Did you "Cycle" your new bow
 

Hey, I was reading in my owners manual about "cycling" you tow about 150 times before setting up peep sights etc.. I am assuming that they mean pulling it back and letting it back down by hand; did any of you actually do this? By my calculations that would be about 10,500 pounds. I guess that would train my arm and give me something to do until my sight shows up.[:'(]

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I've done mine 525 times so far:D As Drop mentioned, the new strings need some time to settle in (although this varies with the string material used).

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Defenitely a good idea to draw and release your bow a bunch to settle everything in - whether it be by actually shooting or just manually.

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Slacker.........[8D](I'm kidding)

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I believe by cycling they mean shooting. Shooting the bow before setting everything up is a good idea, because we all know that even with the best materials the strings and cables need to settle in. You could set everything up first, but you would likely have to change things later.

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:D...I know, I know, I'm getting on it[8D]. Hopefully my press parts are here this weekend so I can press it again, and get those cams timed again, then start more draw drills, aiming drills, and blank baling.

Yep, generally there's a shoot in period, and then you tweak it some. Although with my Gibblet strings (452x), I never needed to tweak anything[&:]

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I usually set mine up then tweak it if need be. I usually wait to do any tuning until things are settled in.

Dan

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its a good idea, but i did not do this. I was lazy and wanted my bow that day.

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I install the sight, rest ect... and eyeball the setup for proper arrow position. Then, I'll go shoot a dozen arrows and set a 20 yard pin,next I paper tune. I may have to make minor adjustments again later, but that's okay. I like shooting the bow as close to tuned as I can from the get go.

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i bought my new bow abou 1 month ago and I set it up that day and I have shot at least 125-150 times and have not noticed any changes.

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except the qad right?[8D]

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I brought mine home from the shop and never looked back its still shooting great. the only adjustments I made were when I up'ed the poundage!:D

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I will add a peep and a D-loop and rough tune it. Nothing serious. I then will shoot it about 60 shots. Not just excercise. And then I will start seriously tuning it. First, I will make sure the wieght is where it should be as new, then I will bareshaft tune to make sure I got the right spine and to center rest. If the rest is way to the one side or another, I will change arrows/tips.