Welcome to our great sport!!! You can learn plenty by hanging out on this boad as well as the following

www.edersbow.com
www.bowsite.com
www.archerytalk.com
www.outdoorsite.com
www.eastonoutdoors.com
www.archeryworld.com
www.archerysite.net/asn/
www.bowjackson.com

these are just a view of the good boards out there. Keep an open mind and don't be afraid to take advice and do some experimenting to find out what works for you.

I would suggest you and your buddy make a drive to the nearest pro shop. You need to get those bows tuned and tweaked before heading to the field!!! Make sure each bow is paper tuned and flying at there best,.... you owe that to the game we hunt. Good luck and good hunting.