User manual MARTIN ARCHERY COUGPRO

[. . . ] 17 Superfine Tuning · PaperTuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 · FlightTuningBroadheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3 Parts Of The Bow IdlerWheel Axle UpperLimb Cables LimbBolt Vibration Escape Module Riser LockMount BarrelNut QuiverMounts ShootingString CableGuard Grip STS Stabilizer Mount (OptionalupgradeontheBengal) RotoCup LowerLimb Cam ModelShown:BengalwiththeM2Cam 4 InformationinthismanualpertainstoallMartinBowModels. Basic Setup Your new Martin bow takes little setup to get started shooting. Please read and familiarize yourself with these starting procedures before shooting. Many of these procedures may have been completed by your authorized Martin dealer. [. . . ] Ifyourunfletchedshaftsimpacttotherightofyourfletchedshafts, yourarrowistoolimber. Therearetwomethodsyoucantrythatwillcorrectthisproblem;youcanselectastiffer arrow, oryoucanincreasethecushionplungertension. Decreasingthepeakweightofyour bowordecreasingyourpointweightwillalsomakeyourarrowactabitmorestiff. To further fine tune your setup, step back to twenty or thirty yards and repeat the above procedures. 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. Thisproblemiscuredusingthesemethods: a. Reducebowweight. d. Increasecushionplungertensionoruseastifferspringonshootaroundrests. e. Makesmallincrementalrestadjustmentsawayfromthebow. 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. [. . . ] Next, shootthreeidenticallyaimedarrowswithbroadheads. WARNING: NEVER SHOOT BARE SHAFTS WITH BROADHEADS ATTACHED. THE FLIGHT WILL BE EXTREMELY UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS. Onceyouhaveshotthebestgroupyoucanshoot, comparethepositionofthebroadheadgrouptothefieldtipgroup. Comparethegroups tothediagrambelowandmakeverysmallincrementaladjustmentsasdescribednextto thebroadheadgroupthatcorrespondstoyourarrowpattern. Note:makeverysmall1/32" adjustments. Asmalladjustmentwillgreatlychangeyourbroadheadflight. ·High Flight ·Multidirectional Flight Correct the nock point first. Raisenockpoint Once the arrow is straight left, followinstructionsforleftflight. [. . . ]