Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

I got a new string on my bow. I sighted it in at 10yds, then 20yds, then 30 yds. Ok so it seemed to be going good. I take it back out today and it's all to heck! 4" high and 3" to the left. I adjust and now it's dead on. An hour later I go back at it. 2" low and 2" to the left.

I'm not the best archer in the world, but at 10yds come on!
Any suggestions?

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

I can't see the new string itself causing this much fluctuation in shot placement. All that I can gather is that when they put your knock point back on the new string it may not have been centered. I would take it to your proshop and have them recenter it to be certain that you arrows are leaving the string correctly. Other then that I can't be of much help. Good luck.

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

My bow pro is out of town until Friday. I plan on having him take a look at it. I did have some string leeches put on. Wonder if they have anything to do with it?

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

It sounds like you are changing you anchor point !!

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

Nope. New kisser button and the string on my nose each time. Had the wife watch me to make sure it looked the same to her each time I shot.

It's probably something stupid and simple I'm not paying attention to.

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

Do you use a peep sight? I would think even a slight variation in anchor point could cause accuracy problems as you described, even though the anchor feels the same.

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

Yes I use a peep sight. And pendelum sight on the bow.

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

Is everything tight, especially the rest?

I had something similar happen to me and I kept looking at everything but nothing seemed out of place. Finally I started checking screws and the rest was ever so slightly loose and was moving such a small ammount I didn't notice it.

Another thought. Do you use a Trophy Ridge sight? If so I would look real hard at the sight moving.

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

Ok bigbulls. I feel like a smacked @$$ now. :( The rest is loose.

I'll try it after I tighten it and see what happens.

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

That happened to a friend of mine one day at a 3-d shoot !! He would be on....then off bad......on.....off ! Finally one of my other friend's (that had sold the guy the bow) noticed a screw was missing on his rest and it was moving left and right !! Talk about frustrating !

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

Yeah, so did I.;);)

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

correct me if I'm wrong but a new string needs to be broken in first before sighting the bow in . the string will stretch and things will move on you. Maybe the string is still stretching as you are shooting now, that too would explain some problems. Take it to your pro shop to get inspected. I've always been told to shoot it at least 250 times before sighting it in . Good Luck

RE: Stupid new string...AGHHHH!
 

Ok I shot it about 100 times before I sighted it in.

After adjusting the rest, guess what? My group is back on. I knew it would be something simple, but I was convinced it was the string.
Dang I felt stupid. Should've lied to you guys and said it WAS the string!;)