Traditional Question

[cohoho]

Got a question which way is best.  When the guy made my bow he set-up for three fingers under the nock.  It has been really uncomfortable for me trying to get used to it this way, what are benifits to sucking it up and getting better this way or shooting two under and one over more typical approach? 

[bowhuntin]

Only benefit that I can see from shooting with three under is you won't pinch the nock causing the arrow to fall off the rest. I always shoot two under one on top with my recurve. Your nock should be fine for you to shoot how ever you want, it is just personal preference.

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Far from being an expert but I shoot 3 under on my recurve and longbow.  I have experimented with split but it just felt uncomfortable to me.  I cant my bow quite a bit so no issues with keeping the arrow on the shelf.  Just try both and see how the bow shoots and what feels best to you.

[Ray]

I would shoot what is comfortable for you. If you're already set on one style I wouldn't change it as long as it works.

[cohoho]

Doing the one over thing and have improved greatly in the past couple days.  The other way just didn't feel right.... 

[bow4elk]

I agree with the others here, just shoot the way you like to shoot and work on establishing good shooting form.  Your muscle memory development is an important element to consistency in you shooting routine.  The minor changes in anchor point - yes, you need to establish a repeatable anchor point - or three under vs. two under the nock won't make any notable difference relative to how your bow was tillered.

Good luck!

[boneaddict]

Two under one over. 

[Snapshot]

Northslope,
I am curious about the comment you made about your Fletcher changing the nock position. Did he change the nock point position on your string or did he change the nock on the arrows? I could understand him changing the STYLE of the nock on your arrows because it must 'snap' onto the string if you aren't using a Mediterranean grip. And if grip style affects arrow flight, I can understand moving the nock point on the string slightly. But I can't see why he would change the position of the nock on the arrow. Can you please clarify?
Thanks,
Snappy

[tlbradford]

Two under one over.  I tried three under but it pinched my fingers too much for my liking.  I also like to use my thumb to check that my nock is completely back on the string prior to starting my draw. 

[Snapshot]

NorthSlope,
I understand, yes, thank you. And no apology needed.
Never having shot three-under I can't say whether he was right or not; the proof is in the arrow flight. When tuning the bow I adjust the nock point position until I get the arrow to fly without any sign of porpoising (fletch end moving up and down during flight).

[Hornseeker]

  I started shooting compound split finger and did so for about 6 years, then moved to trad and shoot split... I have recently "tried" to shoot 3 under and I just cant get the hang of it. However, I've done it a fare bit and have many friends that do. You will definitely need to change the nock point on the string if you switch back and forth, but this is something YOU should do...buy some nock pliers and mess with it yourself.

Take a bare shaft, no fletching, and shoot at a target 10-15 yards away... If this shaft hits low on the target with the nock up, you probably have your nock point too high... If I were you, I'd start out "about" 1/2 inch above square off the shelf.  Now...if your nock is WAY too low...like say its dang near level with the shelf, the arrow will kick off the shelf so severely that it will "read" like your nock point is too high, but its really too low...

Anyhow... try and get the bare shaft so it impacts the target about the same as all the arrows with fletching. Get back as far as you can hold a group and continue to shoot this bare shaft in there with the fletched shafts. If you can, put a couple bare shafts in your group, 3 and 3 is idea. This will tell you a lot... about spine also. If your bares are grouping to the right of your fletched shafts, you probably have too weak a shaft...if left...your shafts are too stiff...

I'll make a new thread with a great link to a tuning process that can really get you set up good...

Ernie