Need help .
 

So I just bought my first recurve ,,, since I was an early teen . To catch up , you could read the post - Going with a single string . I was out shooting today (I just got arrows that are spined right for my recurve ) . It seems to me that follow through is a very important aspect to shooting this bow . Ive been shooting with a loose grip . I have had some inconsictancecies (sp) in my point of impact . I need all the pointers or advice you can give me for shooting this type of bow . PSE Kingfisher , with whisker-biscuit , and sight . Right now ,,, I'm thinking that my rest is hurting my accuracy , and my lack of knowledge for re-curves isn't helping . Somtimes , I'm, right on,, others ,,, I'm not so good . How should I be shooting this bow . Thanks .

RE: Need help .
 

Go to this website and watch the videos. Trust me, it's well worth the time doing that. You'll get an education on why arrow spine is so important for fingers shooters, and you'll be able to see exactly why you're having lousy results with that whisker bisquit.

http://www.wernerbeiter.com/en/informations/videoclips/the_way_to_the_center.php

There is no way the wb or any other full containment rest can allow a fingers released arrow to pass cleanly through it. I knew you'd have difficulties with that thing when I read your first post, but I didn't say anything because I've taken so much flack from wb true believers over the years, each and every time I dared suggest their beloved rest is not appropriate for someone shooting fingers. Now that you've tried it and are ready for some hints, I can point you in the right direction. In my opinion, with a bow that has a mounting hole in the sight window, that direction leads straight to a flipper/plunger combination.

I've shot flipper rests in competition for many years and have tried most of them. My favorite flipper rest -without getting into the high end competition rests like the Olympic shooters use- is the Cavalier FreeFlyte Micro.

Micro adjustable for windage. The flipper is magnetically operated instead of spring driven. No springs to wear out and break, or make a deer spooking SPROI-OI-OING! when you release. It has a steel sideplate that will protect the button on your cushion plunger from wearing out (carbon arrows eat those buttons alive, if they're not protected). Just adjust the centershot as usual, then run the cushion plunger out to lightly touch the back side of the side plate. Then you fine tune the plunger pressure to perfectly match your arrow spine.

When you get it set up and dialed in, the rest will be a lot more consistent than you can shoot, I guarantee ya.;)

RE: Need help .
 

I'm not sure what a plunger type rest is . Right now I have a cheap adhesive flipper rest and a prong style rest . Should I use one of these ? I'm not opposed to buying a new rest ,, but I'm not sure of what I'm looking for . If I use a flipper - should I get my arrows re-fletched with feathers ? Thanks .

RE: Need help .
 

If the offset in the sight window isn't any greater than the offset on my old Samick Explorer, the adhesive flipper should work fine. With a plunger button. The button would not only control the amount of side resistance to the arrow's paradox, on that kind of rest it will also be used to adjust your centershot.

What is a cushion plunger? The link below takes you to a selection of rests designed for fingers shooters. Note the Cavalier Free Flyte and Super Flyte rests on the top row. Either of these are what I'd recommend if your adhesive rest doesn't work, though I still rank the Free Flyte Micro over either of those.

Next to them is a GKF Huntmaster 2000. I do not recommend that rest for a recurve, but point it out because it does show a plunger, as does the Hunter Supreme rest below.... A cushion plunger is what us old timers used to call a Berger Button, after the guy who invented it.

http://www.huntersfriend.com/Arrow-Rests/pressure-finger-shooter-arrow-rests.htm

A launcher/prong rest is designed for release shooters. It's not very good at all (terrible, actually) for someone shooting fingers. Don't even bother.

You will usually not have to refletch with feathers to use a flipper, but feather-fletches are a natural match with traditional bows.

RE: Need help .
 

Great videos on that web site. Amazing what actually happens when you shoot an arrow.