I'm not sure I agree with you on that one Arthur. I've had my share of frustration with paper tuning, but once you get close to ideal rest and knock placement, the finest adjustment has a pronounced effect on the tear. After dialing in the bow in my basement recently, I was able to screw in an old Thunderhead and have it hit the same spot as field tips out to 50 yards (didn't try longer than that). Groups were also right on.

The one thing that paper tuning allowed me to do was shoot the bow with my concentration on a good release that was free from torque. I didn't have to worry about where my pins actually were on the target, nor hold on a target for any length of time. The human factor was better removed and how the bow was actually shooting could be quantitatively measured using the tear - not to mention it takes less time to paper tune and it can be done inside without the adverse effects of wind. The entire environment is more consistent.

I'm not saying he shouldn't group tune....ultimately that's the point of bow tuning. I do think that early in the assessment of his troubles a paper tune may be the ticket to help him put his finger on what needs to be done.

Fritz