OB's left hand thread

[LineCutter]

Old Bloke was teasing me about not revealing what the left handed part is that his bow needs in order to shoot straight. Did get me thinking though - how many parts on a bow are genuinely left/right handed?

(I don't mean things like sights that can be used wrong "handed" if you accept that the numbers on the scale are upside down, I mean really mirror imaged)

• Arrow rest
• Grip
• Riser
• Tab
• Fletching jig (maybe?)
• Rose (No, I don't know either!)

Feel free to add stuff...

[Little Miss Purple]

The opposite side of the brain?

The missing gene?

[cornish george]

Spin Wings?

[clickerati]

It's not a grip. I've already asked him and he's confirmed that it's not correct. The person to bribe is Kae because he's seen OB's lefthanded business!!

ooh eer

[pHz]

string or southpaw arrow rest mounted upside down ?

(is OB the jimi hendrix of the archery world ? )

slainte rob

[tel]

OB said that Kae was in on it - but wasn't there a thread (maybe journal?) that explained or discussed the problem?

[Robin the Hood]

Originally Posted by pHz

string or southpaw arrow rest mounted upside down ?

(is OB the jimi hendrix of the archery world ? )

slainte rob

Didn't Hendrix also have his strings upside down.......That would be a new one to try.

[Jerry Tee]

The grip is handed but not on all bows

[clickerati]

Here are excerpts from OB's journal re: the left hand thing

Originally Posted by Old Bloke on 16-08-07

Shots were O.K. but once again that low arrow popped up when I least expected it. Had a seat and a drink and had a think. The difference I couldn't immeadiately feel but went through the checklist as to what could cause the drop. I have done it before and the computer memory made me look at one specific. Sure enough, I could make the arrow drop to order so I now know what to look out for and is an easy fix but one which is so subtle probably no-one without many years experience would find it and better still, sort it.

Originally Posted by Old Bloke on 30-08-07

The low arrow showed itself a couple of times and had a play with kit. True enough, (with spanners and keys at the ready) I'm going to have to get a left hand piece of kit to solve this issue. Can't wait to get it as the groups will tighten considerably.

Originally Posted by Old Bloke on 07-09-07

O'h nearly forgot, the left hand bit turned up and it worked a treat last night. Kae saw it and quickly identified his shooting patterns as the same as mine and reasoned why the left hand bit. Good on him! It will probably take a few dozen arrows to get slotted in with it, but last night's first attempt with it worked very well.

Originally Posted by Old Bloke on 11-09-07

Got more used to the left hand bit on a right hand bit and sure enough the wayward left shot has so far not appeared. If I now do a left hand shot, I now know what it is. The line of shot is so much tighter and this will pay dividends when I start the indoor rounds.

Originally Posted by Old Bloke on 18-09-07

The left handed bit is working and not a single low left arrow after about 24 dozen arrows shot. Excellent. Does help with the shot knowing that all should be O.K. and if a low left does show itself then another look at the cause.

[LineCutter]

Hehe, this is turning into another "what is it for?" thread - this months forum teaser.

Interesting that nobody's added to my list of genuinely "handed" bits for archery.