Setting up a New Bow

[Electrican]

Let’s talk setting up a new bow from right out of the box, or a used one for the first time. We know there are several tuning steps and adjustments that need to be done to properly set them up. For those of you who set up your own bows, I’m interested in seeing in what order you perform each step from unpacking bow, installing accessories, tuning to ready to hunt. It just seems if you did something out of sequence it could cause tuning issues and go back work.

1. Let’s just start here, Un-package bow.
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8. Ready to Hunt!

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1) unpack
2) install arrow rest and time it if needed
3) set center shot and nocking point
4) install sight (make level with bow and set any other axis)
5) time the cams
6) paper tune with yokes
7) walk back tune with rest/yokes
8) broad head tune if needed
9) ready to hunt

[jjaimes]

1) unpack
2) install arrow rest and time it if needed
3) set center shot and nocking point
4) install sight (make level with bow and set any other axis)
5) time the cams
6) paper tune with yokes
7) walk back tune with rest/yokes
8) broad head tune if needed
9) ready to hunt

x2!

[Electrican]

Good start. What about verifying ATA, DW and DL and making adjustments if needed? Where would these fall into the order? With the understanding all of these could change slightly while tuning.

[enewman]

#5. Is sync the cams. Not time. Time cams is not the same.
#6. Paper tune is a start point. Lots of people don't do this anymore. Nothing wrong with it. But this is normally a rest only adjustment. Yoke tuning is a fine tune. Not rough tune

Setting draw lenth, ata, draw weight. Set your yokes. Falls between #1 and # 2. This also when you should do # 5 sync the cams.

Side note. If the bow can be yoke tune. Set this so its straight at full draw. If this is a two yoke system. If it's top cam only. Them match the lean to the bottom cam. This is just the starting point.

[enewman]

I didn't like the way I responded. Going to redo using pop ups list. Remember this is just how I do it. This is not set in stone nor how the next guy might set his up. I also bare shaft tune. Not going to include that. At this point.

1) unpack
1a) check ata, brace height, set cam lean (yokes) and lbs.
1b) sync cams. And recheck (1a) adjust if needed.
2) install arrow rest and time it if needed
3) set center shot and nocking point
4) install sight (make level with bow and set any other axis)
5) Set sight by shooting arrow at a vertical string at 3 ft.
6) shot horizontal line and adjust knoc so arrows are straight horizontal line
7) shoot vertical line at 20 yards and adjust rest only till arrows are as close as I can get for a vertical line.
8)arrows close to straight line set sight so arrows are on string if needed
9) walk back. From 20 to your comfort range. Adjust rest. If needed. If you cannot get any better but still likes a little. Now yoke tune.
10) broadhead tune if needed.
11)ready to hunt

I'm sure I left out something

[Electrican]

I didn't like the way I responded. Going to redo using pop ups list. Remember this is just how I do it. This is not set in stone nor how the next guy might set his up. I also bare shaft tune. Not going to include that. At this point.

1) unpack
1a) check ata, brace height, set cam lean (yokes) and lbs.
1b) sync cams. And recheck (1a) adjust if needed.
2) install arrow rest and time it if needed
3) set center shot and nocking point
4) install sight (make level with bow and set any other axis)
5) Set sight by shooting arrow at a vertical string at 3 ft.
6) shot horizontal line and adjust knoc so arrows are straight horizontal line
7) shoot vertical line at 20 yards and adjust rest only till arrows are as close as I can get for a vertical line.
8)arrows close to straight line set sight so arrows are on string if needed
9) walk back. From 20 to your comfort range. Adjust rest. If needed. If you cannot get any better but still likes a little. Now yoke tune.
10) broadhead tune if needed.
11)ready to hunt

I'm sure I left out something

Great info! The comment about left something out is why I wanted to see how some of you do this. Could save a lot of rework and time.

[Dry Bones]

The only thing I might add to the above, is maybe a 3a) or 4a) I like to shoot A LOT of arrows before setting my pins. Especially if it has new strings or a complete new bow altogether. Not that it changes much, but at least 50-100 arrows before I start messing with sights. As you should be able to figure, do this at a reasonably short range. Just something I like to do, but not necessity.

[hoyt21]

1.) take bow out and inspect for any flaws
2.) check peak weight last bow I got came very hot
3.) install and level rest
4.) drop poundage to my liking
5.) set nocking point perfectly level
6.) set center shot
7.) set up sight and adjust axis's
8.) set up peep
9.) sight in and shoot about 100-150 arrows before fine tuning
( I don't have to check time on rest run a pro v )
10.) go over steps 1-9 after strings have settled
11.) start my bareshaft tuning process
12.) sight in sights after bare and feltched are slapping
13.) shoot broadhead ( pretty much always money after step 12 is done)
14.) enjoy and start practicing !

This usually takes awhile and I might have left out some things but this is usually how it goes for me. I can not check draw length cause I don't own a draw board. And with bareshaft tuning it usually get my synch inline with a slight top can advancement