Your bow can not tune itself you
have to have it done by a pro. If
you think you can do it be careful
you can screw up your bow here
tuning it. We are going to get
down into the tuning of your bow
basics first
1. Starting with the limbs they
must be maxed out, tighten them
all the way in and mark them at
that point with a bright type
marker, Finger nail polish works.
2. Evenly turn out (unscrew The
bolts) and make sure the pocket
does not have any limb lock nuts, if
it does you will have to losen them.
Again watch how far you unscrew
them do not take the limb out past
the edge of the pocket it sits in.
keeping the turns even. Now
adjust the pounds with these two
bolts.
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Make sure at this point you have good limbs,
that there is no twist in them or any lean to
one side.
Look down the cam and see if it is straight
with the string it must go the same direction
as the string. Look at the cam and see if it is
at a perfect 90 degree angle to the limb, if it is
not you have problems. Do not go any farther.
This is also a good time check for splits or
feathers sticking up from the limbs. Feathers,
little finger like splinters.
3. Having all this done put your bow in a press
and do not press it down and use a laser to
check the cams for lean caused by incorrectly
twisted cables or bent axle or possibly a twist
in the limb tip. Tune the cam to point directly
at the other cam with no deviation left to right.
* Now a one cam or a cam and a half has a
problem here as the have only one end you
can tune and it's by the upper cam. To turn
the limb tip one way or another, press the bow
and twist the cable end that makes it go,
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Where you want it to go. Once you get
all this done you can get down to work.
On setting up your bow. This all after
you are sure of your strings and cables,
That they are new or changed every 2
years. Don't do this with 2 year old
strings
4. Install your rest on the bow, square
to the bow and level. Once that is done
set the arrow height. A good place is
even with the riser bolt hole. Making
sure you have plenty of clearance under
the arrow fletching. 5. Now set the
center shot on the Rest this differs on a
lot of bows and it's easier to have it
done at a pro shop you trust. As the
next two steps are critical that they are
correctly done by an extremely good
technician. Now make sure you have the
correct arrow, all arrows do not work
on your bow they have to be matched to
your bow. And at a correct length.
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