Last Pale Light
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Those steps have made a huge difference in my arrow flight. Used to think nock and insert tuning were total bull****. Until I did it. If the bow is in tune and the arrow is right, it will take those holes in paper from a small tear to a bullet hole with a little work.Ya I am more excited about the process of bare shafting and insert tuning and nock tuning and acheiving perfect arrow flight. I have been bowhunting since 1980 and used to shoot fixed blades, but they always flew way different than my field points, so I switched to mechanicals. I still may shoot mechanicals for whitetails, but want the confidence of a perfectly flying arrow
Had a buddy that wouldn't buy in to it. He comes over to shoot through paper with his bare shaft and is getting about a 3 inch tear. Says "see, it doesn't work." No s***. I told him he was so far out of tune, his arrows look like someone throwing a hotdog down a hallway coming off the bow. No wonder he had to shoot mechanicals because broadheads won't fly. Got him squared away (he had some center shot and cam lean issues) and his arrows were darts. Then we started hand loading with multiple spines and weights. Now he's going north of 650 total arrow weight and shooting Iron Wills next season.
And for the record, I have no problem with folks that shoot mechanicals. I don't get why so many people on both sides get so mad about it. If someone tells me "you're a moron" for what I chose, I'll still sleep at night. I have sound reasoning why I chose what I do. We are all "brothers in arms" in the struggle known as bow hunting. But everyone I know who shoots/shot them does/did so for arrow flight. A distant second was "blood trails." But having a bow in tune and arrows properly built will eliminate reason 1. We can debate reason 2 with merit on both sides.