Archers Paradox

[geoffretired]

I think the left right oscillations have to be ignored as far as shooting into the gold is concerned. When the arrow is bending one way and the other, the point is moving side to side across a narrow range and there is no way of knowing which side it will be on at impact.

[bkupris]

I had a very interesting conversation in the "informal networking lounge" not too long ago with a very credible compound archer about this. Concerning the archers paradox and compound bows-he believes in the concept of setting centre shot slightly off centre to purposely induce a small horizontal arrow oscillation or a "push" on the arrow from a direction other than dead centre.

His thinking was it's better than setting centre shot at dead centre and then with a bad release with the trigger or other form problems the oscillation or "push" induced into the arrow could be more erratic in the horizontal plane.

Sorry going off topic a bit maybe but I found this very interesting and wonder if it is commonplace?

[madhatter]

I shoot compound..fingers..and the arrow rest is slighty off centre.
I seem to recall that it's the first 4inches of the arrow thats touching on it's way out, then it's in free flight....wibbly wobbling all the way to the kill.

[Tony_zelah]

Just to confuse matters, don't forget a stiff arrow, a weak arrow, and a correctly spined arrow when shot from the same bow will all "straighten" up at different distances, be it in the horizontal plain for recurves, or the vertical one for compounds.