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Offline DC

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2020, 09:55:46 am »
This is odd. I was just telling my grandson that arrows always fly better with fletching :D. Do the arrows bob and weave or do they appear to fly straight, just not arriving at the right spot ;)

PS Maybe it's something to do with the broadhead. Did you bare shaft with the broadhead on? I know nothing about broadheads.
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« Reply #16 on: September 06, 2020, 10:49:07 am »
I've been thinking. I used to spend a lot of time trying to get arrows to fly right. I finally gave up. They either fly well or they don't except for one thing I found. If you have a slight bend in the arrow in the fletching area, or just in front of it, they fly like crap and it's hard to see when you sight down the arrow. I doubt that all your arrows are like that but it's worth a look. I can also see where they might fly OK bare shaft with that little bend and then go down the tube with fletching. Just a thought. :)
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Offline Fox

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« Reply #17 on: September 06, 2020, 10:53:58 am »
Thats a reall good point about the bend at the end of the arrow DC, ill go look... id be suprissed if that was the problem with all of them...and they dont fly stright there really sporatic... im thinking i could have given them too much helical twist, and it may be uneven between all of the feathers.
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Offline paulc

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #18 on: September 06, 2020, 11:14:37 am »
Change fetching on one...see what happens. I just this am did a 2 feather fletch w electric tape. Took 10 minutes and 8 was shooting to see how it flew...


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Offline mullet

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #19 on: September 06, 2020, 01:03:08 pm »
Did you Bare shaft shoot them with the same weight point as those broadheads.
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Offline jimmi the sammi

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #20 on: September 06, 2020, 02:14:12 pm »
Do the arrowheads spin straight and true when you put them on a hard surface and spin the arrow shaft?  If not that could be the problem.
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Offline jimmi the sammi

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #21 on: September 06, 2020, 02:16:27 pm »
Standing straight up with the point on the hard surface.
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Offline Fox

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #22 on: September 06, 2020, 02:50:14 pm »
I bare shafted them with the broad heads... some of them are not perfectly straight when i spin them... Most are correct but a few are not quite right..
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #23 on: September 06, 2020, 03:55:08 pm »
When I made a shoot or cane arrow I straighten them first then mount the head and spin each arrow on my finger tip or palm of my hand. If there is any wobble at all I recheck the straightness of the shaft and readjust the head and spin it again. Once it spins true it's time for fletching. Most of my shoot or cane arrows are not as straight as store bought arrows but if the point and nock line up the arrow usually shoots true.
 Another thought...are you putting the stiff side of the shaft against the bow?  Try shooting with the cock feather in towards the bow and see how they shoot.
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Offline jimmi the sammi

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #24 on: September 06, 2020, 04:59:31 pm »
The point MUST be completely straight for the arrow to fly properly.
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Offline Fox

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« Reply #25 on: September 06, 2020, 05:05:21 pm »
I mean as far as I can tell the point is straight
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Offline jimmi the sammi

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #26 on: September 06, 2020, 05:09:17 pm »
No wobble?
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Offline jimmi the sammi

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« Reply #27 on: September 06, 2020, 05:10:11 pm »
In the head or the shaft close to the head?
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Offline HighEagle

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #28 on: September 06, 2020, 10:00:25 pm »
Is your brace height and string nocking point set right? It may affect arrow flight if wrong.  Is your string slapping your wrist?  I think if it slaps you low on your wrist BH is to low, higher on forearm BH to high.  If i'm wrong please correct me
    Good Luck Fox
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Given up on arrow making
« Reply #29 on: September 07, 2020, 12:07:14 am »
Keep working on it!  Arrows are harder than bows!  Shoots are more challenging as you have found out.  I bet every one who makes arrows sooner or later has a bad set or a rogue arrow!  Most of us, sooner! (lol)
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