every bow works differently. on some bows you have to turn a full 360 degrees on others you turn 180 for example on this particular compound bow the manual says back out three turns to set at 60 pounds if you back out three full turns you actually set it to the high 40s if you back out 3 half turns you set it at 61 pounds. this is not a $4,000 Precision machined compound bow you get what you get every bow will vary on how many turns it is per pound
actually they all adhear the the same standard where 1 turn is 360 degrees in rotation, not a half turn. and yes each bow is different beacause they use a different length limb bolt with different pitch threads. for examplee my mission ballistic will increase 2lb per turn which is 4lb per turn on both limbs, where as the PSE evolve (worth over twice the ammount) requires 1 turn per 1lb per limb. but the ballistic can onlky back out a max of 5 turn and the evolve 8 turns all because of different length bolts, the limbs are quite likely from the same factory as most bows use a gordon glass limb
Good video,,,for those who are confused to what a 'turn' is, depending on which compound bow you have, the manual could indicate a 'turn' as 180 deg while another will indicate 360 deg as a 'turn'.
Thanks for your video just picked up a bear cruzer this really help me understand setup issues as I'm new to bow hunting even though I'm 52 years old!!
Thank you! You answered my question within 3 minutes of this video! I just bought my first compound bow from a 2nd hand shop and the draw weight is jacked up so high no one could even pull it back with their feet. I've only ever owned recurve bows so this is a little new to me. All the other videos I saw that were SUPPOSED to be about adjusting draw weight started out by completely disassembling the pully system and ended with "people new to compound bows should just take it to an archery shop" Seems really silly when all I need to do (right now) is rotate some screws. I'll worry about draw length when I figure out how to actually get it drawn back more than 1/8".
Nope, found out even at minimum draw weight the bow is 50 lbs. This isn't going to work because I draw 30lbs recurve, probably could do 40 lbs compound, this 50 lbs minimum bow is not right for me. Anyone need a 2nd hand bowtech with 70-50lbs draw weight?
@@anastasiacline6159 haha im in a similar boat. 55 pound minimum draw bow for a beginner is uhm.. rough. I can handle it but it definitely takes its toll on my muscles. And thats as a pretty healthy young guy too. Plus my draw length is still a bit too long I think.
@@anastasiacline6159 Hi just wondering how do you tell a minimum draw weight of a Compound bow? I have a Bowtech Commander, with limbs rated at 60#. And similar to you I draw only 30-35 lbs on recurve bows. There is no way in hell I can draw a 50-60 lbs compound bow. I am trying to find out what is the minimum draw weight I can adjust it without it exploding into pieces...
Great tutorial man. Thank you. Just got into bow hunting and the draw weight was really straining my arms. Took it down to 60lbs so I wouldn't get fatigued so quick. Thank you!!
thank you so much for this tutorial !!!! it helped me a lot . im new to compound bows but not to bow´s generally . now i am able to adjust my new compound bow by myself :) greetings from germany
Very good and helpful informatiom, however; I agree with the previous comment. 1 turn is all the way around, what you are doing is 1/2 turn. Now a suggestion, try to get additional lighting (we appreciate it) and also a mic on your shirt will also improve the quality and sound of your videos. Thank you
Had the bow set up at a pro shop. It performed just fine th-cam.com/users/postUgkxQEKUoxLWwayEDZR0NKB-5limn4MBU-2L . And I would say this is a good starting now that I could pass down to my son when he is older.But the package was missing the release and a nock was missing from one arrow.Dealing with customer support was terrible. They suggested I buy a new release rather than correct their own quality control issue because it’s to expensive for the. to ship it out from China.Update: manufacturer got back to me and resolved the issue. I retract the above statement.
Bear make great quality bows, but In my experience, the adjustability of the CRUZER is a bit oversimplified. It's an easy process but I have found that at its shorter draw length/s it can't be maxed out at its claimed maximum poundage. Still, excellent adjustability without a bow press. Good tutorial, thank you!
What a beautiful explanation.!!!Thanks soooooo much. My bow is still on the way. I live in uk. My nearest archery shop is about 300 miles away. So I had to order it online. regards.
Good luck to you archery is a awsome sport. A lot of times you will have local archery clubs very very close to you and you will never know it because they are mostly tucked away very good, I suggest joining one and in many cases they even have all the tools and knowledge to work on your bow.
+Bear Future - thanks so much. I have two archery club near me so I booked a beginner course with them in February after that I will join the club. Looking forward to see more informative and educational video. All the best.
great video thanks makes a lot things clear for me . i just bought a bow for my self and thinking to get one for my girlfriend , Im not sure witch yet but i was thinking of barnett vortex like your girlfriend or bear cruzer lite? could you tell me how big is the different? thanks
Hey Thank you for your video, helped me out a lot i just bought this bow, I am a beginner. I am haveing a very hard time setting the draw length to 30", I feel this is the only setting that does not work for this bow, could you check it out and let me know if I am crazy or if I am missing something here?
I need to find out about that vortex bow. I need to adjust it to max poundage and the draw length out a little more. Im told I need a bow press for that bow.
Please keep in mind that this video is particular to that model bow: A Bear CRUZER. It's made to be highly adjustable. Most compound bows cannot be adjusted this much. Many cannot have the limb bolts loosened by more than 6 turns. Beyond that and they will be destroyed.
Ive just got a Hori-zone airborne. Meant to be adjustable 70-40pound. Turn bolts two turns and massive gap. Made only slight difference. The info that come with it has hard to see photos of the cams only and meantions draw weight and target/fishing, then about the stoppers. Thats it. No response from the manufacturer either
For a bow manual go to www.beararcheryproducts.com and you can download one for free, it has a very detailed draw weight chart etc, I know mine did not come with a manual from the store.
Just bought my first bear compound bow. The cruzer the bow is a nice bow, but the sting was not much good. It only lasted 30 to 35 shoots. Still got past quality control. When I took it out of the box the sting was flied.
bear is a very good company with good customer support, I would recommend you send them a e mail with a picture of the string attached and see if they will work with you about a replacement.
Good video, but you spoke of a (whole) turn but only rotated half a turn. There may be just one or two people who weren't clear about this. I liked it, thankyou.
I just purchased a bear cruzer x from Dick's. I know very little, I bought it for my daughter. I asked the salesman if he could adjust the length and weight for her. He spent 45 minutes in a press. Now I see this video and no press needed. I'm very confused. He didn't allow me in the room with the press. But, why did he use a press, if one isn't needed? And if one isn't needed, can using one do damage?
I am a little confused , you talk about turns (360deg) but in the video you only do half turns (180 deg) i have a Hoyt Ruckus I need to take down for my kid . Hoyt say max 8 turns , are these 180 deg turns or 360 deg turns ?
Simple answer is for manufacturers to engrave a line or dot into adjuster screws with a white mark inset. Visual assist to refer to. Cost to do it small. Basic diy improvement .Centre punch mark. Fill with whiteout.
While this bow is a outstanding value the problem is it is a budget bow at $300. These bows are molded and there are inconsistencies in limb material bow to bow so a generic marker system will not be accurate. Bows get their strength from limb material, limb thickness and limb weight and the problem with molding manufacturing while it does cut cost is it's not very accurate. As a example Bear states 1 turn equals 1 pound which is true in a generic sense, for the majority of these bows 1 turn will equal at least 1 pound, however when measuring my particular bow on a scale a half turn equals 1 lb because mine is a little thicker then normal.
This video is very helpful and he knows what he's doing. Definitely following his instructions. Quick question though, why is it so bad if the lim bolts are not even?
it's puts uneven pressure on the limbs, one may pull 25 while one is pulling 35, to much can over stress a limb and fracture it or throw you arrow up or down I E the bottom of the string accelerates faster than the top of the string
Just got my Cruzer and the draw length bolts on my cams are so tight, I can't back them out. I've almost stripped one trying. Going to have to take it to my archery shop. Hate it when companies do this...
Mine were very tight as well, remember bows take a lot of vibration on the shot so if they are not very snug the will back out which has happened to me before. I bought a set of long Allen wrenches from wall mart and was able to break them free with that
yes, every time you adjust your draw weight, draw length, shoot a diffrent arrow weight or type of arrow or even change from a training point to a broad head you will have to re zero your sights. just keep in mine with skill accounted for you will be a inch or two off so unless your taking a trophy shot or competition most people I know can use Kentucky windage because it's very impractical to zero your sights every single time.
I take it to a known distance range and shot a few at each distance adjusting as I go. I find unless you go up or down more the about 5 lbs your impact point don't really change.
I have already explained that the manuel states a full turn but I know my bow and have a bow scale and on my bow a half turn equals 1lb instead of a full turn...was that a simple enough explanation?
What is the bar thingy with the looks like fins on a fan for? I’m new and don’t know anything bout compound bows and just got one yesterday. But I like to learn just not schooling lol
That is a Apache bow stabilizer, is reduces vibrations and adds counterweight to the front of the bow to stabilize it, in other words it makes the bow more comfortable and accurate.
I have an old Buckmasters BTR compound bow. I want to adjust the draw weight. I tightened the hex screws all the way down and then backed them out 5 full turns each. When I measure the gap from string to bow there is a 1/2 inch difference. If I back out the hex screws an equal number of turns shouldn't the measurement be the same?
They should be, sounds like maybe one of your limbs isn’t flexing properly? What you’re referring to is called the Tiller. Some bows do have a difference in tiller between the top and bottom and some don’t, I don’t know nothing about that specific bow so I would recommend hitting up a archery shop and having them check it out especially if it’s a older bow. Way you could do is see if you can find measurements posted for that specific bow and see if it lines up with what you have.
the best way to determine your draw length is to go to a archery store and get properly measured with your bow or the bow you intend to purchase! Not by tape measures and guesswork! Tip:- if you cant draw or struggle to draw your bow at all, its too heavy! simple!
i know that its bad to dry fire a bow but is it possible to just draw it even without an arrow and then slowly going back down and controlling that, will that damage the bow?
yes it's perfectly fine although no body will recommend doing so incase the string were to come loose and you destroy your bow. every recommendation you will get is never draw the bow back unless there is a arrow on the rest, it's your bow so your call, just remember you have to be 10% smarter then the equipment you are attempting to operate.
Just curious why dry firing a bow is bad, since adding an arrow to the equation adds no counter pressure or opposing force to the string/cable? In other words, there is really no physical difference to the strings whether an arrow is loaded or not.
When you draw the bow you're storing energy (transferred from your muscles) in the limbs. When you release that energy is used to set the arrow in motion, imparting kinetic energy into arrow. If there's no arrow then the energy still has to go somewhere and so it dissipates through the body of the bow. The shock of this sudden input of energy, into parts of the bow which are not designed to take such stresses, can cause serious damage to your bow.
most of the damage occurs in the limbs and riser when it is dry fired. The string may be fine but your limbs could be fractured. Most bows are built well enough to take a dry fire or two so just do a good inspection of your limbs and riser, pay attention to the next time you draw it back, if it feels weird let it down and have a bow shop look over it but you should be fine.
60lbs is the most you can go on the vortex bows. in order to add more weight to a bow you have to change the limbs to thicker aftermarket limbs which are not made for the vortex. the draw weight of a bow comes from the limbs not the string. there is a fer more complicated explanation then that but that's the basics, with that said 60 lbs is more then enough draw weight for 98% of animals in the world. I run my bows at 60 lbs because I can hold it for over 5 minutes and not have a drop in accuracy and I regularly shoot over 150 arrows per day at the archery club, doing that with a bow at 70lbs vs 60lbs will wear you out. if you buy the vortex get the one that goes to 60 lbs and you will be set for any animal in North America.
every bow works differently. on some bows you have to turn a full 360 degrees on others you turn 180 for example on this particular compound bow the manual says back out three turns to set at 60 pounds if you back out three full turns you actually set it to the high 40s if you back out 3 half turns you set it at 61 pounds. this is not a $4,000 Precision machined compound bow you get what you get every bow will vary on how many turns it is per pound
actually they all adhear the the same standard where 1 turn is 360 degrees in rotation, not a half turn.
and yes each bow is different beacause they use a different length limb bolt with different pitch threads. for examplee my mission ballistic will increase 2lb per turn which is 4lb per turn on both limbs, where as the PSE evolve (worth over twice the ammount) requires 1 turn per 1lb per limb.
but the ballistic can onlky back out a max of 5 turn and the evolve 8 turns all because of different length bolts, the limbs are quite likely from the same factory as most bows use a gordon glass limb
As a new guy , that’s very discouraging…😳
Does draw length affect power?
I’m guessing no ?
Just the draw weight would ?
Maybe they both do ?
@@Wickedstickyflowers yes draw length and weight affect power.
I came here to verify that unscrewing the pull length adjustment wouldn’t kill me. Thank you.
I thought the same thing the first time lol
Same😂
Holly shit me too haha
Hahaha same!
@@kaylakooker8744 good luck!
Good video,,,for those who are confused to what a 'turn' is, depending on which compound bow you have, the manual could indicate a 'turn' as 180 deg while another will indicate 360 deg as a 'turn'.
Thanks for your video just picked up a bear cruzer this really help me understand setup issues as I'm new to bow hunting even though I'm 52 years old!!
Thank you! You answered my question within 3 minutes of this video! I just bought my first compound bow from a 2nd hand shop and the draw weight is jacked up so high no one could even pull it back with their feet. I've only ever owned recurve bows so this is a little new to me. All the other videos I saw that were SUPPOSED to be about adjusting draw weight started out by completely disassembling the pully system and ended with "people new to compound bows should just take it to an archery shop" Seems really silly when all I need to do (right now) is rotate some screws. I'll worry about draw length when I figure out how to actually get it drawn back more than 1/8".
Nope, found out even at minimum draw weight the bow is 50 lbs. This isn't going to work because I draw 30lbs recurve, probably could do 40 lbs compound, this 50 lbs minimum bow is not right for me. Anyone need a 2nd hand bowtech with 70-50lbs draw weight?
@@anastasiacline6159 haha im in a similar boat. 55 pound minimum draw bow for a beginner is uhm.. rough. I can handle it but it definitely takes its toll on my muscles. And thats as a pretty healthy young guy too. Plus my draw length is still a bit too long I think.
@@anastasiacline6159 Hi just wondering how do you tell a minimum draw weight of a Compound bow? I have a Bowtech Commander, with limbs rated at 60#. And similar to you I draw only 30-35 lbs on recurve bows. There is no way in hell I can draw a 50-60 lbs compound bow. I am trying to find out what is the minimum draw weight I can adjust it without it exploding into pieces...
@@awyongcarl8234 I Google searched the serial number on the bow grip and found a download of the user manual.
Great tutorial man. Thank you. Just got into bow hunting and the draw weight was really straining my arms. Took it down to 60lbs so I wouldn't get fatigued so quick. Thank you!!
Thank you. My daughter's 1st bow had her watch this. You explain things well. I feel she knows how to do it better then me now lol.. thanks again
Thanks for the video! Brand new to archery and had zero clue about how to set up my new Cruzer. Best of luck to you!
Thanks so much man, this helped me tremendously, I’m getting a Bear Archery Wild and now I know how to set it up!!!
Brand new archer…the Cruzer is my first bow…thank you for the tutorial. After watching it was very easy.
No problem, back when I started shooting there were like no guides to help get people started, figured I had to make one.
Thank you! Definitely learned some tips to keep my bow working correctly after adjusting it myself. Just got my first bow last week!
Thank you for posting. I plan on buying this same bow, and this video was very helpful for a first time bow hunter.
I bought this used reflex and once and thought I was going to pop my shoulder. Now I know how to dial it down, thanks again
thank you so much for this tutorial !!!! it helped me a lot . im new to compound bows but not to bow´s generally . now i am able to adjust my new compound bow by myself :)
greetings from germany
Great, straight forward video, very helpful for a newbie like me. Thanks!!
Very good and helpful informatiom, however; I agree with the previous comment. 1 turn is all the way around, what you are doing is 1/2 turn.
Now a suggestion, try to get additional lighting (we appreciate it) and also a mic on your shirt will also improve the quality and sound of your videos.
Thank you
great video I just took mine out the box and had no idea what to do this video was perfect thanks
Had the bow set up at a pro shop. It performed just fine th-cam.com/users/postUgkxQEKUoxLWwayEDZR0NKB-5limn4MBU-2L . And I would say this is a good starting now that I could pass down to my son when he is older.But the package was missing the release and a nock was missing from one arrow.Dealing with customer support was terrible. They suggested I buy a new release rather than correct their own quality control issue because it’s to expensive for the. to ship it out from China.Update: manufacturer got back to me and resolved the issue. I retract the above statement.
Great video!!! Most informational I’ve found. Thank you
Outstanding! Very clear explanation, thanks a lot.
Bear make great quality bows, but In my experience, the adjustability of the CRUZER is a bit oversimplified. It's an easy process but I have found that at its shorter draw length/s it can't be maxed out at its claimed maximum poundage. Still, excellent adjustability without a bow press. Good tutorial, thank you!
What a beautiful explanation.!!!Thanks soooooo much. My bow is still on the way. I live in uk. My nearest archery shop is about 300 miles away. So I had to order it online. regards.
Good luck to you archery is a awsome sport. A lot of times you will have local archery clubs very very close to you and you will never know it because they are mostly tucked away very good, I suggest joining one and in many cases they even have all the tools and knowledge to work on your bow.
+Bear Future - thanks so much. I have two archery club near me so I booked a beginner course with them in February after that I will join the club. Looking forward to see more informative and educational video. All the best.
Helped me a ton, thank you
ok. thanks for all the help. really appreciate it.👌
A turn is usually one complete revolution unless stated in owners manual .
Thank you for making sense of adjusting compound bows. The one I was given was totally off.
Thanks man. Super helpful.
Great video buddy when you adjust to 28 is it normal that both of the set screws are below the top limb and above the bottom
Good video and advice 👍🏼
YOUR THE MAN BRO!!!
thanks for the tips!
Thank you this helped so much!
Is this the g2 version? If not, do you know the difference between the two. What would be your preference? Thank you
great video thanks makes a lot things clear for me . i just bought a bow for my self and thinking to get one for my girlfriend , Im not sure witch yet but i was thinking of barnett vortex like your girlfriend or bear cruzer lite? could you tell me how big is the different? thanks
Great video thank you 🙏🏼
Hey Thank you for your video, helped me out a lot i just bought this bow, I am a beginner. I am haveing a very hard time setting the draw length to 30", I feel this is the only setting that does not work for this bow, could you check it out and let me know if I am crazy or if I am missing something here?
Good info for a beginner, thanks.
Thank you. very informative
I need to find out about that vortex bow. I need to adjust it to max poundage and the draw length out a little more. Im told I need a bow press for that bow.
Thank You !!
I FINNALLY GOT MY BROWNING BOW FIGURED OUT, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH WITH THE LENGTH!
Please keep in mind that this video is particular to that model bow: A Bear CRUZER.
It's made to be highly adjustable. Most compound bows cannot be adjusted this much. Many cannot have the limb bolts loosened by more than 6 turns. Beyond that and they will be destroyed.
Why’s that? Is looser higher weight or is tighter higher weight?
@@lessforloans shorter limb screws is the reason, this bow uses really long limb screws and the material allows for greater flexibility.
Thank you this helped alot
Thank you!!
I traded for a browning rage and was wondering if there was a simple way to adjust the draw length to my length
when you were turning it looked like you were only foing half a turn. does half a turn really represent a full turn or what??
Is one turn 360 degrees full around? Great tutorial
Draw length: 7:50
Thank you so much I thought you had to have a bow press to change the draw length
for the people not understanding half turn vs whole turn. a half turn on each equals 1 whole turn overall.
Thank you very helpful
mine's won't turn, they are sort of stuck there, do i need to press anything else? i've put some liquid wrench thing on it but it still won't turn
Very helpful!
very satisfied with this product
You're saying "1 turn" when you're actually only turning a 1/2 turn for your example. Kind of confusing. JS
i was about to say the same thing :P
Does anyone know actual specs? He stated 12 turns out is maximum. Is it 12 “full” turns or 12 “half” turns
@@natego5150 12 full turns
@@fourswords77 Thank you people for clearing that up. I immediately had to pause the video at that point because it really confused me, too.
I think a turn is 360°
Ive just got a Hori-zone airborne. Meant to be adjustable 70-40pound. Turn bolts two turns and massive gap. Made only slight difference. The info that come with it has hard to see photos of the cams only and meantions draw weight and target/fishing, then about the stoppers. Thats it. No response from the manufacturer either
Great, thanks
For a bow manual go to www.beararcheryproducts.com and you can download one for free, it has a very detailed draw weight chart etc, I know mine did not come with a manual from the store.
is that 12 turns per arm or 6 turns per arm for a total of 12?
Awsome video...good info very accurate...and helpful....
Just bought my first bear compound bow. The cruzer the bow is a nice bow, but the sting was not much good. It only lasted 30 to 35 shoots. Still got past quality control. When I took it out of the box the sting was flied.
bear is a very good company with good customer support, I would recommend you send them a e mail with a picture of the string attached and see if they will work with you about a replacement.
What size Allan wrench do you use to adjust the draw length?
The size that fits your limb bolts
I have a mission riot by Mathew’s and it’s a little different but your video still helped
Good video, but you spoke of a (whole) turn but only rotated half a turn. There may be just one or two people who weren't clear about this. I liked it, thankyou.
I just purchased a bear cruzer x from Dick's. I know very little, I bought it for my daughter. I asked the salesman if he could adjust the length and weight for her. He spent 45 minutes in a press. Now I see this video and no press needed. I'm very confused. He didn't allow me in the room with the press. But, why did he use a press, if one isn't needed? And if one isn't needed, can using one do damage?
what size allen wrench for the weight adjustment. i have an entire set but none of them fit. can simone please help me and tell what size
what size wrench did you use for unscrewing the draw length screws?
Michael Houghton place the screw on the bolt and see if it fits if it doesn't move on to the next wrench
Thanks
I am a little confused , you talk about turns (360deg) but in the video you only do half turns (180 deg) i have a Hoyt Ruckus I need to take down for my kid . Hoyt say max 8 turns , are these 180 deg turns or 360 deg turns ?
Actually I figured out one turn is 360 degree.
Simple answer is for manufacturers to engrave a line or dot into adjuster screws with a white mark inset. Visual assist to refer to. Cost to do it small. Basic diy improvement .Centre punch mark. Fill with whiteout.
While this bow is a outstanding value the problem is it is a budget bow at $300. These bows are molded and there are inconsistencies in limb material bow to bow so a generic marker system will not be accurate.
Bows get their strength from limb material, limb thickness and limb weight and the problem with molding manufacturing while it does cut cost is it's not very accurate.
As a example Bear states 1 turn equals 1 pound which is true in a generic sense, for the majority of these bows 1 turn will equal at least 1 pound, however when measuring my particular bow on a scale a half turn equals 1 lb because mine is a little thicker then normal.
Do you know if adjusting the draw length causes a need for nocking point adjustment and site adjustment?
Chrys Perdue nocking adjustment, no. Sight adjustment yes.
This video is very helpful and he knows what he's doing. Definitely following his instructions. Quick question though, why is it so bad if the lim bolts are not even?
it's puts uneven pressure on the limbs, one may pull 25 while one is pulling 35, to much can over stress a limb and fracture it or throw you arrow up or down I E the bottom of the string accelerates faster than the top of the string
Just got my Cruzer and the draw length bolts on my cams are so tight, I can't back them out. I've almost stripped one trying. Going to have to take it to my archery shop. Hate it when companies do this...
Mine were very tight as well, remember bows take a lot of vibration on the shot so if they are not very snug the will back out which has happened to me before. I bought a set of long Allen wrenches from wall mart and was able to break them free with that
Hey, what about that vortex rewiev?
could you do a review on the dart stabilizer i use a trophy rigde static but i want to see what the dart is like
Absolutely
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Awesome
Thanks bro
Shooting under can be dangerous, shooting longer doesn’t add risk of injury but will affect accuracy
do you have to adjust the sight when you adjust the pounds for the bow
yes, every time you adjust your draw weight, draw length, shoot a diffrent arrow weight or type of arrow or even change from a training point to a broad head you will have to re zero your sights. just keep in mine with skill accounted for you will be a inch or two off so unless your taking a trophy shot or competition most people I know can use Kentucky windage because it's very impractical to zero your sights every single time.
how do you adjust the sight once you adjust the poundage? can you post link below if you have a video regarding this
I take it to a known distance range and shot a few at each distance adjusting as I go. I find unless you go up or down more the about 5 lbs your impact point don't really change.
do you tighten the bolts or loosen it to increase the weight?
tighten to increase due to putting more "Stress" on the line
very good explanation
You done donked up them turns man
I have already explained that the manuel states a full turn but I know my bow and have a bow scale and on my bow a half turn equals 1lb instead of a full turn...was that a simple enough explanation?
I have a 26 ice draw length bow what’s the poundage
What is the bar thingy with the looks like fins on a fan for? I’m new and don’t know anything bout compound bows and just got one yesterday. But I like to learn just not schooling lol
That is a Apache bow stabilizer, is reduces vibrations and adds counterweight to the front of the bow to stabilize it, in other words it makes the bow more comfortable and accurate.
Thanks
How many turns on bear legit to get 40 pounds sure could use some advice on it
I have an old Buckmasters BTR compound bow. I want to adjust the draw weight. I tightened the hex screws all the way down and then backed them out 5 full turns each. When I measure the gap from string to bow there is a 1/2 inch difference. If I back out the hex screws an equal number of turns shouldn't the measurement be the same?
They should be, sounds like maybe one of your limbs isn’t flexing properly? What you’re referring to is called the Tiller. Some bows do have a difference in tiller between the top and bottom and some don’t, I don’t know nothing about that specific bow so I would recommend hitting up a archery shop and having them check it out especially if it’s a older bow.
Way you could do is see if you can find measurements posted for that specific bow and see if it lines up with what you have.
Thank you Funkmonk. I think I will call an archery store.
the best way to determine your draw length is to go to a archery store and get properly measured with your bow or the bow you intend to purchase! Not by tape measures and guesswork!
Tip:- if you cant draw or struggle to draw your bow at all, its too heavy! simple!
How do I adjust my cams draw lenght with modulars?
Thanks for the help
Great video I feel like I just read the owners manual thanks.
When i try to adjust my draw length one of the screws is buried under the limb... any tricks to get at it?
Tino LaFratta me too! how to go about that?
Thx
i know that its bad to dry fire a bow but is it possible to just draw it even without an arrow and then slowly going back down and controlling that, will that damage the bow?
yes it's perfectly fine although no body will recommend doing so incase the string were to come loose and you destroy your bow.
every recommendation you will get is never draw the bow back unless there is a arrow on the rest, it's your bow so your call, just remember you have to be 10% smarter then the equipment you are attempting to operate.
Just curious why dry firing a bow is bad, since adding an arrow to the equation adds no counter pressure or opposing force to the string/cable? In other words, there is really no physical difference to the strings whether an arrow is loaded or not.
When you draw the bow you're storing energy (transferred from your muscles) in the limbs.
When you release that energy is used to set the arrow in motion, imparting kinetic energy into arrow.
If there's no arrow then the energy still has to go somewhere and so it dissipates through the body of the bow.
The shock of this sudden input of energy, into parts of the bow which are not designed to take such stresses, can cause serious damage to your bow.
can i ask, if a bow is accidently dry fired, and the strings dont look bad or frayed, is it fine? they are still on the cams and all
most of the damage occurs in the limbs and riser when it is dry fired. The string may be fine but your limbs could be fractured.
Most bows are built well enough to take a dry fire or two so just do a good inspection of your limbs and riser, pay attention to the next time you draw it back, if it feels weird let it down and have a bow shop look over it but you should be fine.
Okay im gonna take it to Field and Stream wenesday and see what they think
Thank you so much
do you know the draw weight & length factory setting for bear cruzer?
factory is generally 29 inch DL and max poundage for the model
should be a mandatory sticker on the bow riser
do a adjustment on a sa sports vulcan dx
Luggage scales also work! Bow scales just throw on a label and charge you more!
how can I change the line or make more pounds on the second bow?
VORTEX
60lbs is the most you can go on the vortex bows. in order to add more weight to a bow you have to change the limbs to thicker aftermarket limbs which are not made for the vortex. the draw weight of a bow comes from the limbs not the string.
there is a fer more complicated explanation then that but that's the basics, with that said 60 lbs is more then enough draw weight for 98% of animals in the world. I run my bows at 60 lbs because I can hold it for over 5 minutes and not have a drop in accuracy and I regularly shoot over 150 arrows per day at the archery club, doing that with a bow at 70lbs vs 60lbs will wear you out. if you buy the vortex get the one that goes to 60 lbs and you will be set for any animal in North America.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Very helpful I am a beginner but that video very helpful