Bought a new bow today!

[GreatWhiteHunter]

Good lookin bow! Might have to upgrade my 07 Bowtech Tribute! Been lookin at a PSE, but after checking the Invasion out Im rethinking it. I really like Bowtechs! Im jealous! 

[lokidog]

Riverside helped me set the draw length today, but got home and must have pulled my shoulder at some point during the day because rowing the dinghy in just about killed me.  I guess I'll wait a day or two to try it.   

[bobcat]

What's it set at for weight? My new bow is adjustable from 45-60 pounds. The little bit I've shot it so far, each time has caused sore shoulders, and it usually lasts for a few days. I really don't have enough arrows yet, but when I get them, and start shooting it more often, I think I'll drop it down to about 50 pounds, and shoot it that way for a couple months. Years ago I hunted with a bow for a couple years and it was a 70 pound bow, set at the max, and it usually didn't cause me problems. Until one time in the spring when I hadn't shot it for 6 months, and I went and shot it for around an hour and a half straight. Man, my shoulder was sore for months after that. That was the main reason I finally got rid of the bow and quit bow hunting. This time I am older and it will probably be even harder, but I hope to work my muscles into it gradually and hopefully with the lower poundage bow, I'll be alright.

[Special T]

When i pulled it back it was 70 lbs... Loki talked about dropping it down... I'm sure he could get way with 60lbs shooting those Doberman Pincers on the Island! 

[lokidog]

Ha Ha, T....  I don't need the bow, 6 pound hammer behind the back and an apple in the other hand.   

I dropped it down to 64 pounds.  This is the 60-70 pound version.  I used to shoot 74 then messed my elbow up a few years back, shoulders and elbow have not been the same since.     I'd like to work back up toward that 70 mark and now that I have a big hunt planned for 2012, I have more incentive. (That's a tease BTW.     )

[Charlie]

ATA = Axle-to-Axle Length
The distance from one axle of a compound bow to the other.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Nice bow man BUT ONE PROBLEM it's not a Mathews ....

[Special T]

There are a couple of people at Silver arrow that have that bow and the LOVE it. 

[micdude]

Nice Bow I would like to try the 340 myself, to bad there are no dealers around me.It would be hard to part ways with my mathews though.

 

[Camp David]

Nice looking bow. I shot a friends Bow tech last weekend...smooth and quiet. A little to light weight for me. I like a heaver bow. I'm looking to change out my Hoyt alpha max.......

[lokidog]

Thanks all.  Shoots nicely, still trying to figure out why the vanes are whacking my drop a way though.

[micdude]

Thanks all.  Shoots nicely, still trying to figure out why the vanes are whacking my drop a way though.

Your drop away might be dropping to slow for that fast of a bow, what kind of rest do you have?

[lokidog]

QAD UltraRest, also posted this issue under Archery "bow questions" or something like that.  Thanks.

[micdude]

Yeah 

[micdude]

That should be fine

I shoot a QAD on my Mathews and have had no problems with it at all. Ive shot blazer vanes and quickspins from mine without it hitting. When the bow is at full draw the QAD should pull back just a little past where it is resting with arrow at ready. Almost like cocking the trigger. I have to turn the nock on my arrows to place the cock vane out ( perpendicular to the riser) to get the arrow to come off clean though. One thing that may be effecting the arrow hitting the rest also is if you are shooting the wrong arrow spine and the arrow if flexing more than it should. This is problably not the case but worth looking into. EastonArchery.com has a chart that should clarify the right spine to draw weight required. From here try and set the rest so that it shoots the arrow correctly through paper then set the sight pins. I use a bow square to set up the correct placement of the arrow rest then adjust pins. The biggest thing is making sure that the rest pulls all the way back on full draw. That will ensure that the rest will fall away as it should and allow the arrow to clear the rest before the vanes move past the riser.