before I drive myself crazy. I need help with arrow tuning. So I'll try and explain. I got my Toelke Whistler about 6 weeks ago. 60" and 44# @ 30.5" I started off with 340 spine GT Classic XT with 200 Grain plus their insert/outsert up front. I knew it would be stiff but was going through the motions. Sure enough way stiff with full length arrow. When to 400 spine GT Classic XT with 200 Grain plus their insert/outsert up front. Showed a little weak. After several cuts I ended up with a 31.5" arrow carbon to outsert and man did fly like rockets. Brace height was 8" and nock pt. 5/8" high from center of nock. I shot everyday and turkey with it and this thing was shooting good. Should have known it wouldn't be that easy......
Then all of a sudden I started getting erratic arrow flight. No idea why. I checked and double checked everything. Even moved nock pt. and changed brace height. Arrow showed weak and extreme nock high. Tried the 340 spine again and it showed extreme stiff. So I changed point weight cause shortening the arrow was not an option with my draw length. 100 grain field pt. was money. Shot good for a few weeks and then showed stiffed, nock high again. When back to 200 grain field pt. and it was too weak. 125 grain field pt. was money again.
Now I'm getting erratic arrow flight again. Sometimes weak sometimes stiff. Hell.....I've never had this much trouble tuning a bow. I've really worked on my form this year and I shoot my Zipper recurve great. No issues at all there. That's why I don't believe its my form. I know I can improve it but I fell comfortable that its consistent enough to get a bow/arrow tuned.
Could the 400 spine be too stiff also and giving me a false reading? I just got a 500 spine (Same arrow) to start playing with and find out. If I can't figure it out soon I'll may just wrap the bow around a tree somewhere. LoL I've played with brace height, nock pts., point weights, and I'm about to go crazy. What would you guys think as far as arrow set up would/should work? Any help and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Then all of a sudden I started getting erratic arrow flight. No idea why. I checked and double checked everything. Even moved nock pt. and changed brace height. Arrow showed weak and extreme nock high. Tried the 340 spine again and it showed extreme stiff. So I changed point weight cause shortening the arrow was not an option with my draw length. 100 grain field pt. was money. Shot good for a few weeks and then showed stiffed, nock high again. When back to 200 grain field pt. and it was too weak. 125 grain field pt. was money again.
Now I'm getting erratic arrow flight again. Sometimes weak sometimes stiff. Hell.....I've never had this much trouble tuning a bow. I've really worked on my form this year and I shoot my Zipper recurve great. No issues at all there. That's why I don't believe its my form. I know I can improve it but I fell comfortable that its consistent enough to get a bow/arrow tuned.
Could the 400 spine be too stiff also and giving me a false reading? I just got a 500 spine (Same arrow) to start playing with and find out. If I can't figure it out soon I'll may just wrap the bow around a tree somewhere. LoL I've played with brace height, nock pts., point weights, and I'm about to go crazy. What would you guys think as far as arrow set up would/should work? Any help and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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