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Sight tape tricks?
So I’ve been dealing with a conundrum. I shoot from 20-50yards I’m racking bulls back to back but when I shoot 60-80yards I constantly hit about a ft low. Am I missing something? I did recently bump my poundage up to 70 from 65lbs. But I adjusted my speed set up and I feel good out to 50 but I find it weird that I’d adjust just 10 yards and shoot consistently a foot off.
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@Josh Rush FOC is the percent of weight of your arrow front of center. Google how to measure and calculate it. It’s pretty simple. As of recent the optimal foc is between 15-20% according to a recent arrow ballistics study that was done. An foc higher than that may start to affect trajectory but with 100 grain points I don’t think you have to worry about that. Past 50 yards your arrow will start to drop significantly. And dropping down 5 pound could reduce your arrow speed up to 12 feet per second. My recommendation would be to retune your bow, check timing, and recalibrate your sight tape. Dropping down 5 pounds will affect the tune of your bow. How are you calibrating your sight tape? Are you shooting in the distances or using an app like precession cut archery? The app is very accurate as long as you shoot in your marks accurately and measure precisely. If your shooting in your marks and matching them to a supplied sight tape, I’d shoot multiple distances out to as far as you can accurately shoot. For example shoot at 30, 50, 60, 80 yards. Hope this helps a bit
New to saddle hunting
Just picked up a lonestar saddle from latitude and been playing around with it. I’m having a hard time figuring out how to get comfortable while hanging. Any tips would be appreciated
Fraying
Does my draw string need to be replaced it looks like it starting to fray I’ve only got maybe 200 arrows shot with this bow. Thanks for any advice.
Fraying
1 like • Jun 20
They look like they need to be changed in my opinion. Especially your cables. They look worn out from sliding through the cable guide. Are they original to the bow? Seems like that bow has been around for a few season. Time will also degrade the integrity of strings and cables. I’d change them out and let them settle in before deer season.
If you have a good shop. Be thankful
Unfortunately my shop I had been going to since I started archery closed about a month or two ago. They had great techs, great customer service & always did a bang up job. I’ve since had to go to another shop, which doesn’t have the best reputation. Needed a new center serving. I bet I haven’t put 100 arrows through my bow since I got it & look at this! Already unraveled. I have a shoot Saturday & Sunday, that I’ll probably miss. So if you have a good shop. Support them & buy everything you can from them.
If you have a good shop. Be thankful
1 like • May 31
Yeah that sucks and it’s hard to find a great shop. I understand supporting local businesses but it pays off to learn how to do that kind of stuff on your own. All you need is the proper sized serving and a serving jig to wrap it on the string. They’re very affordable and you can still support your bow shop by picking the material through them. It’s very easy to learn and you’ll thank yourself for learning during the middle of the season when you need to reserve a string or tie in a d loop.
1 like • May 31
@Palmer Grigsby yeah they can be expensive. Keep an eye out on Lancaster archery’s website. I got my easy green 100 dollars off on a sale one time through them .
Hunting and fitness
I like to train in the gym with the goal in mind to be able to go farther, stay longer, and have the strength and endurance to hold my bow at full draw with prefect form for an extended period of time. I don’t want my body to be one of the reasons I miss a shot on an animal. Does anyone else train with this mindset in the off season and what kind of programs are you running to reach your goals.
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Mark Chizmadia
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