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Old 02-23-2005 | 08:18 AM
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Old 02-23-2005 | 08:25 AM
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IF it only fishtails once in a while, the likely culprit is unconsisting form which leads to bow torque or it may just be an arrow or two that has fletching contact problems.
Number your arrows if this is the case and weed out the bad ones
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Old 02-23-2005 | 07:42 PM
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Have you considered a rest problem? The rest could be kicking arrows too. Have you paper tuned the bow? You will see the direction of the kick and adjust the rest to compensate. Good luck.
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Old 02-25-2005 | 03:42 AM
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There are some tuning issues, man. Harmony, you need harmony. All is not right my friend. To many negitive waves. Those negitive waves are making unwanted noise as well. The three must be one. You, your bow and your arrow. Untill you are all in harmony you wont be one with the cosmos.

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Old 02-25-2005 | 07:16 AM
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hey thanks everyone i figured it out. I dont know it you remember the bow shop that i worked at and the guy that was trying to sell me the hoyt and was getting ticked off because i bought a mathews. Well he is one of those guys that you can never tell if he is just kidding or if he is actually being for real. I called him and he told me to bring it in, so i brought it to his bow shop and he took one look and said well you nock and rest are off. Then he says to me you have worked here for 3 years now you know how to fix it. So he tested me and told me to take the rest completly off and the knocks completly off and rest it up. Well it turns out that the guy that i bought the bow from who has been in business for 30 years doesn't know crap about setting up a bow[:'(]. I got done and checked every thing over and went into the range and it is shooting bullet holes

Thanks again for all of the help,
Kyle
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Old 02-25-2005 | 07:36 AM
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one that hasnt been mentioned yet that will make your arrows minnow[fishtail] like crazy is toqureing the GRIP .
This was my problem! I worked on that now my arrows fly true!
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Old 02-25-2005 | 07:54 AM
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Excellent , now practice practice practice , and next season you'll be laying them down
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