r33h

Can someone explain how to bare shaft tune a bow? I am familiar with paper tuning, but not bare shaft tuning...any info would be greatly appreciated!

Yimmy83

go to http://eastonarchery.com/and then to the download section. It has a tuning guide and it is very helpful

dangolbowhunter

IMO walk back tuning is more practical. And it can save you a potential headache.

HuntingEd

when you bareshaft tune make very very minor adjustments or you'll be cussing the idea of bareshaft tuning. I use it as my fine tuning before i shoot broadheads. Once i bareshaft tuned, my broadheads were dead on out to 55 yrds....needless to say i didnt have to "broadhead" tune, or walkback tune. Eastons guide is what i use.

bigcountry

But all this to work out is contengent on the correct spine for the bow. Which is rarely the case. All the guides I have used usually put me on the weak side of the spine for my application. But its better to be weak than stiff.

I myself like papertune to make sure everything is lined up and maybe bareshaft to check for spine, and broadhead tune for fine tuning for spine.

ijimmy

Go to the traditional forum and youll get more answers , bareshaft works for traditional gear , and thats what it is listed under in eastons tuneing guide . There are better methods for compound/release archers IMO

bigcountry I hope you got that backwards as that is genraly the rule especialy when shooting fixed broadheads , stiff spine being the better choice

Greg / MO

I was thinking the same thing...

Paul L Mohr

Using bare shaft tuning to check for spine works well with finger shooters, be it compound or traditional. However it doesn't work that well for release shooters. Not that it won't tell you if your spine is off, it just won't give diffinitive answers like it will with fingers.

I use it to make sure my rest is line up the best it can be. Honestly though if you are going to shoot fixed blades just start with broad head tuning. Why bother with paper tuning and/or bareshaft tuning if you are just going to end up tuning for broad heads anyway. Because if your spine isn't pretty close you will just end up adjusting it again anyway.

I agree for fixed blades you are usually better off with a bit stiffer spine. However for target shooting I have found a bit lighter spine than what you would use with hunting rig is a bit more accurate.

Paul

bigcountry

Nope I got it right. I mean, I would rather my arrows be a little on theweak side so I canup or downin poundage, or increase my tip weight. Too stiff, you might not be able to raise the pounage and now stuck with those arrows. Most shooters I know wants to start out at max pounds anyway.

Bareshaft works for either. Archery is archery. I have looked at several revisions of my easton guides and others, and never saw where its listed only as a traditonal tuning tool. And I shoot traditional.

r33h

So what is the best way to broadhead tune? The only tuning process that i am familiar with is paper tuning...