Thanks for the reply Arthur. I really like laminated riser - it's a beautiful, albeit, a tad heavy, bow. Very similar to an old Browning bow that I drooled over many years ago. Now I've just got to learn how to use it right...

I tried your suggestion and actually saw the draw weight decrease to about 55#. I've just spent the evening watching the Texans put a woopin on the Cowboys and trying different variations of wheel settings, string settings and twisting up the string. Goooo Houston!

Surprisingly, I was finally able to get the bow to 65# by going to the "+" setting on the wheel, which increased the string length, then connecting the string at the far end of the cable, and not twisting up the string. It appears that this longest string length allows the wheel to roll back so that it gets the most camming action. This didn't seem to affect draw length very much if at all. At the top of the cam action is where the peak draw weight occurs.

Thanks for the help, I'll have many more questions as I try to get this thing tuned now. Yes I have the Eastman tuning guide, so that will hopefully get me 90% there. Back to the backyard...