Recent content by JAG1118

I am sure that would help, I have to try it to see. I am trying to keep everything equal and adding a stabilizer is defeating the purpose of this thread, the difference in balance with H and V. I was looking for some scientific terminology that might help me with my question. There has to be...

Hi John, That is a good point, but I am shooting the same bow in V and H and the patterns are basically the same but much larger when I shoot it in The H position.

Same bow and same arrows. everything equal. I was speaking with an engineer buddy today and I asked him about it, he brought up a good point. If an object, let's say a rod, was vertical, anything above center would hang down and find it resting point very quickly and even if you were hold it...

CW, Holding the bow at time of shot is going to maximize your accuracy. The front stabilizer primarly controls the side to side torque of the hand grip eliminating mostly L and R error.

No, the sights (peep and Pin) would be the same and I have tried a powered scope H and I still can not get the accuracy like in V. I have not noticed a pattern, the arrows are scattered. My groups V at a 100yds were scattered but they were grouped pretty tight. When I shoot it horizontally they...

CWatters, Would the bow YOU designed be V or H, all things being equal? Obviously stabilizer rod can and are added for more stability, but we are talking bare bow. No bells or whistles. Thank you for your participation it is greatly appreciated. Jerry

OK, Lets try this. Would it take less work or effort to control , let's say, a 24 oz solid rod 48" long, 1' in diameter in V or H? It seems to me that finding the center point is so critical when in the H orientation and not so in V. I am trying to establish, as a manufacturer of archery...

Hi Berkman, Please ask me the question in a different way, I answered the best I understood it. But as I said sighting is not the issue. I am trying to prove that vertical, compound bow, shooters are out shooting the horizontal, crossbow, shooters due to shooting a vertical bow and it being...

Now your getting it! That is what I am looking for, but some documented or publiished proof that it is or something like is true. Please keep trying, Jerry

No, the sights are not the issue. I use a simple pin and a peep when shooting in the vertical position and use a powered scope in Horizontal, the same bow. As I stated before, vertical, compound bow, shooters typically out shoot horizontal, crossbow, shooter. I am wondering if it has to do with...

That would be best. You are not answering my question. The question has to do with balance and control when holding the same object vertical vs horizontal in this case a (bow). And, if there were any formulas, studies etc... that might explain what is best and how force might be distibuted on...

Alfang, Watch this Video and tell me if I need more practice to be accurate.

You guy's are not getting what I am asking. I know a crossbow shot horizontally is just as accurate if it is shot in a vice, "a bow, is a bow, is a bow" This is a balance qusetion, holding and shooting the two bows by hand held methods. I have compared it to holding a 48" rod vertically and...

We are not talking "Tradional Archery" and looking down the arrowwhen shooting, we are using sights. All things being equal, is there a difference because of some force of nature acting on the object being held in the two different position, vertical vs horizontal? Jerry

I have been shooting both a Vertical Crossbow and a Horizontal Crossbow, I find that I shoot the vertical crossbow (off hand or free hand, without a rest) much more accuratlly than I shoot the Horizontal Crossbow, Is there a technical reason why? Most all vertical compound bow shooters (shooting...