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Stein:
I had new strings put on my bow and finally got around to paper tuning it.  It took more effort than expected, ran out of room on the vertical adjuster for my rest so I moved my d-loop and finally got it shooting a near perfect tear close up and back to 5 yards.  I didn't want to leave the garage as it was raining.

I happened to notice that with a nocked arrow, if I hold the bow with the rear string vertical that the arrow is noticeably pointed down (nock high).  Not knowing much about bows, it would seem more normal for the arrow to be at or very near horizontal.

Is this normal?  Anything I might be doing wrong in the paper tune process?  I went back to the paper and even made sure I wasn't shooting at a down or up angle at the paper to see if that would change anything and it shot a perfect tear when shooting straight horizontally at the paper.

andersonjk4:
Have you checked the cam timing after the new string was put on?  I had to slightly adjust the timing on my cams after replacing strings.  I am not an expert, but I think the arrow should be pretty close to nock level if the bow is in tune and the arrow spine is correct.

Any chance the fletching is hitting the rest or the sight housing? 

Stein:
I'll have to look to see if there is fletching contact.  Riverside put the strings on, I think they are a very reputable shop and I don't have any practical way to check timing and honestly that's outside my wheelhouse.

MR5x5:
Re-reading your post. I would suggest you have Riverside tune it for you. Unless of course you want to know how deep the rabbit hole goes....

blackveltbowhunter:
Lots of variables with this one. Nock high is routine with alot of solo cams. Arrow spine is a big factor as is cam timing. If you can draw the bow comfortably it is not difficult to check draw stops with a partner standing to the side of bow if no access to a draw board and tell you if one or the other is advanced/retarded.

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