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I like my Satori but I do have a very difficult time tuning that bow as well. I had a lot more luck with using a springy rest with that set up. Not sure If you are shooting off the shelf or not. That limb angle has also created problems for me when switching limbs between ILF setups.

 

Yes, off the shelf.

 

If you are shooting left handed, bare shafts hitting to the right shows that they are stiff.

 

Sorry, bareshaft hitting left, and weak. My typo

 

Sorry, got that wrong way round. Bareshafts low and left, indicating a weak spine. My mistake...

 

not shooting a satori but I shoot uukha xl Sx 50 on my CD wf 21” and 19”
What I’m thinking you are encountering is the sx50 delivering more energy to the arrow than your previous bow giving you a weak spine during testing. For my setups 8 1/2 and 8 5/8 work for my brace.
without cutting arrows you can drop point weight or add an arrow wrap and fletch up or shoot a nock/pin bushing.
Chad

 

not shooting a satori but I shoot uukha xl Sx 50 on my CD wf 21” and 19”
What I’m thinking you are encountering is the sx50 delivering more energy to the arrow than your previous bow giving you a weak spine during testing. For my setups 8 1/2 and 8 5/8 work for my brace.
without cutting arrows you can drop point weight or add an arrow wrap and fletch up or shoot a nock/pin bushing.
Chad

Thanks Chad. I can't cut arrows any shorter so when it stops raining I'll start experimenting with lower point weights. The satori actially feels weaker to draw but the fact that the string fits both the old 70" and the new 68" shows the geometry difference between the two. I'm starting to wonder if the bow is noisy due to my three under release and I need to play with the tiller a little bit? And that perhaps I'm getting low bareshafts if the fletched arrows are hitting the shelf.
So many variables going on here......

 

The string length mystery as you put it has to do with the Satori being a bit longer than most 21" risers. I tend to shoot mine at a low brace so my strings tend to run 2.5" shorter than AMO bow length.

 

Can I ask what your limb length and brace height is, please.

 

VAPs are pretty light arrows. Combine that with Satoris being notoriously hard to get quiet. Try an arrow shaft that is both heavier and stiffer.

 

I have shot my 21" satori at 62", 64" and 66" in the past. At my DL of 27.5" I like it best at 62" with shorts as I hunt mostly and have other bows for target. If you are asking this still wondering about string length, the issue is the riser so all my strings ran 2.5" shorter than the bows AMO would suggest. I have to add that this is with standard shaped limbs. I did run uukha sx80 shorts for a time and string length fell into this formula for me as well. If you are running new uukhas or super curvy limbs you may want to check on string length. adding...my brace is 7 3/4" for 62". I ran 8 at 64" and 66".

 

Definitely try less point weight and set your tiller dead even to start with. I also second the springy suggestion. It took me a couple of frustrating weeks to get the springy dialed in ( thanks to the folks on this forum ) but it was well worth the effort.

 

I've shot xl uukha limbs on a satori riser and hated it. They don't play well together. Bad groups, hard to tune, and didn't feel good. Imo the satori riser is just not very good overall.