Paper testing

[silent sniper]

You can also try wetting the feathers and shooting the shafts that way to give another perspective of how the shaft itself is flying.
Cheers,
Taylor.

Taylor, what does wetting the feathers tell you?

It is similar to shooting a bare shaft since the feathers are matted down.. Some guys also say that is simulates shooting a rain soaked arrow. If the arrow flight is still good with little/no help from the fletching than you know your on the right track 👍🏻

[bubbles]

Ive moved over to paper tuning from bareshaft tuning.  I find it more relevant to shoot a shaft with feathers on it. I also found my tune would change when I added feathers.  (especially nock height would need to change).  Also, shooting wood arrows, if you mess up a release on a bareshaft and that shaft enters the target a bit too sideways .....no more arrow. You also need a target that will not change your arrow orientation as it enters to get solid readings I found.   I usually paper tune from 5-10 feet.