Keep Losing #### Feather Ouch/

[BOSE]

Hi Folks.

Just a little problem that is driving me crackers, everytime I loose an Arrow on my new Hoyt Selena Compound Bow, I loose The #### Feather.

The Arrow Rest is a Quick Tune Launcher two prong fork type, so the #### feather has to be on the bottom of the arrow, facing down to go through the forks.

I had the same problem with my last compound bow, an old Browning Pro 600, and that had a very similar launcher type rest, just a different make, which I cant remember.

Arrows are 29" long old Eatons xx7s spined at 40lbs, Bow is set @ 40lbs and my draw lentgh is 26" and I use a peep sight and Truball release Aid, that is my set up.

The arrow rest is at its medium setting at the moment, but can be st to high or low position.

Can any one give me any advice please, has I'm fed up fletching, the #### Feather, each time it comes off, after every shhot.
Cheers.
Tony

[Stace]

I would suggest it was one of two things.

1. There's an arrow clearance problem with the rest, are the prongs too close together?

Or

2. If it's a drop away rest perhaps the spring is too weak and the rest is collapsing before the fletches are clear, causing the #### fletch to catch the bar?

Use a spoon type launcher and turn your arrows the other way up. Fork type launchers are more usefull for hunter type bows, not common at all with target archers.

It must be a contact problem, a bad one at that.

I did some tests a few months back, if you have any offset on your vanes, it's quite staggering how much the arrow moves, spins before it clears the bow.

[wingate_52]

Watch what and how other compound archers set up and use their equipment. Look on the manufactrers web sites for info and tips. Something is wrong in your set up.

[geoffretired]

Spray powder on the back end of the arrow and all round the rest. Shoot and examine the rest and the arrows. Note where the powder is damaged on arrows and rest. That will show what is hitting which. Look for marks on the shaft in front of the fletchings and that will help you see what is going on just before the fletchings reach the rest.
What could happen is the #### fletchings show marks close to the shaft.
Also the shaft shows marks just in front of the fletchings. If that is the case, the nocking point is low or the arrow rest is high. Adjust which ever is easier.
Another possibility is that the fletchings show damage on one side only and the same on the shaft. That would indicate the arrow coming out at an angle and centre shot adjustment could help with that. Linked to that is bow hand torque. Try adjusting your grip to give less torque.
With the rest you are using, it is better if the arrows are fat so the prongs can be set wide apart. You could put your arrows on the rest #### fletch up, and close the prongs. That would raise the arrow a little so the rest would need lowering to compensate: or raise the nocking point.

[Meddler]

What kind of fletchings are you using?

Vanes or SpinWings?

[BOSE]

I use VANES I have heard SPIN WINGS involve a lot of high maintenance.
cheers
Tony.

[Tony_zelah]

What heights your nocking point set at?

[Meddler]

Next questions...

How high are the vanes?

and

How high are the prongs above the bar that crosses under the prongs (ie is there clearance)?

You can check that by placing the arrow such that the fletxhings are in front of the bow, and the shaft is running through the nocking point on the string. Pull the arrow back towards the launcher. If the arrow comes off the launcher your fletchings are too big...

What kind of compound are you shooting? Twin Cam? Are the wheels synchronised?