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Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:36 PM
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Part III: The Tuning Process Of all the activities that I have participated in over the years, none have frustrated me more along with providing the most pleasure as paper tuning a bow. The paper tuning process is a very important part of setting up your new or even your current bow. Without paper tuning, the components of your archery system will not work in harmony with each other and will fail to yield good arrow flight and consistent accuracy. Beginning the Process To begin, you will need to check your fletching clearance. This will ensure that your fletching is not coming into contact with your arrow rest. To correct fletching clearance problems, all you need to do is rotate the arrow nock until the fletching clears the rest. This is required with prong, plunger or full-containment arrows rests, with today’s drop-away and fall-away rests this is not an issue. It is very important during this process to take your time and be meticulous, while maintaining good shooting form. Setup Place a sheet of paper 24x24 inches at shoulder height approximately 6 feet from your shooting spot, with a good target butt behind it. Fire a field-point tipped arrow into the paper, being sure to maintain good form. Examine the tear and make the required adjustments. It is important to make multiple adjustments one at a time, firing an arrow with each adjustment until the desired result is achieved. Now that all your corrections are made, move back to 12 feet and repeat, making corrections as required. Once you are satisfied with the tears in the paper, move back to 20 yds and begin again. At this point you should have either a perfect “bullet hole” or one that is slightly high and left for a righty (opposite for a lefty). Below is a diagram showing the common tears and the corrections required to fix them. I am a firm believer in constantly checking your bow's tune throughout the year and especially during the season. This will allow you to build confidence in your equipment and your shooting ability, while eliminating unexpected problems with your equipment. Shooting consistant dart-like arrows will allow you to reach your full potential as a bowhunter, making all of this effort well worth it. You are now ready to attach your broadheads and continue with the tuning process. [image]local://5/8C74D0BF3AD44C61AA5D4C5E09966485.jpg[/image]
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Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:57 PM
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EVEN more info, you definitely have way to much time on your hands and you are bored like me. I really must tell you that I really enjoyed reading this. GREAT INFO.
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