tuning that bow

[Boogercountybow]

Whats your must do things when tuning your bow? I am some what of a novice archer I am more of a hunter that uses Archery equipment to extend my season! Anyway tell me what you guys always do to insure that your bow is tuned!

Some of the things I do now are the walk back method of tuning and adjusting my bow, I have seen the bare shaft method but haven't ever done it. Is is really neccesary? I have paper tuned my bow also but I feel my form is such that I dopn't really get a true reading even though my groups are getting much tighter.

Also tell me freinds what do you do and any advice you hace is appreciated!

Thanks,
Booger

[MrPibb]

IMO, shooting through paper is a good place to start, and timing is very important as well. For hunting purposes I like to start shooting broadheads a few weeks before season with the bow set up as it will be hunted with. I use a two piece quiver and like to shoot it this way before I go out to the tree.

[Boogercountybow]

I agree I always shoot the same set up before season especially tuning the broadheads I even go as far as shooting with my face mask on and also shoot setting down because you never know when that big boy will sneak in on you while your setting down.

[TexHunter]

I shot Bowtech for the first time this past season so once I went through my normal stuff I had to learn how to time the binary cams.

I shoot paper to get it close but I finish tuning the rest/nock point so my broadheads hit the same place as my field points. I don't move my sights to shot one or the other.

[skip]

I have one hard and fast rule.... Write everything down and make sure you mark your bow... peep height cam position.... everything.... if you need to duplicate anything.. or if something moves you need to know where it goes... :)

[Boogercountybow]

Thanks everyone good advice!
:D

[Viperarcher]

Booger i am there for you buddy! but you got to call! email ? write ? Pm me!

[helixarcher89]

For me.. I would always starts doing french tuning, follow by walk back tuning and lastly creep tuning..

Cheers

[Viperarcher]

For me.. I would always starts doing french tuning, follow by walk back tuning and lastly creep tuning..

Cheers

please explain french tuning, then get into creep tuning, then finally walk back tune? So paper tuning does not apply?

[mikieday]

timing...got to make sure you either know how to adjust it or idenify the spec so you can get it corrected when it comes out of time...tiller, keep your bow within tiller spec (when required)..paper tune, i never used to paper tune until last year...wow, was i ever missing a very important part of my set up...keep your bow in spec for brace , being too low or too high can make your set up turn south ...then just keep a eye on your center shot , and all the screws and bolts that hold your equipment on and together....when it is all in place you will shoot better and that makes it way more fun

[Viperarcher]

I have one hard and fast rule.... Write everything down and make sure you mark your bow... peep height cam position.... everything.... if you need to duplicate anything.. or if something moves you need to know where it goes... :)
Good advice right there!

[scttmnr]

i tune my broadheads by turning them to hit where my field points hit. no need to adjust rest, nock point, or sight.

[panman]

how do you measure the tiller on a bt. general//.thanks,pan.

[Bluegillman]

Boy.....I got my bow a few years ago. Right off after a few rounds of 12 arrows a few of them were losing the fletchings. I took it back and they said "cheap" glueing on the fletchings. But that reglueing didn't change it. I was wondering what was going on. Everyone on the forum says your bow must be out of "tune" took it back after a year of that trouble and guy checked it out and said everything looks good....
I found the Whisker Biscuits getting "burned out" and went somewhere else to check the bow out. I told the other guy what was going on and he said let's check it all out after seeing the WB. Yep it was out of "tuned" as the nocking point was 1/4th too high. I got rid of the WB and put in the drop away and been shooting six rounds and not a fletching flew off.
Tune....that's something I would like to understand the whole thing easy too.