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Old 02-24-2003 | 08:52 PM
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HotLZ
 
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Default RE: Trophy Taker Question

Maybe it' s not recommended by TT, but it is highly recommended by myself and several others that shoot them. It works great, and is very easy to install this way, plus it lets you make adjustments to the length of the cord much easier than serving to the cable.

I used a tiny screw with a toothed washer on each side of the cord. Just make a tiny pilot hole in the slide, and screw the screw in, sandwiching the cord between the two toothed washers. I would recommend doing a half circle with the cord so that it gets sandwiched twice, on the top and bottom.

You could pull my pickup with the cord, and it won' t move between the washers. And the screw never moves either. I' ve been using mine like this for over a year with zero problems. But if I want to change the length of the cord, no problem.

The other thing you can do and I have seen done is to drill a hole thru your slide and run the cord through it and knot it on the backside of the slide at the right length. This works as well.

You have to have the right slide to do either of these. My stock slide on my 2003 cybertec works great for running a screw right into the middle, so does the aftermarket Bomar slide. I' m sure there are others as well, and I see bowtech actually has a hole on the backside of their slide on the 2003' s just for this purpose.

The only reason I can think that TT doesn' t recommend it is you have to have clearance from your fletchings to the cord. If you go to the slide with the cord, you COULD have interference problems, depending on how much clearance you have to your cable. I have not had a problem with this, but a buddy of mine did on one of his bows. Going to the backside of the slide if you can do it would eliminate this problem as well.

Rod
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