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Paper tuning question

Arrowsquirrel

Arrowsquirrel

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So I'm all excited about getting into some heavier arrows. So I ordered a ranch fairy kit from ethics archery and have been experimenting and tuning. Got my elite ritual out and have been shooting bare shafts. Been doing really well, had to move my rest a ways before I started to get bullet holes. That kinda bothered me because I tuned it at the start of the season and regularly shoot a few broadheads throughout the season. So I have been getting bullet holes with up to a 225 grain head and thought I had everything dialed. Figured I would go with some 200 grain iron will and have all my decisions behind me (on to finding bedding areas before it greens up :) ). Went outside to sight my bow in and realized I moved my rest so far out my sight won't go out to the left far enough... So what now. I'm not happy with how far out to the left my rest is set. How do I go about fixing this? Any guys on here that know elite cam design and roller guard tuning? Or is it related to cam timing?
 
EDIT/DISCLAIMER: Proceed with the following after making sure it's not your arrow (under spined/spin test/use multiple arrows to confirm)

I've never tuned an elite before, however if you're paper/broadhead/walk back/french tuning, keep in mind that rest adjustments should only be used for SMALL corrections. If you're having to move your rest a considerable amount then there's something else wrong with your bow's tune.

If I were in your position, I would reset your rest back to center shot (13/16" from riser on most bows), reset/verify your cam timing, and then start with yoke tuning/cam lean.
 
heretic said:
EDIT/DISCLAIMER: Proceed with the following after making sure it's not your arrow (under spined/spin test/use multiple arrows to confirm)

I've never tuned an elite before, however if you're paper/broadhead/walk back/french tuning, keep in mind that rest adjustments should only be used for SMALL corrections. If you're having to move your rest a considerable amount then there's something else wrong with your bow's tune.

If I were in your position, I would reset your rest back to center shot (13/16" from riser on most bows), reset/verify your cam timing, and then start with yoke tuning/cam lean.
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Exactly this if there are no form issues. Your grip on the bow could be causing the bow to tune that far out of center shot. John Dudley has a good video on youtube discussing bow hand grip position. This is a common issue and just because it's consistent doesn't mean it's correct.

After making sure your form/grip is correct then move to the bow. If you have yokes, use them. If there are no yokes, then moving the spacers to push the cam right or left may be necessary.

We all have different methods to tune a bow. I set my bow to center shot and get the bareshaft to fly straight via yoke tuning (left and right) and cam timing (high or low).
 
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