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Old 08-18-2007 | 11:00 AM
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Default Paper tune help. This is terrible.

Ive been hearing alot about paper tuning and I decided to see how my bow shot. Just look at this, its horrible. If theres that much wobble how the he!! am I even hitting the target? What do I need to do to fix this? If Im shooting good groups is it necessary to paper tune? And will paper tuning make my groups better?

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Old 08-18-2007 | 11:08 AM
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Default RE: Paper tune help. This is terrible.

check out this site should help you out.
http://www.huntingblades.com/papertuningbow.html
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Old 08-18-2007 | 11:08 AM
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Paper tuning will definately make your groups smaller............it will also make your fixed blade broadheads fly just like your field tips.
Looks like you have a tear right............are you right handed or left? A miss adjusted rest is probably one of the biggest reasons for a tear instead of a bullet through paper. But if you are not familiar with paper tuning I would recommend you take your bow to a reputable pro shop that will help you get your bow throwing darts.
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Old 08-18-2007 | 11:13 AM
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Default RE: Paper tune help. This is terrible.

I am right handed. I was told my arrows were overspined, so I started using heavier pts and started shooting better. I thought every thing was A-OK until about 10 mins ago.
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Old 08-18-2007 | 11:16 AM
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Default RE: Paper tune help. This is terrible.

Yes, you should fix the problem. The biggest reason is for your broadheads. They will perform better with a properly tuned bow. Paper tuning shouldn't be relyedsouly asyour tuning method. You canalso do walk back andFrench tuning. I prefer French Tuning

If you want to try something that will show you exactly which way you need to move your rest try French Tuning. Site in your bottom pin at 4 yds to hit an eraser sized point,now go back to 50 ydsand shoot 3 shots. Adjust your rest the opposite way (only in very small increments 1/32")that groups are centered and you will have a better tuned rig then paper will ever give you.

for walk back shoot your 20 yd pin at 30 yds and 40 yds and you will see your groups start to move left or right of target. Move the rest the opposite direction.
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Old 08-18-2007 | 11:23 AM
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Default RE: Paper tune help. This is terrible.

french tuning soundsa little difficult. am I getting this correct? first off set my bottom pin (currently 60yd pin) at 4 yds. Next at 50yd use this now 4yd pin and adjust accordingly? this will get my left/right alignment and i can reset up/down so that my bottom pin is 60yds again correct?
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Old 08-18-2007 | 11:25 AM
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Default RE: Paper tune help. This is terrible.

Here is my method,never tune to paper,use it to check your tune.



http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2020182
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Old 08-18-2007 | 11:57 AM
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Default RE: Paper tune help. This is terrible.

Lots of good stuff posted here. Not much I can add but to make sure you are only paper tuning at about 10 yards. You want to check the flight off the bow, not after the fletching takes over. Something else, you might have someone else shoot it to make sure you are not torqueing the bow. I had a buddy one time tune his bow to death, when all was wrong was his form. Also, ive found a slight high tear is desireable. If you set you bow with a slight high tear, your fixed broad heads will fly like a champ. Or that is what I have been setting my bows at for over 10 years. All ive had to do to before hunting season is to spin test my broad heads, and if they are true, they will always fly like my field points. Dont get me wrong, I still shot a couple of broad heads to make sure the are flying right, but I have not had to do any adjusting in over 10 years.
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Old 08-18-2007 | 12:07 PM
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I see that you're shooting '06 Binary cams. I had the same issues with mine. I had to set my rest WAY out to the left (RH bow) in order to compensate for the cam lean on this set-up. You want center shot of the rest to be 1/2 way between where it looks like it should be at rest and where it looks like it should be at full draw.
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Old 08-18-2007 | 12:28 PM
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Default RE: Paper tune help. This is terrible.

I had to set my rest WAY out to the left (RH bow) in order to compensate for the cam lean on this set-up.
That would be moving the rest out correct? So far everyone has suggestedmoving the rest in. Im not sure about my cam lean. When in full draw I cant see it. I may need my gf to take pics of both cams when in full draw to see if they lean. Will do that now.
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