User manual MARTIN ARCHERY BOW

[. . . ] 17 Superfine Tuning · PaperTuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 · FlightTuningBroadheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3 Owner's Record BowModel: _____________________________ DatePurchased: _____________________________ CamStyle: _____________________________ DrawWeight: _____________________________ DrawLength: _____________________________ StringLength: _____________________________ CableLength: _____________________________ PurchasedFrom: _____________________________ Stapleyoursalesreceipthere Proofofpurchasedateisneeded shouldyoueverrequirewarrantywork NOTICE: 4 Parts Of The Bow IdlerWheel Axle UpperLimb LimbBolt Vibration Escape Module Cables BarrelNut QuiverMounts ShootingString Riser CableGuard LockMount Grip Stabilizer Insert LimbPocket LowerLimb Cam ModelShown:BengalwithM-ProCam InformationinthismanualpertainstoallMartinBowModels. 5 Basic Setup Your new Martin bow takes little setup to get started shooting. [. . . ] Small flight disturbances will show up better as you get farther from the target. Your Martin bow is essentially tuned when your bare shafts hit togetherwithyourfletchedshafts. Keepinmindthatifyoucontinueandcompletethesuper finetuningmethodsinthismanual, itisnotuncommonforyourbareshaftimpacttochange. Evenwithyourbowshootingitsbest, itiscommonforaperfectlytunedbowtoshootabare shaftabitlowandrightorlowandleft. Perfectarrowgroupsarethegoalwhencompleting theseexercises. StiffArrow. Bareshaftsflytoleft. LimberArrow Bareshaftsflytoright. Lefthandedshootersshouldfollowinstructionsinreverse. 14 Fine Tuning Your Compound Bow ·PaperTuning Papertuningwillworkforallstylesofshooting. Asyouaregoingthroughthesesteps keep in mind that paper tuning is not chiseled in stone as the law of archery. It is a guidelineforcleanarrowflight. Manyshootersfindthattheirsetupshootsmostaccurately whenachievinglessthanperfecttuningresults. Forexample, sometargetshooterssettheir bowstotearslightlyhighthroughthepaper. Theyfeelthismakestheirarrowflightlesslikely tobeinfluencedbyoutsidevariableslikewindorrainandhelpsarrowclearancewhenusing ashoot-aroundtyperestsuchasabladeorpantypelauncher. To begin paper tuning, set up a frame or rack with paper suspended from the frame. Position the frame far enough away from your backstop so the arrow can completely clear the paper. Stand about ten feet from the paper and make sure your arrow is level as it flies through the paper. Compare the holes you have made in the paper to the diagrams below. Proceduresforcorrectingtheteararelistednexttoeachdiagram. Pleasenotethattuning procedures recommended for finger shooting often differ from those used for release shooting. Release: ·Arrow rest is too far to the left: Movethearrowresttotheright. ·Arrow is too weak:Decreasebowweightorselectastifferarrow. Either Style: ·Arrow is not properly clearing cables: Rotatecableguardforcomplete fletchingclearance. ·Irregular or inconsistent shooting form: Seeaqualifiedarcherycoach orprofessionalandhavethemcheckyourtechnique. ·Arrow rest clearance problem: Seethatarrowhasadequatefletching clearancethroughoroverthearrowrest. 16 Fine Tuning Your Compound Bow ·PaperTuning-Continued ·Multidirectional Tear Thistearmaysignal: ·More than one problem with accessory adjustment. :Movenock adjustmentfirstuntilthetearishorizontalandfollowinstructionsfor horizontaltear. ·Clearance Problem:Seethatthearrowhasadequatefletchingclearance. ·Wheels may be out of time: Checkwheeltiming. ·Irregular or inconsistent shooting form: Seeaqualifiedarcherycoach orprofessionalandhavethemcheckyourtechnique. ·Perfect Hole This pattern shows clean arrow flight. The point and fletching impactedthesamelocation. Yourbowisnowreadytoshootoryoumaywant tocontinueandtrysomeofthesuperfinetuningmethods. After you have completed these steps and have achieved good paper test results, itisbesttotryitatfifteenandtwentyfeetjusttomakesureyoudidnotgetafalse reading. Agoodruletogobywhenpapertuningistomoveyournockpointorarrowrest oppositethetearwhenusingarelease. Insomerarecasesifthisdoesnotclearupyourtear youmayneedtomoveyouraccessoriesinthesamedirectionasthetear. ·After Adjusting Ten Commandments Of Archery Safety Never - Never - Never - Never - Never - "Dryfire"yourbow(shootitwithoutanarrow. )Thiswillresultindamagetoyourbowand/ orpossibleinjury. Letanyonedraworshootyourbowiftheirdrawlengthislongerthanyours. Overdrawing ofthebowcancausecabledamage. Draw, aim, orshootyourbowunlessyouaresurethatthelineoffireisclear. Remember, onceanarrowisfireditcannotberecalled. [. . . ] Before you begin shooting, you will need to check your broadhead equipped arrows. Afterinstallingyourbroadheads, makesuretheyareperfectlystraightontheshaft. Thiscanbedonebyspinningthearrowonaflatcounterwhilecheckingforanybroadhead wobble. Youcanalsouseacommerciallymadespinchecktoolthatisavailablefromyour dealer. Afterallofyourbroadheadsarespin-checkedandstraightyouarereadytobegin. Setupabroadheadtargetattwentyorthirtyyardsandshootthreearrowswithfieldtips. Make sure you are properly warmed up and you are shooting to the best of your ability. [. . . ]