Bow setup

Just got my bow and this is what it looked like


After moving the rest and loop I got it a little more square
Is this correct or should I have left it alone

 

Comparing the arrow to the riser shelf means nothing. You need to "square" your arrow to the string. A arrow square is inexpensive, $10 or less. Most bows shoot best with the arrow nock 1/8-1/4" higher than "square" ie 90 degrees to the string. For now you can take a piece of paper, put it along the string to see how the arrow looks.

I hope this helps.

 

Agreed, your knock point should be 1/8 up from 90 degrees.

 

If your not familiar with bow set up and tuning it's nothing to be ashamed of. There is a lot more to setting up a bow then your average person would think. How is your center shot? In the ball park?

 

Not sure on the center shot haven't got a chance to shoot yet. My new problem is the dloop keeps shrinking when i pull back and pinching the nocks

 

your local pro shop should have a tool to help with that. also, you can serve the bottom of d-loop. this helps with pushing the arrow down a tad on the shelf (makes more sense in target shooting i was told).

 

Well I don't want to serve it in before I get it tuned. But I can't tune it if the dloop keeps shrinking

 

I just recently put on a new set of strings and cables for the first time and got a lot of help from Youtube and from this forum. Luckily my rest was in place so all I had to do was set it to berger holes and square up to the string.

 

Don't go by the shelf. I got a level i put on the string and then one on the arrow. Works great.

 

Should I just put a new dloop on the string?

 

Stretch D Loop Pliers

this D loop tool works well. I just got one for my pack and have done a few.

 

No, yours just isnt tight enough. A string loop (if tied properly) will never twist, slide, or otherwise move.