Bow CANTING question
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Fork Horn
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From: Athabasca Alberta Canada
I have a question about a bow canting
I first off I shoot left. So when my bow cants it cants to the right....meaning sight bubble in sights is floated to right side.
I know there may be several things that make the bow do this. When i grip my bow the bow sits in the "V" of my palm. To make the bow square I must kinda push my thumb into the grip and roll my palm "baby finger side" into riser.
My release is a truefire that the caliper adjustment turns 360 ( for length of pull to trigger).
Can the way you have your release set ( not perfect 90 degrees to D loop) cause this?
Just wondering? I put the arrows in the mark the way I shoot, just want to get better and or improve my form.
Thanks
AL
I first off I shoot left. So when my bow cants it cants to the right....meaning sight bubble in sights is floated to right side.
I know there may be several things that make the bow do this. When i grip my bow the bow sits in the "V" of my palm. To make the bow square I must kinda push my thumb into the grip and roll my palm "baby finger side" into riser.
My release is a truefire that the caliper adjustment turns 360 ( for length of pull to trigger).
Can the way you have your release set ( not perfect 90 degrees to D loop) cause this?
Just wondering? I put the arrows in the mark the way I shoot, just want to get better and or improve my form.
Thanks
AL
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Ohio
Well it sounds like you are on the right track by observing everything that goes into a shot. Think of it this way, what ever you do you want to be able to do it the same every time, unless it's bad of course, and the more detailed the better. If your release is not 90 to your loop do you think you can be sure of always having it at what ever else it would be?
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When i grip my bow the bow sits in the "V" of my palm.
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Giant Nontypical
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That's one of the main things I don't like about sights. They demand you hold the bow one way and only one way in order to get off an accurate shot. So....
Take the sights off and shoot barebow. That way, the cant won't bother you a bit. It can even be a good thing.
Take the sights off and shoot barebow. That way, the cant won't bother you a bit. It can even be a good thing.
#5
I would tend to agree with Ausie. It is very easy on some bow grips to put too much pressure with our hand into the grip. This can cause the bow to twist on a different axis thus allowing your bubble level to give you incorrect readings.
#6
That's one of the main things I don't like about sights. They demand you hold the bow one way and only one way in order to get off an accurate shot.
A cant is not necessarily a bad thing , just shim your site .
edit = ohI forgot to add ,do it the same way every time allso
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Can the way you have your release set ( not perfect 90 degrees to D loop) cause this?




