Guest fishermanwhohunts Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Does paper tuning have to be done with broadheads or can it be done with field points? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? my proshop guy says you can shoot through paper with your field points. he says to shoot with your arrows with field points through paper and use the cuts in the paper from your veins. I don't know if this is the right thing to do but it is just what he said. I paper tuned my bow this way and my montecs shoot straight as an arrow, no pun intended!!!! just what I was told, good luck--rossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishermanwhohunts Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? Thanks. I was asking because I checked if I needed to go to the shop for papertuning and there were no large tears. Here's a picture of the results. Disregard the date on the picture. Our camera is messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? Can you please crop the photo so the area where the arrow went thru is bigger. I can't see it very well but it looks like a low tear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? The right one doesn't look bad. The left one I can't tell where the tears are and the pic is so small it won't come up any bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FroMan Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? Your paper-tuned bow should look like the hole and tears on the right shot. It should have a hole in the middle with three fletching tears evenly around it. My first shot on the left was bad because my rest was to the right of my bowstring and causing me arrow to fly all jack-legged up. Good luck with the tuning. The all white paper that you can get from a school supply store is much easier to see than shooting on a newspaper. You might look into it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FroMan Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? My paper was tuned with field tips. Helps you get situated before you sight in your pins so you don't have to re-adjust everything later. You're supposed to tune broadheads too, because many times they'll fly different than field tips (even though many companies claim that they fly the same.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? Freezer paper works good also to shoot through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
257bob Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? I have always got best results from bare shaft tuning. Strip off the vanes of one arrow and stand about 4-6 feet away from the paper. You are looking for a perfect bullet hole. One other note. Is your bow shooting poorly with broadheads? One fallacy is that a bow has to be paper tuned. Some bows shoot a broadhead better with a high tear or low tear. When I set up a bow I square the arrow up to the shelf and riser and shoot it with a broadhead. If I am having trouble then I will paper tune. Most of the time paper tuning is not necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? I agree with 257bob. Not all bows will perfectly paper tune. Bare shaft thru paper and when you go to pull the arrow see how the arrow is sticking in the target. If the nock end is low you need to raise your nock point. If it is high you need to lower the nockpoint. IF YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD FORM PAPERTUNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. Mainly your grip. If you torque the grip it will give you false readings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo_hunter Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Re: Paper tuning question? I always paper tune with field points only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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