Tunning up your bow tips?

[crazyantler]

I have always thought my bow was not as quick and was going to take it in to have someone who knows more about it suggest a tune up.  What sort of things should I ask about to make sure they do a proper tune up.  I still have the origonal strings on bow from 8 years ago and they look ok according to people who have seen it.  Is it standard to switch them out after a period of time to enhance the bows performance any?  Thanks for any tech tips.  If you need me to tell you the type of bow, arrow lenght/weight let me know.

[pullnpray]

specs would help.. adjusting draw weight and ATA usually will help speed it up if you make that ata shorter and the draw weight heavier if thats what your looking for.. if it groups good maybe just leave it? strings stretch and you will lose a little fps but shouldnt be much. if its a twin cam make sure there timed together.

[Button Nubbs]

Unless something is seriously out of whack there's probably not much you can do to get any real noticeable gain in speed.

[cocogirl]

Crazyantler,
        Getting your bow checked every once an a while is a good thing. Just make sure that they understand the reasons for the tuning job they are going to do. Asking what type of tuning method they use is a great way to start. What a proper shooting bow would be for them and why they set up a bow that way is extremely important to me. There are many folks out there that just set up bows by putting equipment on them but never tune the bow or equipment to match each other. If your bow is grouping well, a once over won't hurt. Keep in mind your bow is not fully tuned unless it groups.
        Yes, there is a some standards out in the industry for strings. Most strings don't hurt to change in 5000 to 10000 shots and some that have to be. There are other strings on the market that will last upwards to 15000 shots. Strings do stretch, this will effect grouping and proper arrow flight. No one can say for sure without looking at your bow what truly might need done to it.
        Speed is also one of the most over emphasized part of archery equipment. Just keep in mind if your shooting from about 260fps to 290fps with your hunting step up on newer equipment your doing very well and are in a great range. Not to say speed is a bad thing but it is not the most important part of our equipment. You will be much happier shooting a bow that you can shoot super accurate then a bow that shoots super fast. Though a person can learn to shoot a super fast bow, super accurate.
Hope that helps and wish you the best shooting.

[smartazz171]

Crazyantler,
        Getting your bow checked every once an a while is a good thing. Just make sure that they understand the reasons for the tuning job they are going to do. Asking what type of tuning method they use is a great way to start. What a proper shooting bow would be for them and why they set up a bow that way is extremely important to me. There are many folks out there that just set up bows by putting equipment on them but never tune the bow or equipment to match each other. If your bow is grouping well, a once over won't hurt. Keep in mind your bow is not fully tuned unless it groups.
        Yes, there is a some standards out in the industry for strings. Most strings don't hurt to change in 5000 to 10000 shots and some that have to be. There are other strings on the market that will last upwards to 15000 shots. Strings do stretch, this will effect grouping and proper arrow flight. No one can say for sure without looking at your bow what truly might need done to it.
        Speed is also one of the most over emphasized part of archery equipment. Just keep in mind if your shooting from about 260fps to 290fps with your hunting step up on newer equipment your doing very well and are in a great range. Not to say speed is a bad thing but it is not the most important part of our equipment. You will be much happier shooting a bow that you can shoot super accurate then a bow that shoots super fast. Though a person can learn to shoot a super fast bow, super accurate.
Hope that helps and wish you the best shooting.

That's exactly right!  Couldn't have said it better

[crazyantler]

Thanks Cocogirl for the insight.  The bow groups great between the 30 to 40 yard distance which is my comfort zone.  Someone referred to ATA, not sure what that stands for?  I will check my FPS at the range and probably leave it at that.  Thanks again.

[Button Nubbs]

Ata is your axle to axle measurment.

[BULLBLASTER]

Aboard doesn't have to be exactly at manufacturers specs to doe in tune and shoot great. Differences in cable/sting length and draw weight will affect ata and brace. Factory specs are a good starting point but finished specs can vary. My preferred method of tuning is bareshaft. Once I can group a bare shaft with my fletched arrows at 20 yards I will screw broadheads on and they are always very close. Maybe just minor tweaking out at 50-60. Another important thing is to have your draw length fit you to within a quarter inch. It is amazing how much a quarter inch in draw length can affect accuracy.

[Button Nubbs]

agree with the bareshaft method for sure!