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Any one used this to tune arrows?

Jimdude said:
I’m going to take a shot at this answer using only my thought process on cause and effect and estimated logic. “Did i sound at all smart there?”
I would THINK that you want it oriented for max flex because the flex will then happen in the most horizontal direction possible. Turn to nock tune and it will flex, let’s say, right and up, or right and down.
I would also THINK that trying to align the spine to make it stiffer would be the most wonky because in theory it would be like if you had a bent metal rod and you were trying to bend it back to straight. It would fight you and turn till you got aggravated and put it in a vise.
This is not known information but it’s what makes sense to me and my thought process.
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I still wonder if down and mark top is the best weak side to the riser? I was reading on archery talk they talked about it before some bent it up on the clamp and say stiff to the riser!! My arrows shot great today with it down weak side to the bow I'm not changing anything!
 
I was watching the Jeff Phillips video I posted about nock tuning broadheads he's talking about strong and weak side of the arrows and the riser. He said the bow shelf cut to center or not and the bow determined what the bow likes weak or stiff arrow against the riser.
 
KYhunter66 said:
I was watching the Jeff Phillips video I posted about nock tuning broadheads he's talking about strong and weak side of the arrows and the riser. He said the bow shelf cut to center or not and the bow determined what the bow likes weak or stiff arrow against the riser.
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This almost makes sense to me
 
KYhunter66 said:
I was watching the Jeff Phillips video I posted about nock tuning broadheads he's talking about strong and weak side of the arrows and the riser. He said the bow shelf cut to center or not and the bow determined what the bow likes weak or stiff arrow against the riser.
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I’m guessing that’s just a function of fine tuning that particular arrow to that bow. An arrow that is slightly weak you could turn the stiff side in towards riser, slightly stiff you could rotate the weak side in, and everything in between. I can’t imagine a particular bow would ‘always’ want the stiff side in to tune, or vice versa.
 
I use a system that allows me to determine the stiff side and then this is where I fletch the cock vane/ feather. I then turn ,my nocks to allow stiff side up for compounds and in toward riser for trad bows. This in conjunction with walk back tuning has yielded good results and consistent arrow flight.
 
I use a modified PAPS system that I rotate a bare shaft cut to length and insert installed. I hang a weight on shaft and rotate indicating weak/ stiff . I maintain that the arrow and its construction are paramount to good consistency and of course developing good repeatable form.
 
GCTerpfan said:
Did you have it wrong though? What you initially said seems to agree with @woodsdog2. The arrow is going to naturally flex towards the riser because of the string rolling off your fingers. Do you want to increase that flex or decrease it. You’re not changing the direction of the flex no matter what you do.

And does it matter as long as they are all the same and properly tuned?

By the way. This is one of the reasons I shoot aluminum. :)
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Was looking for someone to say this. Doesn’t matter which way you orient the weak side of the spine just such that you co-orient all other shafts the same way. That is all you’re doing with nock tuning.
 
There is some real involved with static/ dynamic spine. It is really cool to see an arrow in flight( slow motion) and realize there are 2 nodes that irregardless of arrow flex always remain on a straight line to the target. When one realizes what a noodle an arrow becomes it is a wonder we hit anything at all!
 
cedar paul said:
There is some real involved with static/ dynamic spine. It is really cool to see an arrow in flight( slow motion) and realize there are 2 nodes that irregardless of arrow flex always remain on a straight line to the target. When one realizes what a noodle an arrow becomes it is a wonder we hit anything at all!
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Something like the witchery of archery huh? ;)
 
The mystical flight of the arrow is hypnotizing. I love the old movie shorts of Howard Hill trick shooting and with some stout longbows(80 lbs +) and Byron Ferguson carrying on the traditional trick shooting. I love the pure joy I get in shooting my stickbows and how I can hit while being in some awkward positions. After being in archery for better than 55 years it still brings me great joy in drawing a string and watching the flight of an arrow.
 
Quickly tried a 300 spine Axis on the 48” Harbor Freight clamp today with no success. Will try to tighten the slop up and perfectly center everything when I have more time, but can’t give a thumbs up yet.
 
neonomad said:
Quickly tried a 300 spine Axis on the 48” Harbor Freight clamp today with no success. Will try to tighten the slop up and perfectly center everything when I have more time, but can’t give a thumbs up yet.
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Did you change the bolt out? I allso added a spring on the the clamp screw part.
 
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