Been shooting my 2 Crusaders (both 64" and 61# @ 30&quot trying to find the sweet spot in the setup. I'm shooting 32" 2117's, 5 " feathers, with a calf hair tab. I started out with a 7" brace height and the nock at 3/4" from the rest, with my bow square. The bows seem to shoot smoother and more accurately at about 7 1/4 to 7 1/2 brace. Does this sound about right to you Crusader shooters. I don't have a ton of experience with traditional but the arrows seem to be flying good at 10 yards. I haven't touched the nock yet. This is my current limit. My basement is only got room for a 10 yard setup and it's wayyyyyy to cold outside here in CT to shoot! What should be my next step, paper tune???

I have my BH at 7 1/2 and my nock set at 5/8 above center. This shoots good for me and is also where my bow is quietest. If you can, try and bareshaft a few and see what you get.

Strutter

Thanks, I'll try it.

I shoot mine at 7-7 1/4", nock point about 1/4" high (nock under). A little tinkering is pretty much the only way to find the sweet spot--every bow and every archer is going to be a little different.

I really don't know about bare-shafting or paper tuning. I have heard folks that claim that one or the other is the best way, and I have heard some say that one or the other is no good. I figure that if you can get either one--an arrow that flies true with no fletches, or a "bullet hole" in paper, that something must be right! (I could be wrong though........)

Chad

Long Bows Rule!

Hope not ot sound stupid, but nock under means, arrow on top of nock. I currently shoot arrow under nock. Any difference?

I'm not sure, but I think nock under would mean arrow nock under nock set or point. That's how I'd understand it to mean anyways.

My Crusader is set at 6 7/8" brace height and my nock point is 3/8" above rest. It must be how I release, because the nock point of every bow that I own and shoot is the same 3/8" above rest. Anybody else have this happen with them?

Make em sharp and shoot em straight, or leave em home.