We could also say tuning is getting the bow and arrow shooting most efficiently for that particular bow and arrow combination. I think we are just getting into semantics though, we are just trying to get that bow and that arrow to shoot the best that it can together.

I am sold!

LOL!!

Ask a simple question.... and the guy gets hit with years and years of hard-core experience (and years and years' worth crammed into two or three because of this wonderful forum in GMMAT's case ).

I bet he's sorry he asked. [8D](Not that it's not all GREAT stuff! )

As was mentioned, go to www. eastonarchery.com and download their tuning guide for practical application... or click on over to our own Technical forum and you'll find a couple helpful threads about the tuning process pinned to the top of that section.

to really split hairs GMMAT, id say your both right lol...

tuning to me is the process of getting your arrows to fly as perfect as possible...

but, with that perfect arrow flight, comes more efficient use of energy...speed is likely to be better....will carry speed and energy longer and better...THAT is why shooting mechanicals from a bow that is not properly tuned(using them as baindaids) is a terrible idea...when your arrow porposes or fish tails etc and is hitting the target at an angle other than going straight in, your wasting energy...and that arrow fishtailing or whatever in flight is buring energy struggling to fly the direction it was sent...

i bareshaft tuned the other day...it showed me a lot about arrow flight....

i didnt have to LOOK when i found the "sweet" spot...i could HEAR and SEE it...that arrow flew straight...went in straight...and honestly made more of a thud on my target than the poor tuned arrows...screwed on 3 blade 125gr muzzys after that, and not to my surprised, they flew exactly to the same POI as my fieldpoints shot...watching poor arrow flight is pretty amazing...


BobCO is right....goto eastons website and find their "tuning guide" use a couple different methods of their tuning guide...most are simple and dont require much...easiest way to get the closest, the fastest IMO is to broadhead tune with a full sized fixed blade broadhead...if you can get your BHs and FPs to hit to the same POI, your bow is going to be very close, if not dead on "tuned" for a hunting bow...and ive noticed once my bow is "tuned" my groups tighten...

Not me. Efficiency is the measure of energy transmitted from the bow to the arrow.Example: two arrows of the same weight shot out of the same bow, one arrow is tuned the other is way underspined has no fletches and has a large fixed blade broadhead.The outof tunebow/arrow combination could still be as efficient even if the arrow flew sideways.

OK Bob....lol.

Can we add the caveat...

"We could also say tuning is getting the bow and arrow shooting most efficiently for that particular bowhunter's desired arrow setup."

Well put, then it just gets into how each of us decides to try to get it that way.

For me personally, I do a walkback making sure my center-rest is is set, then I slap on some BH's and shoot to adjust my nock point/rest height if needed. Once I have BH's and FP's grouping together, I'm happy, then some fine-tuning on my sights and I'm done.

I still wouldn't agree GMMAT. It's obvious that you are using a different definition of "efficiency" then I as applied to the bow and arrow and the transfer of energy.

I kinda look at it like this, Bob.

When starting your "equation"......if the bowhunter has already determined the arrow setup he wants to employ (for whatever reason)......THAT element of the equation is a "given". NOW....all he has to do is tune his bow to make THAT arrow shoot 'true". The best method of doing so will become (will DETERMINE)the most "efficient" tuning for his desired arrow (THAT arrow).

We can split hairs ONLY if the archer is willing to alter his arrow setup (or Dl or DW). Is that correct?

Like I said, you are using a different definition of efficiency. I already statedmy take on it.

Yes, different archers can tune bows to their own desired effects. Some like light arrow setups and tune them differently to heavy arrow setups. No arguement there.