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Old 04-21-2005 | 07:20 AM
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Bob H in NH
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Default RE: what next?

Paper tuning is good, it assures you the arrow is leaving the bow relatively straight.

The next tuning steps, BH tuning, group tuning, line tuning, and/or walk back tuning, all require you to be 100% honest with yourself about your personal ability.

It also depends on what your goals are with your bow, are you looking to tune it for BH shooting for hunting, or target shooting, or 3D shooting. For "pure" hunters, i would recommend BH tuning.

Shoot 2 BH arrows at the target, now 2 FP arrows at the target. Are they hitting together? If so, you're done. If not, move the rest towards the FP arrows SLIGHTLY. However IF you are getting very tight groups with your BH, you might want to leave it and move the sight when hunting comes.

All the advanced tuning (group, line, walk back) require you to be able to do two things:

- shoot consistent groups
- be able to ignore "bad" shots that your form fell apart on. In other words, when you get a flyer, was it you and your form that broke down, or the bow tune that might have been responsible?

Group tuning when you can't shoot consistent/tight enough groups to tell if the adjustment made a difference is a waste of time.
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