hi again all-

quick ???

i've been shooting my martin x200 for about 2 months now. this was my first attempt at traditional shooting.

i am consistently grouping all my shots into a baseball sized hole at 10 yds, same at 15 , and at 20 i can keep em all in a pie plate. shooting traditonal came remarkably easy to me, i love it. i'm actually more consistent than i was with my compund, and its a ton more enjoyable. i even bought my boys 2 stickbows for christmas, they are loving it too. AND i got my old man and 2 of his friends to dig out thier old bear recurves, once they saw how much fun i'm having with mine.

but i'm rambling . my problem is, even though i'm shooting nice and tight, i am 6 inches to the left EVERYTIME. its driving me nuts.

any ideas what i'm doing wrong
?

thanks ,
moose

Could be form, tight grip. but the culprit may be to high of spine in your arrows, if you are right handed. at close range it would not show up, but start getting out longer and it will.

Give us your specs, bow and arrow also.

Don't get frustrated, just keep practicing. It could be a form problem, an arrow problem, or you may just need a little more time for your fur covered computer (brain) to make the adjustment for you. You have gotten past the first, and probably hardest hump--consistency. Check your arrow flight, have someone that knows watch you shoot or video yourself shooting and look over that, keep a loose grip on your bow, and stick with it. You will get it figured out.

Chad

What is your bow weight, draw lenth, arrow type, and sizr, and lenth??????

thanks for the help. its a martin x-200 50lbs @28" amo(?)60"
i'm shooting easton legacy aluminums 2016 's 26-1/2"long. 100 grain field points.

thanks again for your time
moose

Sounds like your arrows are overspined Moose. I bet you'd have better luck w/a WAY heavier point or changing to 1913 aluminums or 40-45# cedars (in 5/16 dia) outta your rig.

ok this brings up another question.... why would i want to use a heavier point? should i shoot wood arrows? wont a heaver point affect my speed and trajectory? whats the trade off? whats best for hunting?

holy jeeze i sound like my kids did when they were 4 ! why is the sky blue? why do fish swim?

thanks alot!
moose

A heavier point will reduce the effective spine of your arrows--basically it will make them shoot like a weaker spined arrow. Adding weight will have an effect on your speed, but it shouldn't be much. Switching to wood arrows won't matter--you still have to have the proper arrow stiffness (spine) to get proper arrow flight.

Chad

so my next move should be to 125 gr pts and see how it goes?
thanks again
moose

Moose, I shoot the same bow but at 45#s, draw it to 28" and couldn't imagine being able to draw to that length with a 26.5" arrow. I drew two conclusions-

1- If you are drawing 28", is your arrow tip on the shelf? If so this probably won't work with broadheads come next season.

2- If you were just stating the bows specs but drawing it to less than 28", possibly less than 26" for the 26.5" arrow to work, more than likely you are pulling about 44#s or less, in which case I believe the 2016s are too stiff. Lot's more point weight may not be enough.