I shoot to 100 yards with the bottom of my two pin stack.
I set my peep lined up exactly with housing at 40 yards.
I anchor the same every time.
The bottom of my sight housing is lost below my peep when shooting at 80-100 yards.
If I try to adjust my hold, or the angle of my head, or any...
I shot the last few years with the nose button, but on a long ATA bow. I got tired of dragging around an 8lb bow banging on everything, especially in the whitetail woods.
I went back to a 29ata Mathews. It had a nose button to start. Put on a new string to try without and don’t notice much...
Gunni fly shop pointed me in the right direction several times.
I’ve been able to get on fish on the gunnison pretty much every time out the last several years. Admittedly never in September though as I was always hunting!
Have been wanting to catch the Kokanee run
Probably right most of the time.
But it’s 2024. The ability to tune a compound bow and the arrows you shoot is available to anyone with basic mechanic aptitude, and a couple thousand dollars. You can remove 99% of the noise with the equipment in very short order. It isn’t rocket science. It’s...
As a reference point I shoot 30” draw 75lb on Phase4 29. Rip tko 300 cut 27-5/8 c2c, 225gr up front. Total arrow weight 510-540gr depending on vanes and wraps and nocks.
Have shot this arrow across an elite, prime, and Mathew’s at 30” draw and draw weights ranging from 74-80lbs with no issue...
Possible rabbit hole to peek down:
I have a phase 4 with gas strings. Spent the summer tuning it, got it tip top. Going on a 10 day back country hunt, and wanted a spare string in my pack just in case. Bought a set of phantom strings.
The gas strings are twisted in the direction that causes...
If broadheads and field points hit together at distances further than you’ll hunt, that’s an acceptable result. From the arrow’s perspective, it doesn’t care how it’s made to fly straight.
If it takes your rest being 1” away from the riser to do it, maybe things will be fine maybe not.
You’re...
Generally the heavier your arrows get, the more efficient they’ll be at absorbing energy from the bow.
If you’re taller than 5’7, and your bow is newer than about 2005, your bow and pretty much any arrow you choose is going to be sufficient to kill any big game reliably.
The difference in...
Not true. There are very concrete steps you can take to tune up a compound bow. Especially your fancy new bow!
They’re reliable and repeatable.
If your pro shop doesn’t know them or won’t do them, that stinks, but isn’t surprising.
There are cases where you can shortcut the system and achieve...
I shoot 225gr up front on 300 spine shafts cut 27-5/8” c2c with 29.5” draw 75lb mods and 285-290fps. You should be fine on spine.
You said the whole bundle when you said you don’t think you can get broadheads and field points to hit together. This means your bow is not tuned.
If you’re ok...
I have been able to get any bow I’ve owned (elite, prime, Mathews) to group fixed heads with field points out to 80 yards with my rest within 1/16” of oem recomended center shot.
Your bow is incredibly simple to get to this point. Unfortunately it requires a press to do so.
Get the bow in...
Get access to a press.
Have correct spine or slightly over spined arrows.
Get bow in spec on ata and draw length and weight with twists in strings and cables.
Buy top hat kit.
Set center shot to 13/16”.
Set Nock point level to 1/8” above level with arrow running through Berger.
Shoot...
I held under point of aim with the white stripe XS front sight.
I typically tried to use the elks leg as reference point- covering up the front leg with the post and stopping at the elbow gave good results at range.
Groups opened up left/right trying to cover “bullseye” without a windage...
I spent a lot of time and money setting up an open sight muzzy.
https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/getting-a-new-knight-disc-extreme-dialed-in-with-open-sights.141006/
I learned that about the only advantage over my compound bow is that I don’t have to draw it with an elk in range.
That’s...
Thanks for the feedback! Always good to hear what fixed problems.
Too many fellers come on here for help, get it, and never tell the next guy what worked!
If you’re seeing a difference in impact between field points and mechanical heads, I think you’ve got some general tuning to do.
I can’t say I’ve ever tuned my bow, and didn’t have mechanicals hitting with field points out to 60 yards with no adjustment.
It’s the point of the heads.
that...