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What's wrong with this pic?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 2:14 pm
by BCLC
Easton FMJ came apart soon as it left the bow. Made a terrible sound and the short piece with fletchings glanced off my forearm and the long piece ended up in the ground 10yds short of target.
Always check your arrows. This one had a small dent right at point of failure from slapping against another arrow during practice. It still spun true so I didn't cull it.
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Re: What's wrong with this pic?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 4:29 pm
by Hayman
Wow! I'm glad you didn't get hurt. I always bend my arrows to make sure they are not split.
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Re: What's wrong with this pic?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:19 pm
by Travis
You lucky that didn't wind up in your wrist or hand.
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Re: What's wrong with this pic?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:53 pm
by Reaper
Travis wrote:You lucky that didn't wind up in your wrist or hand.
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Re: What's wrong with this pic?
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 12:36 am
by sdw
Glad you weren't hurt. That could've been bad. Maybe yelpmook can give some tips. He's sponsored by Hoyt
Re: What's wrong with this pic?
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 5:43 pm
by Morris
sdw wrote:Glad you weren't hurt. That could've been bad. Maybe yelpmook can give some tips. He's sponsored by Hoyt
Re: What's wrong with this pic?
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:39 am
by barbwire's dad
I've seen this many times. It became common when short bows came out and using string loops. Make sure your setup isn't pinching the nock and pushing it forward slightly. If so, you will have a little gap between the string and the bottom of the nock. This allows the string to "slap" the arrow instead of pushing the arrow. May not be the case here, but it is something to check.