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In the process of getting my Elite Enkore back into tune after getting it dipped and new strings. Was just curious what everyone here likes to do when tuning their bows. I have a pretty lengthy process, but I'm also OCD about stuff like this.
I start with a nock tuned bareshaft in the same diameter as my chosen arrow shafts. I then paper tune with this bareshaft at 6 yards until I get a perfect bullet hole. Any big tears get shims moved. Small tears or fine tuning is done with a combination of rest movements, SET tuning, and LTR adjustment.
After I can consistently shoot that bullet hole at 6 yards, I move back to 10 yards looking for the same bullet hole. Most of the time it's the same, but sometimes it requires slight adjustment.
At this point I begin nock tuning my new arrow shafts. I start with the nock liked up with the "spine alignment" mark, shoot the bareshaft through paper, and if it's not a bullet hole I'll turn the nock 90 degrees and shoot again. Rinse and repeat until all shafts are shooting bullet holes. This is to tune the dynamic spine of the arrow shaft. Yes, the arrows come "spine aligned" but once you cut that shaft, add weight to the front and back, and shoot it through a bow, the dynamic spine comes into play. I want each arrow in my set leaving my bow string with flight that is as straight as possible.
After nock tuning, I will fletch 11 of my 12 arrow shafts, aligning my cock vane with my mark from nock tuning, and then begin bareshaft tuning at 20 yards. With slight rest movements and SET adjustments, I get my bareshafts hitting with my fletched arrows at 20 yards.
At this point, 9 times out of 10, a broadhead will hit dead on with a fieldpoint, with sometimes only a slight variation, usually 1/2" to an inch low.
Here's some pics of the process, first pic is initial tuning of a bareshaft, after first shot was a shim movement. Shots 3-5 were small changes to the SET tech and rest movements. Second pic is 3 examples of nock tuning a bareshaft. Between each shot is a small twist of the nock. I didn't believe in nock tuning till I saw the results for myself. Then third pic is a fletched through paper.
Last pic shows a broadhead with same POI as a fieldpoint, and the hole from a bareshaft right beside the fieldpoint arrow on bottom. (Yes I know it's not the center of the target, I save sight adjustments for the last step after I know my arrows are tuned.)
BT
I start with a nock tuned bareshaft in the same diameter as my chosen arrow shafts. I then paper tune with this bareshaft at 6 yards until I get a perfect bullet hole. Any big tears get shims moved. Small tears or fine tuning is done with a combination of rest movements, SET tuning, and LTR adjustment.
After I can consistently shoot that bullet hole at 6 yards, I move back to 10 yards looking for the same bullet hole. Most of the time it's the same, but sometimes it requires slight adjustment.
At this point I begin nock tuning my new arrow shafts. I start with the nock liked up with the "spine alignment" mark, shoot the bareshaft through paper, and if it's not a bullet hole I'll turn the nock 90 degrees and shoot again. Rinse and repeat until all shafts are shooting bullet holes. This is to tune the dynamic spine of the arrow shaft. Yes, the arrows come "spine aligned" but once you cut that shaft, add weight to the front and back, and shoot it through a bow, the dynamic spine comes into play. I want each arrow in my set leaving my bow string with flight that is as straight as possible.
After nock tuning, I will fletch 11 of my 12 arrow shafts, aligning my cock vane with my mark from nock tuning, and then begin bareshaft tuning at 20 yards. With slight rest movements and SET adjustments, I get my bareshafts hitting with my fletched arrows at 20 yards.
At this point, 9 times out of 10, a broadhead will hit dead on with a fieldpoint, with sometimes only a slight variation, usually 1/2" to an inch low.
Here's some pics of the process, first pic is initial tuning of a bareshaft, after first shot was a shim movement. Shots 3-5 were small changes to the SET tech and rest movements. Second pic is 3 examples of nock tuning a bareshaft. Between each shot is a small twist of the nock. I didn't believe in nock tuning till I saw the results for myself. Then third pic is a fletched through paper.
Last pic shows a broadhead with same POI as a fieldpoint, and the hole from a bareshaft right beside the fieldpoint arrow on bottom. (Yes I know it's not the center of the target, I save sight adjustments for the last step after I know my arrows are tuned.)
BT