I was putting a new teflon cable slide on a friends Bowtech Patriot VFTthat is the same bow that I shoot. After putting it on like mine, I decided to check the picture in the owners manual and realized mine was not the same as the image in the manual. My strings cross above the cable slide, and the image has them crossing below. Now my cables don't touch and I've got it shooting good groups with BH out to 40+ yards, but my question is does it matter if the cables cross above or below the slide? The image for the Patriot has them crossing below, but the Extreme VFT has them crossing above. Should I switch them, and if I do, will it affect where my bow hits? If it will, I ain't moving them until I get back from my elk hunt in Idaho.

yep, that bow will shoot a heck of a lot better if you have them crossed below. i think theextremes are supposed to cross below also, but maybe pat knows. as far as i know, all bowtechs cross below.

i'm surprised you're not seeing wear on your cable in the slide area - and string too.

Nope, no cable wear as of yet. I've probably put 1000 shots on the bow with it set up like it is now. I figured it would show wear if it was a reallybad thing. I'm sure it would shoot better though. I can't get to the range before I leave in the morning, but I'm taking my target with me to camp. I'll put them crossing below and see how it shoots. Worse case scenario is I put them back until the hunt is over.