Archery - Matt's Progress

Jonny69 · 14-07-2008, 14:25

Shooting, not firing. No fire involved. Sorry to be pedantic.

Feek, about the button. The arrow sits on the arrow rest. The button is a spring loaded button on the side of the bow that steadies the arrow from the side. When you release the string the arrow flexes, it doesn't stay straight. If you had a solid side rest the arrow would fly off to one side as the arrow springs off the bow. The button takes up the deflection and you set the pressure on the button depending how much the arrow flexes and deflects. You get someone to watch the flight path because they will be able to see how much it curves off in flight and you tune your button pressure to get a straight flight.

14-07-2008, 14:25	#21
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Shooting, not firing. No fire involved. Sorry to be pedantic. Feek, about the button. The arrow sits on the arrow rest. The button is a spring loaded button on the side of the bow that steadies the arrow from the side. When you release the string the arrow flexes, it doesn't stay straight. If you had a solid side rest the arrow would fly off to one side as the arrow springs off the bow. The button takes up the deflection and you set the pressure on the button depending how much the arrow flexes and deflects. You get someone to watch the flight path because they will be able to see how much it curves off in flight and you tune your button pressure to get a straight flight. __________________