OK I have been bowhunting awhile now, but still dont know much at all about tuning/bow maintenance. My question is if I tighten my limbs all the way down to increase my draw weight, are there any problems as far as tuning or arrow flight that may occur? I want to increase poundage but I dont want to have to get help retuning my bow if it would need to be. I know that I may have to move my sights due to a flatter arrow flight potentially but I am ok with that part.
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Make sure you evenly tighten. Mark a spot on the bolt so you move both the same amount. Flite will change but speed will up to a point. Someone will chime in in a sec with their opinion also. I just dropped mine a little to help with control and shortened my draw length by a 1/2 inch. Read an article. man I am more accurate than I have ever been. Not as forgiving for missed judged distances(30-40yds guess ) But thats what My range finder is for. Hope my ramblings helped with your?
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I max'ed my XT from 64.5 to whatever top end (70+?) is this last summer. I did nothing more than adjust sights some and BH's still fly like my fieldpoints.
If anything, I think my bow is a little more accurate. The bow is made to be at max, not lower. imoComment
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Flame-tamer,
Which article did you read? I'm interested.Comment
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Trophy hunter.......... pic up just about any bowhunting mag on the shelf. 9 out of 10 will have some sort of article on shorter draw lengths helping out.
Javlin........ what has been said before.. turn your bolts the same amount on each limb. When I raised mine I went back to paper tuneing again then re sighted it inComment
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as long as your arrows are matched well, it should be no problem. you might under spine your shafts if they were on the edge to begin with.Comment
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THunter.. I will have to look at home. Maybe Eastmans BHJ or Petersons BH??
i will look and try to get back with you.
HankComment
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i'm new to this game but you need to do this with a scale to measure poundage..you can overtighten those limbs and get more poundage out of them than the sticker on the bow says.....bad and dangerous....good luck and be carefulComment
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If what you are doing is working then before you do anything ask yourself why you want to go to a higher draw weight.
Don't get caught up in the hype. You can shoot 60# on a modern compound bow and kill anything on North America. A bad shot is a bad shot whether you are shooting 45# or 80#. Shoot what is comfortable to draw quietly and comfortably from any position, hold for a minute before the shot if necessary, and shoot smoothly and effectively.Comment
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You are right cc, and I have decided against it. I was tinkering with it today and pulled it back and realized I like that it is easy to pull and think that helps my hunting so I am going to leave it.Comment
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Awesome decision Javelin.Comment
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I see the same thing in gun hunters all the time. I will guide about 30 hunters a year and probably 25 of them will be "over gunned"...300 Weatherbys, 7mm STW's etc...all the bells and whistles, muzzle breaks, etc.
Most of them talked a lot of trash but deep down were afraid of their guns.
The best hunters were the ones that had guns that were comfortable to shoot and they shot a lot.
The most devastating kill shot I had all season was from an old gentleman that we took hunting during our guides "end of the year" management period. He had terminal cancer and this was more than likely going to be his "last" hunt. We got permission to take him hunting for free with the landowner and I guided him for free. He was shooting an old beat up .243 with a fixed 4X scope. Our does were getting spooky by then and one finally came to the foos plot near dark at about 125 yards. One shot and she dropped like a **** from a tall horse and never even flinched. Perfect heart/double lung and broke the shoulder in the process. I wish the rest of my hunters could do that.Comment
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