Pittishead
New member
Hi Pips,
I'm new around here, but could really do with some help!
I've been shooting a winstar 1 with 34lb Winex Limbs 70" bow, cartel stabiliser(3" extender 30" rod with bomb and weights on it) and Acc 3-28/500 30 3/4" arrows was about 42/43lbs on the fingers.
I had no problem hitting 90m/100y! (And end of long rod did not obscure the target)
Now...The problem!
I have just upgraded to a Hoyt GMX riser...Love it...Just broke my PB and shot a 581 Portsmouth on sat...But...And it's a big but the long rod now obscures the target completely at the longer distances!
Now i have made a few changes since moving to the gmx, mainly changed my anchor position to less side and more front, and shortened me arrows by 3/4"
so now 30", I could probably take another 1/2 - 1" off as the clicker is a fair way off the riser as well.
I have cranked up my GMX as far as it will go...and i'm only getting 38lbs on the fingers now...So combo of shorter draw length and hoyt bows not cranking up as much has lost me a lot of lbs.
But shoots sweet, so imagine my shock when I tried to move up from 70m to 90m and the front of the rod completely covered the target!
Now bare in mind my Long rod set up is pritty short by most standards, and i have friends who are shooting setups much longer than mine 34" plus extender, and with only 32-34lbs on the fingers, and have no problems obscuring the target.
I even tried a 28" rod, and it still covers a bit of the bottom of the target,
I don't really think you can get much shorter, this just doesn't seem right!
I called Perris to see if they had any ideas as to why this might be happening...No luck,
so i'm putting it out there in the hope someone might have the answer?
Cheers Lee:worried:
P.S. Sorry for the Essay
I'm new around here, but could really do with some help!
I've been shooting a winstar 1 with 34lb Winex Limbs 70" bow, cartel stabiliser(3" extender 30" rod with bomb and weights on it) and Acc 3-28/500 30 3/4" arrows was about 42/43lbs on the fingers.
I had no problem hitting 90m/100y! (And end of long rod did not obscure the target)
Now...The problem!
I have just upgraded to a Hoyt GMX riser...Love it...Just broke my PB and shot a 581 Portsmouth on sat...But...And it's a big but the long rod now obscures the target completely at the longer distances!
Now i have made a few changes since moving to the gmx, mainly changed my anchor position to less side and more front, and shortened me arrows by 3/4"
so now 30", I could probably take another 1/2 - 1" off as the clicker is a fair way off the riser as well.
I have cranked up my GMX as far as it will go...and i'm only getting 38lbs on the fingers now...So combo of shorter draw length and hoyt bows not cranking up as much has lost me a lot of lbs.
But shoots sweet, so imagine my shock when I tried to move up from 70m to 90m and the front of the rod completely covered the target!
Now bare in mind my Long rod set up is pritty short by most standards, and i have friends who are shooting setups much longer than mine 34" plus extender, and with only 32-34lbs on the fingers, and have no problems obscuring the target.
I even tried a 28" rod, and it still covers a bit of the bottom of the target,
I don't really think you can get much shorter, this just doesn't seem right!
I called Perris to see if they had any ideas as to why this might be happening...No luck,
so i'm putting it out there in the hope someone might have the answer?
Cheers Lee:worried:
P.S. Sorry for the Essay