[Andy Lateer]

in reply to: Bare Shaft & Nock Point #53867

I made my original post last Wednesday morning then left town to attend my granddaughters wedding, just got home. OK Steve I raised my nock above 1/2″ and started lowering it, at about 9/16″ above 90* they were entering just almost flat with just a slight nock high oreintation. All of this has been at about 12 yards. Sometimes I amaze me.:oops: But I did learn something. Never realized, nor thought about how stiff the lower limb was would impacting the nock point.:oops:

Now back to bare shafting, I’m moving much slower with these new shafts. All is well at about 12 yards so I’ll be moving back to see how they fly. Thanks to all for your input, it’s been very helpful.

[Andy Lateer]

in reply to: Need help with setup #34913

Thanks again Steve, I’ve thought about that many times but resisted making the switch. I liked that soft fluffy surface, which didn’t last long. Again just need to have someone else slap me in the face with it. Didn’t have the bear hair laying around, but do have some leather, I made the switch.

Kitsequecia, yeah I’ve got 100 gr brass inserts in both dozen arrows. One dozen 3555 traditional and one dozen GT ultralight entrada shafts, only someone looking for EFOC & UEFOC would interested. I ordered the ultralights without checking thinking that because the 3555s were 32” the ultralights were too. So when I got them I immediately glued in the brass inserts, with the nock they come in at 30 1/2” didn’t have a chance with them.

[Andy Lateer]

in reply to: Need help with setup #32815

Yea, Steve your right. The shafts are a little stiff, I got careless. Actually I knew they were a little stiff when I made the post yesterday, just didn’t want to own up to it. I have some 300 gr field tips that I switched out for the 250 gr tips, it may have decreased the slap a little, maybe. But the bare shafts still impacted the block target nock right. New shafts arrived today. I will be moving a little slower this time. And your right that they’re carbon.

The shafts are Gold Tip 3555s and 31” from the valley of the nock to back of point. They are definitely weak at full length, but I am learning a hard and expensive lesson. This is the 3rd dozen arrows hopefully I’ll get it right this time.

Now, even when the shafts were weak the shelf was wearing on the outside edge. Any thoughts? And I truly appreciate your response. Thanks!

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