Compound centre shot

pyroarch57 · #1 (**permalink**) 19-10-06, 09:59 PM

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.

kato · #2 (**permalink**) 20-10-06, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by pyroarch57

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.

or you could just use a laser?

buzz lite beer · #3 (**permalink**) 20-10-06, 12:32 AM

How do you know that your sight mount area is straight enough to use a laser, in theory using a laser is fine but why do you need to adjust the vertical sight bar of your sight to be perpendicular with the bowstring to aviod crossover at different distances if this area is square?

pwiles1968 · #4 (**permalink**) 20-10-06, 08:11 AM

There are LOTS of posts on centre shot allready, there are a few different meathods of setting it up.

pyroarch57 · #5 (**permalink**) 20-10-06, 08:40 AM

Yes, and most of them are wrong.

#6 (**permalink**) 20-10-06, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by pyroarch57

Yes, and most of them are wrong.

Is the centre shot on your Ultra-tech about 20mm from the side of the riser?

pwiles1968 · #7 (**permalink**) 20-10-06, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by pyroarch57

Yes, and most of them are wrong.

There are at least 3 posts talking about centreshot setting and discussing walkback and a variation on walkback which involves shooting two distances alternately, that is all I was trying to say, I was not trying to say your method was not right, I would not Dismiss anything out of hand.