Hey guys. Wanted to throw something past you and see if anyone can come up with answers. I'm fairly handy as far as tuning my bow. In the summer was hitting perfectlh
Bow tuning issue.
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Perfect. 1" groups at 20 yds and around 5" at 60. Got all dialed in with my broadheads, Slick Trick Mag 100's. I decided to change my draw length in Oct. by 1/2" but then changed it back without issue. Now comes the problems. I retuned to my prior 26.5" and all was good for a couple weeks. Ever since I've changed the draw length back my bow has had issues staying in tune. It seems almost every time I shoot it, the poi moves up or down. Doesn't make much sense. My anchor is consistent I make sure to do the same thing every time but still, the bow doesn't want to stay tuned. Now more issues. I pick the bow up the other day and my broadheads won't tune. New slick tricks, same weight, spin straight but no matter what I do to change my rest position to have the field points and broads hit the same there is still a 1" difference at minimum. So any ideas. I have multiple theories. Heard single cam bows like mine (PSE Brute X) have longer strings that are more likely to stretch, so stretching strings? I leave the bow in my barn in an enclosed storage area so maybe weather changes? Maybe bad rest? Idk. All I know is that it's driving me crazy trying to retune this bow when it shot great a couple months ago. Let me know what you guys think.
Milo
Tatonka guide.
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Its all about muffler bearings...
Just kidding..
Run your Finger over all the limb surfaces carefully and see if you have a weak or cracked limb. A string will stretch but not for every shot unless it's and internal strand broken and moving around but your peep should be out of alignment also.
Just kidding..
Run your Finger over all the limb surfaces carefully and see if you have a weak or cracked limb. A string will stretch but not for every shot unless it's and internal strand broken and moving around but your peep should be out of alignment also.
Strange indeed. What confuses me is that your POI is going back and forth... Sometimes high, sometimes low. I would think that if string stretch was the issue your POI would keep moving in the same direction... i.e. high, higher, even higher, etc. The inconsistent POI leads me to believe it's being caused by an inconsistent variable. Maybe the temperature, or how many layers you're wearing while shooting, or something along those lines.
I would say it tends to get higher every time more than low. Although both have done it. What dumbfounds me is how it just won't tune right. Today I was shooting 2" groups at 30 yds with my field points consistently but my broadheads wouldn't follow the FP travel no matter what I did. I tried moving my rest vertically and horizontally and no matter where I hit, my broadheads would not get closer. I think tomorrow I'm going to re-set my sight to middle both vertically and horizontally and then attempt to re-set my rest to centershot and see what happens. Just odd.
Just a bit more info. Bow is PSE Brute X 60 lbs @ 26.5". Ripcord SOS rest. Shooting Easton Axis 400's. Never had issues before this. Idk.
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Crosswind? Fixed blade heads will drift farther than field points due to crosswind. It will vary depending on how strong of a gust you have when you turn loose.
Milo
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Hoyt's can shot a lighter spine arrow most of the time and generally better than some other bows. I can do the same with mine.
Well, after completely resetting everything on my bow to middle and level (sight & rest). I spent today modified french tuning, walk back tuning and finally finished with Broadhead tuning. Only took 3 hours but the bow is finally back to shooting the slicks and FP's back to generally decent. I stopped cuz I was getting tired so I'll finish up tomorrow but we'll see how it holds up. I'm gonna end up bringing it inside from now on and see if I can rule out any weather related issues. Thanks for all the ideas guys!
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Could be the moon phase. If it can cause the tides to come and go, and kick off the rut, then it could effect arrow flight.
Big_Holla
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Could be! Lol. This damn bow is so finicky nowadays. Looks like a new bow in the spring. Lol.