I have a longbow, that no matter what I do, it shoots nock hight as verified thru paper and bare shaft. The 1 piece is even tiller between the top and bottom limbs. I shoot split fingered. I don't believe form is an issue since my other bows shoot fine and like bullets bare shaft. I've tried putting more emphasis on the lower 2 fingers, hoping that would help... but, doesn't. My grip is the same with all bows as far as I can tell. Any ideas? thanks
I was told to try raising my brace height about 1/4". It worked for me after all else had failed.
Ron,
How high is your nocking point on the string? I also think you will do better with the lion's share of the weight on the index and middle finger and just a little on the ring finger.
Arne
Arne: 1/2". ok, I'll give that a try. thanks
Jock: thanks, I'll try that also.
Nothing wrong with 1/2", but shooting split I wouldn't be afraid to try 3/8ths or 1/4" on a bow tillered for 3U.
Let us know how it worked out
I finally got THIS bow to NOT shoot 2" high nock tears.
I shoot split finger and try to have my tab pressure of approx. index 40%, middle finger: 50%; ring finger: 10%.
That works fine for all my other bows.
With this bow however, I found the only way to get bullet holes thru the paper is putting equal pressure on all 3 fingers. Even though the bow is shot split fingered and was ordered that way, this bow was tillered even tiller. Do you think that might be the reason I have to put even pressure on all 3 fingers to get it to shoot properly?
That would be my guess, bows for split are ususally positively tillered, even for 3U. I shoot 3U and for me, some bows do best a bit negative.