If it's consistintly off, you need to tune the bow. If it's occasionally, you need to work on form and grip.

 

X2^^^^

 

Just try to get your center shot ( right/left) on rest centered with riser and string,by moving rest right and left. Normally as seen from the side the arrow height on shelf should be about center or level with Berger button hole(hole for mounting rest) on the riser, adjust rest up or down.Then nock point should be about 1/8"-3/8" above center on the string. That should be a normal starting point to get you close then small adjustments to tune it to you.

 

What kind of bow u shooting

 

And what rest are you trying to use

 

shooting the arrow too slow I f all the other is right.

 

Too much poundage could cause arrow to flex after release

 

Yep try tuning your rest and knocking point

 

Using a bear out break it is only 28" axle to axle so that could be a issue to maybe

 

Have you done a lot of shooting bow and do you have clean consistent release? 28" ata seems like a lot of finger pinch. Shooting a retriever?

EDIT maybe this should be moved out of the welcome forum.

 

Moved

 

I have finger tabs on it and that helps the pinch it has a retriever but just practicing without it on the arrow flight can be bad. I do shoot archery often with my other bow so i dont beleive it is my form.

 

How much weight, white arrows?

 

Its at about 55ilbs the white arrows are super bad i have a yellow with carbon spines that is better.

 

Sounds like your bow is out of tune. Which way is your arrow nock kicking?

 

Just for giggles shoot it with a release as well and see if it kicks as bad? have you always shot fingers or is this new to you, I ask because there can be a big difference if you not used to it and that can definitely throw an arrow. which way is it flying left to right? or up and down?

 

After watching some of our own Youtube videos last year we learned that the WhiteGlass arrows were too flimsy and are now shooting carbon shafts that are stiffer and flying much better. Less random planning in the water. That GoPro really change the way I think about arrows.

 

I found same 2 years ago on my own paper tuning. I originally used Cajun yellow jackets until it was brought up they were coming from manufacturers crooked. Here was a twist I never thought to check... after spinning 6 new ones I had on a granite counter top and finding 5 were warped significantly I ditched those and went with RPM Matrix and RPM NRG shafts.

Stiffer and straighter is better in bowfishing too!!

I smile on the slow motion shots on the opening credits of Iron Man Bowfishing when Chuck is shooting a white shaft and it is leaving his bow like a noodle in flight. Granted, he killed a lot of fish with that setup as has a lot of un-tuned hunting bows through the years but it is better to have a well tuned setup and know the Indian missed that fish and not the equipment.

 

It planes tail end high right i shot fingers all last bowfishing season so i dont consider it new to me it does it with a release when hooked straight to the string

 

Could be your nock moved? Tail high typically is nock point high but it can also be nock way too low causing tail to impact rest and flip high.

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Might be at local bow shop for less.

 

as its well known on here we/I shoot more pounds than a normal person...as do the majority out here....anyway....we have been for many,many years ,most of those years were with plain ole white shafts...and killed many,many,many fish,without our arrows side slapping the water.Your bow/rest is out of tune

 

Agree with Kuger on this one, ALL arrows flex when shot from a bow,recurve,compound,longbow doesn't matter,aluminum ,cedar,carbon arrows doesn't matter,ALL arrows flex when shot it's called archers paradox,just like all gun barrels flex or whip when shot. Check youtube on slow motion/High speed video of both and see how violent a bow and gun can be, yes some are stiffer and spines different but a solid glass arrow at low poundage most of us shoot I doubt is your issue, yes an arrow that's not straight is an issue but figure we aren't shooting X spots or 3D targets at 30-60yds either. Come on 10-15 yds or less is the norm my money still on rest adjustment or tuning...

 

laugh all you want,but I paper tune my fish rig,so if I get bad flight its me

 

Don't be ashamed I have done the same thing.

 

on the bows I have the bullet rest on after it leaves the rest it,s going in a straight line. where ever the bullet points that's where its headed.

 

I think ill paper tune it and go from there. The rest im using is a omp fin finder and they say that theyre better for the omp sure shot arrows is this true or just advertising?

 

I am not a fan of OMP,at all.....and almost ashamed to admit it,but I tried the Fin Finder rest and almost liked it....until I tightened it down and cracked it....semi good idea,horrible quality,and.......LOOK DOWN THAT SHAFT or roll it...OMP arrows are notorious for being bent like grannies finger

 

That's what im experiencing i can tighten that screw down and still move the rest. And also a normal arrow shaft will slide fine in it up till the nock a you can feel resistance since the nock is wider than arrow shaft.

 

yuo answered you own question i bee weeve.

 

What bows are you guys using inreally want to find an oneida because they look cool and im tired of my snappy 80% letoff bear even with finger savers it still pinches pretty bad.

 

Thats a whole separate topic thats been covered a bunch, you may be able to find some oneida suggestions in previous threads. I myself shoot an Osprey and i love it. I think there is a combination of issues here. 1) crappy arrows 2) a narrow channeled rest that makes alot of contact with those arrows 3) centerflight out of alignment 4) retriever adding drag to the right side making your arrow fly more tail right 5) short ATA bow increases pinch and torque on the string. If the arrow flies only a little nock high, i'd leave it that way. It will penetrate the water and plane out slower

 

My ospreys are really finicky! I put quick draw rest on both my ospreys and couldn't get them shooting perfect bullet holes i dont know what it was. I have shot tons of archery from nasp in the 5th grade till after I graduated and then shot indoors and 3d for a few years. I'm just saying I have a pretty good idea on tuning bows but these thing are touchy as crap. I ended up putting my cut down muzzy fish hooks back on them and they shot better. On my newest osprey no matter how I move my rest left and right my arrow still kicks tail end right. I had the center shot perfect and it still kicked. I though it was my release but my other oneida shoots perfect. I re timed it and tryed diffrent arrows and everything. i dont know y it constantly kicks tail end right so I got it as close as I could and gave up trying to make it perfect. What would make one kick the same way every time no matter how you move the rest left and right? The nocking point it's set just a touch higher than the rest bolt hole and the arrow is about Half way below the hole.

 

maybe it isn't your bow. With the popularity of the sport it is becoming more important to check your arrows for spine issues. Quality control may be lacking.

 

I have went over everything. I have tryed a coue different arrows also. I shot for prolly 2 hours moving my nocking point and also moving my rest around. I finally got it set then one of the last couple shots my finger slicks finally gave out so I pulled the string off of it and put a new slick on it and it was off again. Also I use to shoot 3 under when I shot my menaces but my oneides shoot better 1 over. I am use to 1 over now after shooting it all last year it still just makes me wonder y it shoots terrible 3 under and good 1 over. When shooting 3 under it kicks tail down and bad right. The one that is shooting weird is a med draw with 60% let off and my short draw 80% let off shoots perfect. It's weird and about pissed me off.

 

If you ever make it up to Louisville bring your bow, we can go over it and make sure everything is tuned proper. And we can set the rest. Message me for my number. :tu: