Here is a quote from a paper by Matt Cleland on shooting the compound for FITA. He is a very accomplished archer and I know him personally. He runs a local Pro Shop and teaches at a local college. I wouldn't call him a friend, but I have talked to him on more than one occasion and he even gave my girlfriend some pointerss while she was getting a lesson after we bought her bow there.

This is what he has to say about tuning. At first I didn't completely agree with him, but the older I get the more I see his point and agree with him.


" Equipment summary[/b]-Tune the bow for the best flight that is possible without putting too much time into it. This tuning should take less than one hour. Once decent arrow flight is achieved take the bow out to 90 or 70 meters and shoot for groups. If the bow shoots vertical groups move the nockset up and down in small amounts until nice round groups are achieved. If the bow shoots horizontal groups move the arrow rest left and right until nice round groups are achieved. Use this procedure to tune the bow then forget about it. Once this is done, focus on the mental game and practice routine. If an archer spends a lot of time worrying about the equipment and tinkering with it, his or her scores will not be what they are capable of. Worrying about equipment will not allow an archer to shoot confident shots. Remember: the one who shoots the most practice arrows usually wins. "

Not saying tuning is not important, just that it is not good to worry too much about it. I have also read similar things from other top archers that have set numerous records in both indoor and outdoor archery. Tuning has it's place, but in the end you can't tune any better than you can shoot.

And I don't want it to seem like I am arguing with you, because I'm not. You are probably a much better archer than I am and I respect your opinion and knowledge. I am just giving my opinion is all, and why I feel that way.

Here is a link to the rest of Matt's paper is you are interested.

Compound archery for FITA

Paul