Beginner Bow Tuning.

[Browning98]

I’ll start off saying I’m fairly new to archery, so please give me some grace here. I recently bought a used Bowtech Revolt X. I have been shooting a Hoyt Torrex, that I had “tuned” by a local bow shop. I have heard a lot lately that only you can actually tune your own bow. So, I’m trying to dive into that. I have a lot of mechanical ability, so I’m confident that I can with some knowledge properly tune my bow. What I’m looking to find are some resources for basic bow tuning, specifically for a bowtech with deadlock. Just like a step by step guide for someone with no experience. I have listened to some podcasts and searched here for something but there seems to be a lot of fluff, and/or differing opinions on how to go about it. I apologize if this subject has been beat to death but I appreciate any input.

 

[realunlucky]

Do you have a bow press

Only asking because depending on what your adjusting you'll likely need one.

 

[Browning98]

Do you have a bow press

Only asking because depending on what your adjusting you'll likely need one.

I do not yet, but plan to purchase one soon.

 

[doncarpenter]

Here is a simple spreadsheet I made to help tune right-handed compound bows.

A bow press is needed for most of the corrections.

There are some really good videos on YouTube.

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[Sizthediz]

 

[sndmn11]

Post in thread 'Bare shaft tuning hitting left issues' https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/bare-shaft-tuning-hitting-left-issues.260893/post-2560957

 

[JoeDirt]

Bow Shop Bible app, I refer to it all the time.

 

[PSDBowhunter]

With a Revolt X you have the luxury of moving your cams without a bow press. You will still need a press to adjust cables for cam timing though. I've had a Revolt X for several years and really like it.

I would set my centershot at 13/16" and run the arrow through the center of the berger hole either level or slightly nock high and then go from there. You can adjust the cams from there to get your left to rights straightened out and move the rest in small amounts to take care of your vertical movement.

I'm assuming the bow is used, so I would find the center of cam adjustment by bottoming it out both ways and counting the turns. Then start in the center.

The thread that @sndmn11 is a good one to read through. I just looked through that one myself briefly and noticed some things I want to try. I had my bow pretty dialed in the other year for an elk hunt with field points and broadheads hitting out to 80, but I was having some issues with bareshafts out past 40. That could be because I moved the cams in the same direction instead of opposite? I'll have to test that out and play with cam lean.

I learned a lot from watching youtube videos years ago. Some of the older Nock On Archery (John Dudley) videos were good for basic tuning and setting up your bow.

If you pay attention to detail and aren't afraid to learn by trial and error it can be very rewarding to get your bow dialed in.

 

[Browning98]

Man this community is awesome. I appreciate your guys replies. Got exactly what I was looking for. Time to start tinkering