Getting Centre Shot
Did
you ever wonder why your arrows hit right on at 20 yards, but as you move
further back, the left/right impact of your arrows changes, moving more off
centre, the further you move away from the target ????
Chances are good you do
not have the centre-shot set-up on your bow properly. The following procedure will correct this
problem.
For best results this should be done
either indoors or in very calm
conditions outdoors.
- Using black tape, put a 2 foot long
vertical line, about 1 inch wide on a shooting butt
- Stand about 5 yards from the
butt and shoot at the vertical line until you are certain
you are hitting it dead centre.
- Now, move back to about 25 or 30 yards
at least and with the same sight pin or setting, shoot at the vertical
line again.
- If your arrow is hitting to the left of
the line, move your arrow rest to the right until you are hitting
the line. (reverse if impact is to the right)
- Now go back to 5 yards and try to hit the line
again. If it’s not dead centre,
move your sight pin until impact is right on.
- Now, move back to about 25 or 30 yards and
with the same sight pin or setting, shoot at the vertical line
again.
- If your arrow is hitting to the left of the
line, move your arrow rest to the right until you are hitting the line.
(reverse if impact is to the right)
- Keep repeating steps 5 – 7 until the arrow
impact is dead on vertically at both the 5 yard setting and the 30 yard
setting without moving your sight pin left or right.
When
you have achieved this….you will have true centre shot. With a moveable sight, you should be able
to shoot at 5 or 100 yards without adjusting the left/right of your sight
pin.
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