Here's something to think about.
Yes, it is an imperfection in the material, that creates a balance offset, which then creates a natural rotation.
Now, with that in mind:
Could you not change the direction of that rotation simply by changing the nock position to change where that balance offset initially occurs? Pretty sure you can.
By the way - this is nothing new.
I've seen folks plug the ends of, and float their carbons in the bathtub to find the heavy side (which is always the stiffest side).
They then marked that heavy side, and made sure their nock orientation was the same in relation to that side on every shaft.
This process served two purposes.
(1) It finds the stiffest side of the shaft for determining where you want it's orientation to the strike plate, or launcher.
(2) It allows you to set your arrows up, so that stiffness, and weight offset can be aligned/matched on every shaft using nock orientation.
Then, there's that thing about your fingers on the string. The torque on the string from your fingers is going to change all that up drastically, and since we're human, it likely changes it a bit different from one shot to the next.
This stuff may have some significant impact on shooters using bows placing the arrow at perfectly center shot position, and using a mechanical release that does not create any torque on the string, but like I said, once you place your fingers on that string all of those consistent results are gone.
Rick
Yes, it is an imperfection in the material, that creates a balance offset, which then creates a natural rotation.
Now, with that in mind:
Could you not change the direction of that rotation simply by changing the nock position to change where that balance offset initially occurs? Pretty sure you can.
By the way - this is nothing new.
I've seen folks plug the ends of, and float their carbons in the bathtub to find the heavy side (which is always the stiffest side).
They then marked that heavy side, and made sure their nock orientation was the same in relation to that side on every shaft.
This process served two purposes.
(1) It finds the stiffest side of the shaft for determining where you want it's orientation to the strike plate, or launcher.
(2) It allows you to set your arrows up, so that stiffness, and weight offset can be aligned/matched on every shaft using nock orientation.
Then, there's that thing about your fingers on the string. The torque on the string from your fingers is going to change all that up drastically, and since we're human, it likely changes it a bit different from one shot to the next.
This stuff may have some significant impact on shooters using bows placing the arrow at perfectly center shot position, and using a mechanical release that does not create any torque on the string, but like I said, once you place your fingers on that string all of those consistent results are gone.
Rick
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