Arthur, I respect your vast knowledge of archery, but I have to disagree to an extent.

I look at tuning a bow two ways.

You can progress through the tuning methods in an order like this;

Bareshaft tune ---to match spine
Papertune------to get the arrows coming out of the bow well
Group tune----to get the tightest groups possible
and finally BH tune----to get your bhs fine tuned and hitting with fps or in the tightest groups possible. (not necessary to use all those steps but you get the idea)

Im guessing thats your preffered method, and it is aGREAT way to truly dial in a bow...if you have the time, and understand how to do those properly.

Then theres my way....Call it the lazy way.

Eye ball all of your settings....and then skip to the tuning you find most important. (unless you want to bare-shaft tune for spine purposes)

Going straight to the method thats most important for what you are doing, saves time and frustration. I find that many people "chase their tail" when they use too many tuning methods, become frustrated, and bring it to the shop. Good for our income, butunfortunate for them.

If you need tight groups, walk back tune, french tune or group tune, they all accomplish the same basic thing. (tight groups)

If you want broadheads to hit with fps (broadhead tune).

So on and so forth...

I pretty much have the same feelings as you about paper tuning though. Unfortunately thats the most widely accepted form of tuning. Customers ALWAYS want their bow paper-tuned...I hate it.....Its EXACTLY as you described. A TIME CONSUMING P.I.A! You could easily skip that method, and go straight to group or bh tuning. (IMO)

Hope you understand what Im trying to get at...not trying to insult you or cause problems...just giving my thoughts.

Have a good one---Matt