Tail high normally means the nocking point on the string is too high. For some reason I’ve found that most of my bows do best with the nocking point set at 5/16″ above level when shooting EFOC and UEFOC shafts. However, everyone shoot different so don’t take this as written in stone. I shoot split finger and if your shooting three under it will be different. Keep working at it until you find what shoots best for you.

Troy

As Troy says, it usually means the nock set is too high on the string. But it can also mean it is too low. If it is too low, the arrow will bounce off the shelf and give you a nock high flight.

I shoot 3 fingers under and have found that some bows will just shoot nock high no matter what. And most bows shoot a little nock high. According to the experts (book writing types) a little nock high is OK.

I also dabble in making bows. I have found that if the bow is close to even tillered (best for 3 under), they tend to shoot nock high.

So check your bow, and if it is even tillered, don’t worry about it too much, would be my humble advice.

I usually just take an arrow and hold it against the bow at the end of the riser. I hold the arrow such that my fingers mark the length. Then I move the arrow to the other end of the riser and repeat the process. This time I take note of the difference in length.

If you start with the upper limb, and then move to the lower limb, you will usually have a gap between your fingers and the string, indicating that the lower limb is closer to the string and stronger.

In the case of even tiller, the gap between your finger and the string on the lower limb will be very small / no gap.

I shoot 3 under too and was experiencing the same problem of nock high.

I moved my nock point to 3/4 of an inch and that helped tremendously.

not sure what you have yours set at but I was playing around 1/4 to 1/2 or so and it just was making me nuts then someone told me to start at 3/4 for 3 under and that helped.

hope this helps

Wolfshead wrote: I shoot 3 under too and was experiencing the same problem of nock high.

I moved my nock point to 3/4 of an inch and that helped tremendously.

not sure what you have yours set at but I was playing around 1/4 to 1/2 or so and it just was making me nuts then someone told me to start at 3/4 for 3 under and that helped.

hope this helps

Just an FYI, I think when shooting with a 3/4″ high nocking point, you could also shoot vanes with little or no noticeable effect on arrow flight. I say this only cause some guys want to shoot vanes in wet weather.