I have been getting a lot of questions about how I tune my bows. This is the process I go through everytime I set up!
- Bareshaft tune every arrow through paper. I get the first one to shoot a bullet hole by moving the rest and then nock tune the rest to get them to shoot a bullet hole.
- Mark the orientation of the nock and I try to get the nock in the same spot after fletching. I use a bitzenburger jig, so I have to rotate my nocks to fletch and then back again to orientate the fletching.
- Bareshaft tune the bow at 20 yards. I want to bareshaft to hit the same spot as the fletched shaft.
- Torque tune at the longest distance comfortable. I torque tune at 80 yards for my outdoor target bow and 60 yards for my 3D bow. Move the whole rest forward or back so that a normal shot and a shot that is torqued hit the same spot left and right on the target. Paige Pearce posted a great video about it, if you have not seen it check it out.
- Walk back tune to the same distances I torque tuned at. Keeping my sight set at the longest distance and aiming low on a vertical line at 20 yards, and right on at the further distance. Move the rest left and right until both shots hit the same spot on the line.
- Group tune by raising and/or lowering the rest to get the best group at the same distances as I torque tuned at.
- At 20 yards, sight in to git the middle with a fletcher arrow. Then shoot a bare shaft to see where it hits. It is ok at this point that they do not hit the exact same spot. Make note of the impact point for reference later. If you think the tune is off, shoot your bare shaft way 20, if it hits the same spot, all is good with the tune!
- Relax and focus on the shot process, because I know the bow is setup properly for me and it will hit the middle if I do my part!
Hope this helps, feel free to message me with any questions!
