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I've never been much on bow tuning and repair and my GUY is no longer in town......

question.......when the arrow hits the target and the fletching end is somewhat wide of where the arrow hit, is it time to tune it? Is there an easy way to tune it and how do I do it?

I have no tools for bow work.

Like I said, MY guy closed his shop and is not around anymore and I just started shooting the bow this week, because I may not get to go until mid Oct.

Note...a few of the arrows flew straight, but most seemed to hit the target where I aimed by the fletching end was not in line with the hit.....


How much will this affect penetration?

tips and solutions..???
 
I have 1 arrow that does that myself and it doesn't sink in the target nearly as far as the others. I think mine is making contact and that's what is causing it.
 
I dont believe i would worry about the angle of my arrows in the target.I think that would have more to do with target density than bow tune.
 
Some single cam bows will do this, not to mention inspecting all your arrows closely. I had a funny flier yesterday and it was one of the fletches lifting just a little off the arrow. Reglues the fletch last night and she flies perfect this morning.
 
Rickym said:
Single cam has nothing to do with bad arrow flight.
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RickyM, have to respectfully disagree on that.

Some solo cams and Hybrid cams have timing marks on cams to show the proper rotation. These marks are not always right. The best way to find the right rotation is paper testing. Solo cam bows that use mods can cause alot of problems and change nock travel bad. Paper testing is the best way to find proper cam rotation.

Read more here. Mathews Solo Cams are notorious for this... My Drenalin is finaly right.

http://www.mikes-archery.com/id26.html
 
Unicam said:
Rickym said:
Single cam has nothing to do with bad arrow flight.
Click to expand...

RickyM, have to respectfully disagree on that.

Some solo cams and Hybrid cams have timing marks on cams to show the proper rotation. These marks are not always right. The best way to find the right rotation is paper testing. Solo cam bows that use mods can cause alot of problems and change nock travel bad. Paper testing is the best way to find proper cam rotation.

Read more here. Mathews Solo Cams are notorious for this... My Drenalin is finaly right.

http://www.mikes-archery.com/id26.html
Click to expand...

That's all a part of tuning...It's not a single cam problem. That's a problem with not having your bow tuned. You have to time 2 double cam bows also. You can also achieve bullet holes thru paper with a bow that has a cam over or under rotated. I was trying to say is bad arrow flight isn't a single cam bow problem. It's a tuning issue. :)
 
Rickym said:
Unicam said:
Rickym said:
Single cam has nothing to do with bad arrow flight.
Click to expand...

RickyM, have to respectfully disagree on that.

Some solo cams and Hybrid cams have timing marks on cams to show the proper rotation. These marks are not always right. The best way to find the right rotation is paper testing. Solo cam bows that use mods can cause alot of problems and change nock travel bad. Paper testing is the best way to find proper cam rotation.

Read more here. Mathews Solo Cams are notorious for this... My Drenalin is finaly right.

http://www.mikes-archery.com/id26.html
Click to expand...

That's all a part of tuning...It's not a single cam problem. That's a problem with not having your bow tuned. You have to time 2 double cam bows also. You can also achieve bullet holes thru paper with a bow that has a cam over or under rotated. I was trying to say is bad arrow flight isn't a single cam bow problem. It's a tuning issue. :)
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Gottcha....I did not put enough info in my first post, was just thinking about the problem I had last night when one of my arrows corkscrewed in out of the blue. I breathed a sigh of relief when the second arrow was true (fletch end came loose). I was also told way back in the day (2000)that solo cam bows did not need to be tuned or timed...boy was I suprised when I found out my Drenalin was not one of "those" bows...lol.
 
Unicam said:
Rickym said:
Unicam said:
Rickym said:
Single cam has nothing to do with bad arrow flight.
Click to expand...

RickyM, have to respectfully disagree on that.

Some solo cams and Hybrid cams have timing marks on cams to show the proper rotation. These marks are not always right. The best way to find the right rotation is paper testing. Solo cam bows that use mods can cause alot of problems and change nock travel bad. Paper testing is the best way to find proper cam rotation.

Read more here. Mathews Solo Cams are notorious for this... My Drenalin is finaly right.

http://www.mikes-archery.com/id26.html
Click to expand...

That's all a part of tuning...It's not a single cam problem. That's a problem with not having your bow tuned. You have to time 2 double cam bows also. You can also achieve bullet holes thru paper with a bow that has a cam over or under rotated. I was trying to say is bad arrow flight isn't a single cam bow problem. It's a tuning issue. :)
Click to expand...

Gottcha....I did not put enough info in my first post, was just thinking about the problem I had last night when one of my arrows corkscrewed in out of the blue. I breathed a sigh of relief when the second arrow was true (fletch end came loose). I was also told way back in the day (2000)that solo cam bows did not need to be tuned or timed...boy was I suprised when I found out my Drenalin was not one of "those" bows...lol.
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yeah they need to be tuned for sure! lol
Have a GREAT season and good luck! :grin:
 

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