What will make a bow hit bullseye then the next shot well be three or four inches high or low every shot, this is at 20 yards.[:'(]

Inconsistant form

Poor tune(spine of arrows,contact with rest,poor centershot, etc...)


Bad arrows,maybe the one in the middle isn't flying the same as the others,number your arrows and see if the arrows hit the same spot each time.


Not sighted in properly and you are trying to compensate and force the arrows into the middle,sometimes it works,but usually it doesn't.


Bow balance is off resulting in a hard to aim bow.



Start working on one thing at a time,start by checking the tune of the bow and then move on to the arrows.Eliminate the bad ones and then check your sights.

Bows a one cam.

I've tried it with two different arrow rest one a prong stile and a plunger type.

Arrows hit perfectly in line back and forth.

I've all ready tried numbering the arrows and it wasn't in the arrows...

Shot a bow for years and I know how to sight in.

And the bows balance fills good to me.

I wasn't trying to imply that you don't know how to sight a bow in but I have seen experienced shooters just keep battling instead of just moving a pin and making the bow easier to shoot bullseyes.


If you are stringing arrows left and right then there is a good bet that the centershot isn't correct with the setup.Paper will tell you nothing about centershot.Torque will affect it and spine will affect it.Shoot for groups and adjust the rest(eyeball the rest in center or use a center gage to start) in and out to see where you get your best groups.When you feel that your groups are as good as you can get them,then check your paper.If you have a considerable tear at this point,you may need a different spined arrow or you are torquing the bow.


Torque is a common problem with Mathews grips.

I don't completely understand your situation. Is the first shot you fire in a session hitting where you aim and then all others are flyers? Explain, please.

Last year I had a mystery problem with my groups dropping lower and lower. Checked the rest and sight and arrows and all was good. Turned out that the nock point on the string was just slightly loose and was creeping higher and higher up the string with each shot.

Good luck.

If you are stringing arrows up and down then you may need to adjust the rest up or down.You may also be heeling the bow.Mathews grips are also bad about this.


ALso balance will cause arrow to string up and down so be sure it sits there rock steady.

I have always had a problem with my arrows hitting about 2" to the left of bullseye. It might be 2 out of 5 and sometime 5 out of 5. I recently got a sight that had a bubble level on it. I started making a point to be sure that the bow was level before I fired. I was almost always leaning just off center before I leveled it out (even though if felt comfortable before I looked at the level). Now my shots fly straight and all hit exactly where I was aiming. This may not be the same problem you are having but I use it to point out how an unconsistant form can make that kind of difference. If it is happening with every arrow but at different times, I bet it is your form.

The Mouse brings up another good point.

TFOX, Didn't mean anything by it just letting you know that I know about sighting in.
I have seen new shooters that do that to.

No, no problems with hitting right and left, just up and down.

Mouse, some times the first shot is high the next shot is low and the next well be dead on, then some times two arrows will hit the same spot but low of bullseye then the next will be dead on and another shot will end up high, and so on..

Is this bow new to you, or are you used to it? Sounds like it could very well be the grip. I like my old Mathews Feathermax, but I do have to watch hand placement on the grip if I want to group well. Having the rest/nockpoint out of place could make it hard to be consistent.

I think in general, an out of tune bow will shoot good in a shooting machine, since everything is always out of tune the same every time. However, we tune our bows so they are forgiving when we mess up, and that's what makes them accurate for "us" to shoot. Check arrow spine, nock, and rest position, as well as grip and form. If you've made sure all this is how it should be, then it might get harder to figure out.
Good luck!

peashooter