User manual HOYT COMPOUND-2006

[. . . ] TABLE OF CONTENTS Bow Owner's Personal Record . 4 Compound Bow Maintenance Strings and Cables . 7 Initial Compound Bow Setup Rest Selection . . 14 Compound Bow Adjustment Draw Weight Adjustment . [. . . ] Before mounting the cable guard bar, you must remove the rubberbands used only for shipping purposes. To insert the cable guard bar, simply slide the bar through the two mounting holes on the riser making sure that the bar is pushed completely through and flush with the end of the front mounting hole. After the bar has been inserted fasten with the 1/4-20 x 1/2" set screws provided. (See fig 5) Screws Flush w/Front of Riser fig 5 CABLE GUARD GLIDE INSTALLATION To prevent your bow's cables from rubbing against each other, Hoyt uses a specially designed cable glide that has off-set cable slots. To correctly install the glide on all Hoyt bows, first place the glide on the cable guard bar. (See fig 6) Next, push the control cable into the shorter front slot. Then, push the buss cable into the longer rear slot. CAUTION: Do not pull bow 11 fig 6 Control Cable back without proper installation of cable guard bar and glide. TILLER ADJUSTMENT Tiller is the difference in distance between the upper limb to the string and lower limb to Buss the string measured from the Cable base of the limbs (where the limb and riser meet) at a 90 degree angle to the string. (See fig 6) The main function of tiller is to allow the archer to more easily and comfortably aim during the draw and release of the shot. Most bows will shoot best near even tiller which means the distance from the string to the limb is the same on top and bottom. Tiller adjustments are made by adjusting either limb weight adjustment bolt. 7 Example: If you have too much tiller on the bottom limb, decrease the weight on the top limb or increase the weight on the bottom. Hoyt re c o mmends that you initially set tiller equal top and bottom. CENTERSHOT Centershot is the alignment of the arrow in the power path of the string. This is accomplished by moving the arrow rest left or right. Release shooters should line the arrow up with or just slightly outside of the power path of the string. (See fig 8) Finger shooters should position the arrow so that the tip is just to the outside of the power path of the string. (See fig 8) Powerpath Rest Powerpath Rest fig 8 Release Setting Fingers Setting Centershot is critical to how accurately a bow will perform. These are initial centershot settings, for proper alignment Hoyt recommends this be done by a qualified pro shop. 13 FLETCH CLEARANCE Fletch clearance is the ability of your vanes or fletchings to pass cleanly by or through your arrow rest without impacting the rest so severely that the arrow's flight path is disrupted. It is necessary that you have adequate vane clearance to achieve proper arrow flight. When viewing the module side of the top cam, at least part of the control cable should lie over the re f e rence hole (see fig13). When viewing the module side of the bottom cam, at least part of the buss 16 TOP CAM Reference Hole Reference Hole Buss Cable Yoke Bowstring Control Cable fig 13 cable should lie over the reference hole as shown in fig 14. [. . . ] Broadheads create a dramatic aerodynamic change in arrow flight. For this reason, slight adjustments may need to be made in nocking point height, rest position or bow weight to achieve desired broadhead flight. Always test shoot broadheads before hunting to ensure proper sight settings. Even expandable broadheads may require different sight settings than field points. [. . . ]