FOOLPROOF RECURVE TUNING
Learning how to tune your bow can feel like navigating through a minefield of settings which all affect each other. There are endless parameters you could change, but how do you know which ones you should change? And in which order? Many intermediate or even advanced archers are left second-guessing whether their tune is correct.
I want to show you the simplest, most robust method to finally feel confident with your tune. I also want to give you a toolbox of tuning tests that you can use for years to come. A few are a little more involved, but once you've done them once or twice, they will quickly become second nature.
Let’s start by looking at why we’re tuning in the first place, and by setting some ground rules.
THE GOAL OF TUNING
The point of tuning is to maximise your scoring performance. To do this we have to make sure of the following:
• The initial setup of the bow is adequate.
• The arrow and bow are correctly matched, with no clearance issues.
• The arrow leaves the bow straight, stabilises quickly, and has ‘clean’ flight with minimal wobbling.
• The setup gives you the best grouping, and any technical errors are minimised. This is what we call a ‘forgiving’ tune.
If points 1-3 are checked off, this should result in a tune that
