turning up the draw weight

Quilly · 01-13-2003, 03:11 PM

i have gotten used to my setting of 62lbs. so i cranked it up little by litte. now i have it real close to the end and find that i can shoot it comfortably.
my question is how do i know it is set at 70lbs? do i crank up the limbs till they touch the body od the bow? right now i might have 1/16 between the imbs and the body.

jevan · 01-14-2003, 06:19 AM

Dang ,with 4100 posts I would think you might know this answer, But anyway get a scale and weight it, thats is the only way...

Evan
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Quilly · 01-14-2003, 02:31 PM

posts mean nothing.

just means i have alot of questions and no one i know has an answer. just got into bows so i am new to this sport.as far as a scale. i don't care if it is at 69lbs or 70lbs. just wondering on how close the limbs can be cranked to the body of the bow?

jcrayford2001 · 01-14-2003, 04:44 PM

If it's a 70# bow, and you want the most out of it, why not just crank it all the way - provided your accuracy and form do not suffer. If you've been cranking it up little by little, to crank it up another 1/16 of an inch would probably only give you another 2-3 #'s.

My brother had heard that for every complete turn of a limb bolt, you gain/lose approx 4 #'s. Can't verify that though....

Jim.

BuckAlley · 01-14-2003, 11:29 PM

Quilly to the best of my knowledge your bow isn't maxed out until its cranked all the way down, and the limb bolts can't be turned anymore. I wouldn't wrench on them as hard as can, but just until feel they have bottomed out. If it leaves a slight gab in the limb pocket don't sweat it. But I would check your bow's tiller to be sure each limb is cranked down equally. Simply measure with a solid ruler or tape. Measure from the limb in a good spot to the string, or thread if its a single cam bow. I mean by tieing a thread from axle to axle for a more correct measurement. Most single cams strings aren't perfectly vertical from the wheel to larger cam. I like to measure off the limb right at the pocket or where it meets the riser. This will tell if ea. limb is cranked down equally.
As far as set lb, like Jevan says only way to be sure is to have it put on a scale.
I think what Jevan meant on the post thing is you can do a search on such topics to get more info from the past. It gives you more to look into to help answer your questions. Good Luck!

Quilly · 01-15-2003, 03:53 AM

THNAKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

are there any books out there that can help me in these aspects of bows? i do have a bow fundamental book. but does not tell about adjusting and maintenece of bows?