Issues getting my bow tuned

Hokie3 · 10-05-2005, 08:42 PM

I decided to get my string replaced over the summer and have my bow tuned up (limbs taken off and cleaned) at a reputable pro shop in Charlotte, NC. When I got my bow back, of course I didn't expect things to be perfectly tuned but I figured after a few minor adjustments everything would be back to normal. Well unfortunately, that wasn't the case. I've had to move my whisker biscuit rest pretty far to the right to get my unfletched arrows to fly like darts. (this is the method I use to get my bow tuned). By far I mean a little over an 1/8th of and inch. According to Mathews, my center shot should be around 13/16 and 7/8 of an inch. Before I had the stirng replaced, it was and it shot perfectly. Now it's a about 11/16 of an inch from the riser. I know this doesn't sound like much, but it has caused me to have to move my sight pretty far to the right as well, which makes it difficult to center in my peep. I may try experimenting with my knock point to see if that has any bearing on it as well (it appears to be knocked slightly high of square as I believe it should be). Let me know if you have any other ideas or suggestions of things I should try. I have about200 shots through thebow since I had the string changed so I'm pretty sure it's well broken in. BTW, I have readthe easton tuning guide but I don't belive it answers the question of why my center shot has changed so much.Also, my setup is in my signature. Theold and new string areboth Zebra.

Thanks,
-Rob

p.s. I've decided to stay out of the woods until I get this thing figured out so I'm sure you can understand how frustrated I am.

Straightarrow · 10-06-2005, 04:40 AM

Centershot should not have changed unless something got bent. Is the riser still straight? Any cracks in the limbs? How's the cam alignment? How does the exact ATA and exact brace height compare to what it was before the new string?

It's real easy to figure out such problems if precise measurements are taken when the bow is shooting well and recorded for future reference.

RobVT3 · 10-06-2005, 01:52 PM

This is Hokie3....I forgot my login password so I created a new account for work. Anyway, the other things that I can thing of that are different with my setup since the string was replaced are I added string leaches, and the poundage on the bow is around 5-6 lbs. higher maxed out. It read 74lbs. when I got it back...it was about 68-69 lbs. on the same scale before I had the string replaced. I'm thinking of having the bow taken back apart and inspected then put back together again by someone different to see if it solves the proble. Nothingappears to bebent and I didn't take measurements before I had it worked on. Next time I will. Anyone know of any reputableMathews dealers around Fredericksburg or Northern Virginia. Thanks again,

-Rob