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Title: Shooting bare shafts all the time.
Post by: B/W lvr on May 04, 2010, 01:08:00 AM
Many years ago I started bare shaft tuning my bows and arrows. I got so that I could shoot bare shafts out to 50 plus yards and it really helped with my form. If I did everything right the arrow flew like the proverbial dart and if I was off at all in my form the arrow went nuts. I started shooting bare shafts at 3D shoots and for practice but I had trouble seeing them in a lot of lighting conditions until today. I cut some strips from white rabbit fur and glued them to my arrows, no feathers at all. It works great!!!!! I can follow the arrow all the way to the target and it really shows up when it hits. Any flaws really show up. I am going to make up a dozen arrows and shoot nothing but now that I  can see them. Has anyone else tried this? FRJ
Title: Re: Shooting bare shafts all the time.
Post by: ranger 3 on May 05, 2010, 08:48:00 AM
No, but don"t try to shoot broadheads.
Title: Re: Shooting bare shafts all the time.
Post by: b.glass on May 05, 2010, 01:09:00 PM
That is any interesting thought. The Native Americans sometimes shot arrows with no fletching.
Title: Re: Shooting bare shafts all the time.
Post by: bigcountry on May 05, 2010, 01:33:00 PM
Well, I hope you got lots of arrows.  One pluck of the string, that arrow is going to fly sideways to the target.  

I myself do not have alot of money for arrows.
Title: Re: Shooting bare shafts all the time.
Post by: stickhead on May 05, 2010, 02:01:00 PM
was andering if the arrows fly flatter and faster at 50yds.
Title: Re: Shooting bare shafts all the time.
Post by: limbcracker on May 09, 2010, 07:16:00 PM
Sounds like a great way to work on shooting form. I'll incorporate that into practice. I'd always assumed bad bare arrow flight was mostly from poor bow set up, but then I know I can make a feathered shaft wiggle plenty from a poor release.