choose to analyse the basic mechanics in a bow.

This is why I made the statement above "Studying nock travel, unless you have the equipment and expertise, if a mind-blowing task and is not definable via this medium."

I really would like to explain this so that everyone understands the problem. It might be slightly possible if everyone was in a room for a live demonstration. But then you'd still have the nah-sayers who would expound on their personal feelings rather than try to understand the engineering data. It's a subject where it's so easy to arbitrarily disagree. You're more than welcome to stop by to see a demonstration and analyze the results of comparable tests.

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