Thanks guys, I do have someone to help me. It's just not the pro shop's. I did go and have a new string put on it and the guy also put on a peep hole. While I was drawing the bow for him to set the peep hole he said it looked as it fit me. Anyways keep them coming. I will also try and get an instructional video. Thanks,
Brandon

OK I will try to help you some.

I saw that you posted while I was typing and that you have a peep, so disregard that part.

First You do need to make sure your bow fits you, and you have it adjusted to the proper draw length. You bought new sights and arest and cables and string. Good start. Did you have the draw weight of the bow and the tiller ( how much the bolts that tighten the weight of each limb are screwed in or out )of the limbs checked, they should be the same( It is a used bow ). Each limb should be adjusted to set the proper tension of the limb weight so they are identical ( carrying the same weight ). This matters as far as timing goes, and also how the string travels when the bow is drawn. Did you have a peep ( a little black hole installed on the string above the nocking point), or did it already have one that you transferred to the new string? You will need a peep. When the bow is drawn, you look through the peep to line your shot up with the sight pin for the distance you are shooting. Kind of like lineing up a guns sights. Did you buy a release? A release is what you use to draw the bow string back to hold at your anchor point ( the side of your cheek ) and hold the tension until you squeeze the trigger to release the bow string to make your shot. It can connect directly to the bow string, or to a loop connected by your pro shop, around your nockingpoint. I would recommendyouhave a loop installed if your bowdoes not have one.

Did you buy a target? Did youhave your draw measured and buythe proper spine, weight and diameter arrows measured and cut to the proper length for your draw. Did you buy some field points, for your practice shooting, in the same weight as the broadheads you plan to shoot? I would recommend a 100 grain field point. It is a good all around weight to start with. You would normally match the weight to the set up of your system, and the weight of the arrow, but right now you are just getting started, so this will work fine. Did you buy an arrow quiver? Did you get a stabilizer? Did you get any silencers ( things designed to quiet the bow's noise ) ? Your bow may have come with some of these things.

Are you starting to see that there is a lot more to this than just buying and shooting a bow? ? And this is just the basics !

Now speaking of the sight pins. A lot of bows these days shoot fast enough to use a single pin to cover all of their shots out to 25 or 30 yards. You need to shoot your bow at 15 yards ( known distance ) then 20, then 25, and then 30. Where are you falling out of your kill zone? Roughly a softball size circle around the target bullseye. If your bow only shoots that circle out to 20 yards, then set your top pin at 20 yards. Now the second pin should carry you to your 30 yard setting. Shoot at a known 30 yards, and set the pin so that you are shooting that same softball circle at 30 yards without falling out of the kill zone. If the first pin drops out at 15 yards, then set it there and plan the 2nd pin to be around 25 yards. These are just rough setting ideas. You will have to get the distances and shoot your bow to get them set to exacts.The third pin should be moved to the bottom of the sight and not used, until you are more skilled. You, just starting out, have a responsibility to limit your shots until next year for sure, and longer if you do not practice. You being new to the sport,with new equipment, have no business taking 35-50 yard shots. You owe that to the game you are hunting. When it comes time to use the third pin, you will lknow how to set it.

Now, you have checked your bow for fit, timing,length,and draw. You have set your sight pins for any shots out to around 30 yards. Now practice. Practice some more. And when you feel like you are getting the hang of it and you are ready, then go back out and practice some more. This sport can be one of the most fun and rewarding ( and a lot of times frustrating )sports you could ever undertake. But unless you are only going to target shoot in your yard, it does come with a ton of responsibility. There is nothing in the world that can make you feel worse than hurting or wounding an animal, simply because you did not do your homework before you went hunting. * That is unless you are a heartless, bum of a Hunter, which nothing would bother. That is where all of the practice comes in at, and your responsibility comes to bare. As you practice, you will become more familiar with your bow and equipment. You will probably find things you will want to change, replace, or upgrade. We all do. But sometimes that is half the fun it seems. Or in a year, you may decide that that new bow at your local pro shop sure is purdy, and light and fast shooting, and...... well you get the idea, and next thing you know you are waiting for your sweety to go somewhere so you can sneak it out from under the bed to get some practice shooting time in before she gets back from wherever, because she has no Idea you dropped a GRAND on a new set up you just fell in love with and had to have. LOL

But hopefully this will help you to get started. But, let me stress, that there is no way this post could, or should,ever take the place of a knowledgable friend, or your local pro shop. Without one or both, your hands are tied. And when I say a knowledgable friend, I am talking about a friend who does almost all of his own work, on his own bow, at his home, and as been doing that for a while. If you want to really screw things up, go get "BUBBA" - a knowledgable friend ( because he has a bow and has been shooting for almost 6 months now ) to work on your bow for you. Trust me, you will be buying that $1000 new bow sooner than you think, after he gets through with it........Out of necessity, cause your other bow is in the landfill.

Remember this is not a complete get started guide. This is a beginning overview, to give you a place to start.

Good luck and God Bless

Good post, MT!
Brian

Thank you very much MT! That helps alot. I did have a new peep installed by my local sporting goods shop along with the new string. He also had me draw back the bow to make sure it fit right and the peep was set to my draw style. I did also get a release, it is the style that straps around my wrist w/ the trigger. That also seems to fit me well. So far the setup I got feels good and comfortable to me. As far as practicing goes, I plan on getting in plenty of time before heading out to actually hunt. I will also have the local shop set up and make any major adjustmants for me and not someone else. Thanks again, that was very helpfull.
Brandon