Hey, I was reading in my owners manual about "cycling" you tow about 150 times before setting up peep sights etc.. I am assuming that they mean pulling it back and letting it back down by hand; did any of you actually do this? By my calculations that would be about 10,500 pounds. I guess that would train my arm and give me something to do until my sight shows up.[:'(]
I believe by cycling they mean shooting. Shooting the bow before setting everything up is a good idea, because we all know that even with the best materials the strings and cables need to settle in. You could set everything up first, but you would likely have to change things later.
...I know, I know, I'm getting on it[8D]. Hopefully my press parts are here this weekend so I can press it again, and get those cams timed again, then start more draw drills, aiming drills, and blank baling.
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I believe by cycling they mean shooting.
Yep, generally there's a shoot in period, and then you tweak it some. Although with my Gibblet strings (452x), I never needed to tweak anything[&:]
I install the sight, rest ect... and eyeball the setup for proper arrow position. Then, I'll go shoot a dozen arrows and set a 20 yard pin,next I paper tune. I may have to make minor adjustments again later, but that's okay. I like shooting the bow as close to tuned as I can from the get go.
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Paper tune, try different broadheads, fletching, or shafts; don't move the sight for broadheads.
Bowtech SWAT 67# 29'' draw. 360 gr. @ 301 FPS
Bowtech SWAT 68# 29'' draw. 430 gr. @ 279 FPS
Bowtech Equalizer 40# 25.5'' draw. 380 gr. @ 213 FPS
Did you "Cycle" your new bow
As Drop mentioned, the new strings need some time to settle in (although this varies with the string material used).
