Shooting to left, consistently…

[gobbler716]

#6167

I have a Ben Pearson, 45# recurve, 28″ draw, 29″ 2117 aluminum arrows, short shelf, feathers…not vanes. I consistently shoot to the left of bulls eye @ 10 yards. Why? I know I am not left eye dominant. Don’t think I am torquing the grip too much, trying to keep a looser grip. What do you guys think?:oops:

[David Petersen]

#48414

We need more info. It could be spine, release, or how much you cant your bow, plus your experience level shooting trad. From 10 yards it seems more likely an aiming problem. The old trad wisdom is that it doesn’t matter so much where your arrows group on the target, so long as you have a group. If you do, just try readjusting your sight picture.

With luck, others will chime in but more detail would be helpful.

[Troy Breeding]

#48468

I’d say too stiff of spine. A 2117 has a .400 deflection. Even if you were pulling close to 50# a 2117 would be stiff unless your pushing alot of point weight.

Troy

[Jason Wesbrock]

#48502

gobbler716 wrote: I have a Ben Pearson, 45# recurve, 28″ draw, 29″ 2117 aluminum arrows, short shelf, feathers…not vanes. I consistently shoot to the left of bulls eye @ 10 yards. Why? I know I am not left eye dominant. Don’t think I am torquing the grip too much, trying to keep a looser grip. What do you guys think?:oops:

Troy beat me to it. A 2117 is WAY overspined for a 45# recurve drawn 28#, especially an older one with a Dacron string. That will make your arrows shoot to the left for a right handed archer.

[gobbler716]

#48623

Good news, I also appreciate the grouping info as well. I have been shooting since 1963, but at various times, not consistent in my timeline. I had recently purchased the bow to get back to roots….shoulder surgery was successful and no longer have to depend on crossbow with which to hunt. What spine would be more appropriate.

I cant to about 15-20 degrees from dead center. At almost horizontal, ( just experimenting) grouping corrected to the right. Sooooo, my actual aim might be way off as well. 45# does not make me grip the bow like a vise. More practice tomorrow.

:?:What would be a good carbon spine?

[Stephen Graf]

#48957

If you are interested in carbons, try gold tip 35-55’s. The numbers mean it is good for bows 35 to 55 lbs. You will still need to experiment to find the right tip weight to get the arrows shooting correctly.

Bare shaft tuning – shooting an arrow without feathers – will tell you a lot about how the arrow is flying off the shelf. Easton has a very good tuning guide on their website.

You may want to read it before spending money/time trying to get things right… It will save a you time and effort, and is very interesting to boot.

[lovellj]

#49086

Try raising your brace height a couple turns. This will bring your arrow to the right. Works for me.

[gobbler716]

#49501

Lots to work on, thanks for all the info. 😀

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