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Ahighnocksetwillcauseporpoising.

 Aftercompletingthebasicsetupprocedures,youarereadytonetuneyoursetupforthe

bestaccuracypossible.Therearefourtuningmethodsdescribedinthissection.Someof

thesemethodsmaynotapplytocertainstylesofshooting.Read the introduction to each

method carefully to make sure it applies to your shooting style.

•BareShaftPlaningTest

 TheBareShaftPlaningmethodoftuningworksbestwhenusingangerrelease.Tobegin

theBareShaftPlaningtestyouwillneedthreeetchedarrowsandoneortwobareshafts.

Youwillalsoneedatargetthatwillcatchthearrowswithoutallowingthearrowtokickasit

stopsinthetarget.Thistestwillhelpyouestablishthecorrectnockandrestposition,and

itwilltellyouifyourarrowisthecorrectspine.PorpoisingandFishTailingdescribethe

differentightdisturbancesyoumayencounterwhiletuning.

•Porpoising

 Porpoisingisidentiedbyanupanddownkickduringarrowightandrelatestothe

nockpointadjustment.Itisimportanttocorrectporpoisingrstbecausesmallleftandright

disturbancescouldbenockpointrelated.Startatabouttentofteenyardsandshootthree

etchedarrowsintoyourtarget.Usingthesameaimingpoint,followthemupwithabare

shaft.Afteryougetthebareshaftstoimpactwiththeetchedshafts,youmaywanttotry

shootingthematalongerdistanceforanerindicationofarrowight.

 Ifthebareshaftsimpactbelowtheetchedarrows,yournockpointistoohigh.Move

yournockingpointdowninsmallincrementsuntilthebareshaftstrikeswiththeetched

shafts.Ifthebareshaftsimpactaboveyouretchedarrows,yournockpointistoolow.Raise

yournockpointinsmallincrementsuntilyouretchedarrowsandyourbareshaftimpact

together.

 Repeat the above steps from a longer distance to make sure you have

completely corrected the nock point. Shooting from a longer distance will make minor

disturbancesmoreapparent.

Highnockingpoint

Lownockingpoint.

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