Word to the Wise
Make sure your bow is still shooting the same from week to week through out the season.
I put new strings on my bow in August, shot 3D with it at 50 yards and shot very well. Two weeks ago I shot and something didn't seem right, but it was still shooting good and was accurate. Last Saturday night when I tried to lay down (I'll call it) a cull buck my bow made a load sound like a rifle crack, the arrow did not pass through and actually hit what we think was back muscle tissue.
Rather than risk another bad shot on a deer, I decided not to hunt on Sunday morning but instead took a look at my bow.. Here is what I found:
Axel to Axel: Spec 35 1/16 Actual 35 15/16
Brace: Spec 7 Actual 6 7/8
Axel to center of Peep: Spec 11 9/16 Actual 11
Axel to center of nock point: Spec 17 Actual 16 1/2
Plus the bottom cam was about 1" out of time. I added some twists to the cables and string got the specs back and now it is shooting like a dream.
I've never had a bow change specs so much so fast. I'm not sure what happened but I'll be checking it very close over the next few weeks. If I get more stretch, I'll be contacting the string manufacturer. Could be defective strings.
Btw - if you do not have these measurements written down, get them. You will save yourself a whole lot of headache and time when it is time to change strings.
For the rest of the story on the buck - we figured a back muscle or just below the muscle shot. We tracked for 900 yards and found only enough blood to put in the palm of your hand. Ace did fantastic and took us much much further than I could have dreamed. In fact, the first spot of blood was 80 yards from the shot site. And it was on the nock end of the arrow that had broken off. We are pretty certain the buck will be seen again before the end of the season.
I put new strings on my bow in August, shot 3D with it at 50 yards and shot very well. Two weeks ago I shot and something didn't seem right, but it was still shooting good and was accurate. Last Saturday night when I tried to lay down (I'll call it) a cull buck my bow made a load sound like a rifle crack, the arrow did not pass through and actually hit what we think was back muscle tissue.
Rather than risk another bad shot on a deer, I decided not to hunt on Sunday morning but instead took a look at my bow.. Here is what I found:
Axel to Axel: Spec 35 1/16 Actual 35 15/16
Brace: Spec 7 Actual 6 7/8
Axel to center of Peep: Spec 11 9/16 Actual 11
Axel to center of nock point: Spec 17 Actual 16 1/2
Plus the bottom cam was about 1" out of time. I added some twists to the cables and string got the specs back and now it is shooting like a dream.
I've never had a bow change specs so much so fast. I'm not sure what happened but I'll be checking it very close over the next few weeks. If I get more stretch, I'll be contacting the string manufacturer. Could be defective strings.
Btw - if you do not have these measurements written down, get them. You will save yourself a whole lot of headache and time when it is time to change strings.
For the rest of the story on the buck - we figured a back muscle or just below the muscle shot. We tracked for 900 yards and found only enough blood to put in the palm of your hand. Ace did fantastic and took us much much further than I could have dreamed. In fact, the first spot of blood was 80 yards from the shot site. And it was on the nock end of the arrow that had broken off. We are pretty certain the buck will be seen again before the end of the season.
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