Re: My New Bow!

kettnernw@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>Marty wrote:
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Regardless, I'd do the whole tuning thing now, early
before the season, so you know the bow (and have time to
have a pro dig you out of the mire if you really muck it
up).

I took your advice before I read your reply.

The male tinkerer gene, at work!

I started paper tuning and the first tear was so bad I thought I must
have done something wrong. Unfortunately, the second one was
identical. Also unfortunate was the fact that the tear was diagonal,
which meant that I needed to adjust the rest vertically and
horizontally. After moving in the wrong direction (both vertically
and horizontally) I started to get tears that were much better than
when I started.

From a philosophical perspective (and perhaps, a
silliphopical one too), the free education you
chose for yourself had a much better return on
investment by working thru that. (That's my
story, and I'm sticking to it!)

> Just a little vertical tear now.

Perhaps you left it that way in cautious respect
for not changing the tuning too far at once? When
mine's shweet it leaves a little three-tear hole that
looks exactly like the vanes from the back. Anyway,
it's not going to be as perfect as it can be unless
it leaves the bow pretty straight. That's especially
true for the stiffer carbon arrows.

Then when I took it
out to the range, I realized my adjustments of the rest had completely
screwed-up my previous job of sighting-in. Now I have the pins
adjusted again and I'm afraid of checking the paper test again for
fear I'd have to sight-in yet again.

Here's something that took me a while to recognize
but that I don't remember reading anywhere--There
are settings that affect the way an arrow leaves
the bow, and they're critical and primary in importance
and order to get right.

There's whole 'nuther category of settings that *don't*
affect the launch, but which are simply there to tell
you which way to point. They don't matter diddly really,
because if you're launching straight you can actually
eyeball your target spot way far off the nominal spot.

I've slowly figured out to ignore the sighting adjustments
except to keep my groups within 1/2 a target's radius at
whatever range I'm working (I pretty much do everything
for 20 yds). When I change a setting I eyeball a shot at
about 5 yds. Then I will know if my sights are off, and
how much and in which direction. I don't correct my
sights, since it's a waste of time if I'm not done tuning
the more important adjustments. I visually adjust my target
spot and shoot another at 8-10 yds and continue, adjusting
and backing up until I'm at my range. There, for example,
I'm aiming at a spot just below vertical center but on the
left edge of my target, in order to group near the center.
I know that later on, once everything is right, I can slide
around my sight and even my peep with little or no affect
on the launch.

I read some tuning guides on-line and they talked about moving the
nock, but my nock is so tight, I can't get it to move at all.

I shoot a release so I use a loop. I tie the loop tight
enough around the spiral serving thread so that to move it
up or down I need to grasp the serving and screw the loop
around and around (CW for up, CCW for down (or vice versa,
I never remember until I look at it)).

About those crimp nocks--Remember that any added weight
to the arrow slows the arrow down but gives it momemtum.
Any added weight to the string (like those crimp nocks)
just slows things down but gives you nothing in return.
If you have a loop, then keep it tight and just toss the
crimp.

I wondered what the pro shop was doing when they supposedly tuned my
bow when it was brand new? Then I read on-line that tuning a brand
new bow is a waste of time, because the string will stretch. Learn
something new everyday. I wish the pro shop had filled me in with
that little tidbit.

Well, I imagine they *had* to tune it somewhat, but if they
made a show of its great accuracy after the tuning their
claiming something they shouldn't've, and I'd hold them to
it. I'd go back and tell them to correct their defective
workmanship.

Unless you live and dream this stuff now. If so, then
it's good riddance to an only-kinda honest shop!

Oh well, still having fun shooting.

:- ) Clothes washer died yesterday or else I think I'd
have mine out by now. (I've been lusting after a front-
loader for years, just waiting for my 20yo cheapy to die.
Yaay!) ____________________________________________Marty
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