carbon arrows

[peter p]

I just switched from alluminum arrows to carbon arrows. (PSE Carbon Extreme Dominators 300). When paper tuning the carbons, I get a tear high (about 1 1/4). Lowering the knocking point did nothing until I weakened my spring tension on my shoot through rest. It is now so weak that there isn't enough tension to raise my arrow when I push the forks down by hand, with the arrow on the rest, but now my tear is almost perfect.
With the alluminum arrows, I had it set so that the tension on the forks would raise the arrow slowly up, with out the arrow bouncing on the rest.
Is this normal to have the tension so weak on the shoot through, that it won't raise the carbon arrow? Is there any other way to cure a high tear? I get perfect vane clearence.
I shoot a XI ultra mag @67 lbs
29 inch draw length
28 1/2 pse carbon extreme arrows
release
TM hunter shoot through rest





Edited by - peter p on 09/09/2002 12:49:08

[Stealth_Force]

Are you confusing a drop away rest with a shoot through?
If your useing a shoot through (TM Hunter is a shoot through...unless they now make a drop away rest with that name as well) Having a low spring tension isn't all that bad.
When you draw the bow, I would suspect that the arrow will have plenty of tension to hold it. If your a brave and trusting soul, have someone draw your bow, then feel the amount of tension holding your drawn arrow. If your not that brave or trusting...you draw the bow, and have someone else bounce the arrows
Remember, at rest, the rest needs to support most of the weight of the arrow, and deal with the added leverage of the heavy part of the arrow being another 20+' from the rest...when drawn, it needs only support about 1/2 (the other 1/2 is supported by your fingers/release).
Short version, if it's shooting good, leave it alone <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>