I also read about walk up tuning. Where you shoot at a vertical line at 15 yds with one arrow, then 12, then 9 then 6 then finally 3 each with one arrow. Would that work?

No, that just sets the centershot.

Most people set their sight90 deg to the sight bar.If the sight bar isn't parralel with the arrow,the 3rd axis isn't set properly.(unless shot in on a hill)



The sight must be set 90 deg to the arrow to be accurate.


You can leave the sight and bar 90 degto each other but then you will have to shim the sight bar so it is running parralel with the arrow,or the sight pins must be 90 deg to the arrow.


One or the other or both.



See picture

You must have one of these examples to be set properly.This should be done at full draw to compensate for shooter and bowtorque.

Another good article



http://www.fastestbows.com/articles/hogs_fly/hoggs_fly_vol_19.htm

My 3d axis has been saving my butt left and right shooting 3D in and along the hills and valleys at the course I shot on today. If you want to see the results I have a thread in the Bowhunting section called Baltimore Bowmen 3D Shoot.

Yours may be very close and doesn't need the 4rth,I believe the bowtecs riser does get the sight very square with the arrow if centershot is right.

Yepper, it's important in any scenario where you are shooting on severe up and downhill angles. Out of a treestand is critical, because nearly every shot will be on a hard angle.

Here's a picture of me from this past weekend @ full draw on a 43 yard bedded buck on a sharp angle downhill.........an improperly adjusted 3rd axis could easily throw this arrow way out of the 10 ring, and that's not nearly as hard of an angle as a treestand could produce. I use a Medicine Stone jig for setting my third axis along with a HTM string attachable level.

Yes we shoot out of deerstands for hunting and 3rd axis is important but most bows are fairly close with just the 2nd axis to kill a deer efficiently.

When shooting targets we try to hit a very small spot so therefore,that is why I state it is much more important for target shooters than hunters.


Rick,have you ever checked your 3rd axis to see if it is square with the arrow?

I never realized how important it was untill I was told about it by a world class tuner and then tried it and was amazed the difference it made.Of course mine was set square with the bar and the bar wasn't parrallel with the arrow.Not out much but enough to make a difference.

The EZE EYE laser would probably work well for checking to see if the vbar and arrow are parrallel.Just lay it on the bar and run it down the arrow.

I set mine on the medicine stone which sets with the sight mounted to the bow and in relation to the string at static. I then have my string checked using a full draw tool and spot hogg laser so that everything is set with the path of the string rather than the shaft. Since I am shooting a shoot through system, path of the string is true and straight as I have seen using the laser and full draw tool...........so I personally believe this is a better way than checking the sight bar as compared to the arrow at a static point. Seems to work for me......