Or do you set it once and forget it? I've spent the last month messing with my bow's adjustments. Trying more pounds, trying less pounds, trying a heavier arrow then a little lighter. Adding twists to the buss cable then taking twists out. I've done it all by trial and error and by feel. Are there others out there like me that can't seem to leave well enough alone? Now that I have everything set just right, I need to take it to the shop and get measurements of draw weight (it should be somewhere around 65-68#) and my arrow weight (estimate of around 430-435 grains). Most importantly, I need someone to take my tools away from me and hide them so I will leave it alone and quit messing with it. Sent from my Classic using Tapatalk
Honestly......no, not anymore. I prefer to get it setup perfectly and then leave it that way and shoot it. I used to tinker a lot but I've been doing this long enough now that I typically get it where I need it on the initial tune and don't have to tinker much to get it dialed in 100%.
Why waste the gas. Scale for bow http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VQNAEM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00 Scale for broad heads and arrows http://www.amazon.com/American-Weig...38284960&sr=8-5&keywords=American+blade+scale I have both. I love them. It's all about tweakin the bow and arrows tell you get it exactly the way you like it.
If you haven't seen this. I do this to dial in my arrows better http://forums.bowhunting.com/showthread.php/73271-Do-you-do-this-when-fletching-arrows
That's the whole problem. I keep wondering if changing ______ would be more perfect than the perfect I have now... lol. Sent from my Classic using Tapatalk
Constantly. But that comes with having a bow shop of my own. I feel bad if I don't give the chronograph and all the other tools enough attention. Mostly I am am tinkering with other peoples setups now to get it out of my system and to squeeze out every bit of performance they paid for.
Quite a few more moving parts than the one part (once assembled and non-adjustable part) a hammer is made up of. But I get that not everybody cares or is able to optimize their gear or that will folks settle for whatever they get from the store and dont want to mess with it.
I have all the tuning tools (press, draw board, scales, etc), but once I get the tune as close to perfect I do not mess with it again. I am guilty of messing with arrows a lot though, mainly because I enjoy building them and trying new ones out.
Set it and check it I assume you are shooting your bow and tuning it in preparation for the hunting season. If you’re a 3 d shooter what follows doesn’t really apply. Looking back… In 1978 there were very few things that could do to make a bow shoot better, and it seemed simpler. Once tiller and the nock was set-- it was limited to a clicker or a kisser button. Off the shelf or the spring the arrows still wobbled in flight some no matter what you did. Center shot and paper tuning didn’t mean a lot to us finger shooters. Then came the compound and I played with bows for more years than I care to tell on myself about. Through all the bows the only thing that made my bows shoot better was repetition with good from. Once a bow shoots as good as you can hold it and release it--- it is time to tune it for broad heads and check it regularly. When you have it right you should shoot one arrow everyday (WITH) a broad head staring in August all through bow season. Every day if you can. If you miss the kill zone two shoots in a row it’s time to tune again! This is my method for setting up a hunting bow. Normally the first shot is all that counts. The thing is ---- learning about your bow and how you can change things up to suit you is fun. After replacing many nocks and damaged arrow it’s a lot easier for me to let it alone when it’s as good as I am in shooting it.
Constantly...Well sort of, lol...Honestly once I get the tune right I don't touch the actual tune of the bow anymore....Then it's a constant battle of playing with arrow weights, spines, FOC, fletching, sights, stabilizer setups, releases, etc... I'm a tinkerer by nature, always gotta be messing with something and when you have all your own tools it's a lot easier to do.
Case in point. Just when I thought it was perfect, I checked my ATA and found it was too long by 1/4 inch. I can't leave that alone for sure... Sent from my Classic using Tapatalk
Yeah. I like to tune my bow and other peoples but once it's set perfect I don't touch it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Years ago, I would tinker with my bow for hours a day to get that extra fps I could. Now that I'm married (happily) with two kids that wear me out after work every day, I'm just grateful to find time to shoot.
