Walk Back Tuning.......How To Do It.

[vince71969]

I think a guy called "Nuts & Bolts" on AT posted. Many thanks goes out to him for sharing.

It's one method to figure out where to adjust the
horizontal position of the arrow rest.

Hang a weighted string from a nail on a target.

Stick a round sticker on the target face so that the string splits the sticker. Use your existing 20-yd pin, step back 20-yards from the target and fire at the sticker.

Don't worry about where the arrow hits.

Walk straight back to 30 yds, and using the same 20-yd pin setting,
fire an arrow at the sticker.

Repeat at 35 yds and at 40 yds, using the 20-yd pin and firing at the sticker.

If your arrows look like this pattern " / " or ?\?,
then pick a direction and move your arrow rest 1/16th inch.




If the pattern gets straighter (more vertical), then that is great. Keep adjusting in that direction.




If the pattern gets more crooked, then adjust in the other direction.

Keep firing arrows and keep adjusting the arrow rest position until you get a vertical pattern of arrows.

Eventually, your arrows will hit in the target is a straight up and down line like this " | ".




LOCK down the arrow rest setting. Your centershot is perfect.

But, your vertical pattern of arrows may not be hitting the string.

The vertical pattern of arrows may be on one side of the string.
Let?s say the arrows are say 6-inches to the left of the weighted string.




Pick a direction to adjust your sight ring windage. Adjust the sight ring windage 1/16th of an inch. Repeat the test. Fire arrows at least 3 distances, and see if the vertical pattern of arrows gets closer to the string.

If the vertical pattern of arrows is getting closer to the string, then that is great. Keep adjusting in that direction. If the vertical pattern of arrows is getting farther away, then adjust in the other direction.

Eventually, you will have a vertical pattern of arrows right on top of the string.

Lock down the windage and lock down the arrow rest. Windage and center shot are now perfect.

[Birddoggin]

thank you for that link. this is why i read these forums.

[bigtommy]

Wow that was easy.
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[Jeff K in IL]

That is very good stuff!
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[SwitchBackXT-AR]

THANK YOU! I needed this
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[Klondike]

Am I the only one seeing this link in code? It makes it hard to read.

[ReCuRvE79]

Hmmmmmmm very interesting
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[johncooniv]

I'm seeing it as code, also.

[Inexpugnable]

This is some good stuff!

[thunderchicken21]

I only had to walk back twice and was shooting perfect bullet-holes!!!
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[L.O.S.T.Arrow]

Can someone copy and Paste please
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[bow4life]

L.O.S.T.Arrow wrote:

Can someone copy and Paste please

I'm just guessing but I'll bet thereason Vince didn't copy and paste the procedure was that he wanted to make sure Nuts & Bolts got the credit he deserves for spelling it out for everyone.
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[gr8brew]

vince71969 wrote:

I think a guy called "Nuts & Bolts" on AT posted this. It's a great link and many thanks goes out to him for sharing. http://backinspec.com/Walk_Back_Tuning.mht

Am I doing something wrong this link is in all code is there another site with info?

[bow4life]

gr8brew wrote:

vince71969 wrote: I think a guy called "Nuts & Bolts" on AT posted this. It's a great link and many thanks goes out to him for sharing. http://backinspec.com/Walk_Back_Tuning.mht Am I doing something wrong this link is in all code is there another site with info?

If you're using Firefox, try copying and pasting into IE.
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[vince71969]

bow4life wrote:

L.O.S.T.Arrow wrote: Can someone copy and Paste please I'm just guessing but I'll bet thereason Vince didn't copy and paste the procedure was that he wanted to make sure Nuts & Bolts got the credit he deserves for spelling it out for everyone.

Correct

[gr8brew]

bow4life wrote:

gr8brew wrote: vince71969 wrote: I think a guy called "Nuts & Bolts" on AT posted this. It's a great link and many thanks goes out to him for sharing. http://backinspec.com/Walk_Back_Tuning.mht Am I doing something wrong this link is in all code is there another site with info? If you're using Firefox, try copying and pasting into IE.

I have a Mac It's not working in Firefox, Safari, or Opera

[Keith Jones]

...Walk Back Tuning with pictures

Hang a weighted string from a nail on a target.

Stick a round sticker on the target face so that the string splits the sticker. Use your existing 20-yd pin, step back 20-yards from the target and fire at the sticker.

Don't worry about where the arrow hits.

Walk straight back to 30 yds, and using the same 20-yd pin setting,
fire an arrow at the sticker.

Repeat at 35 yds and at 40 yds, using the 20-yd pin and firing at the sticker.

If your arrows look like this pattern " / " or “\”,
then pick a direction and move your arrow rest 1/16th inch.



If the pattern gets straighter (more vertical), then that is great. Keep adjusting in that direction.



If the pattern gets more crooked, then adjust in the other direction.

Keep firing arrows and keep adjusting the arrow rest position until you get a vertical pattern of arrows.

Eventually, your arrows will hit in the target is a straight up and down line like this " | ".



LOCK down the arrow rest setting. Your centershot is perfect.

But, your vertical pattern of arrows may not be hitting the string.

The vertical pattern of arrows may be on one side of the string.
Let’s say the arrows are say 6-inches to the left of the weighted string.

Pick a direction to adjust your sight ring windage. Adjust the sight ring windage 1/16th of an inch. Repeat the test. Fire arrows at least 3 distances, and see if the vertical pattern of arrows gets closer to the string.




If the vertical pattern of arrows is getting closer to the string, then that is great. Keep adjusting in that direction. If the vertical pattern of arrows is getting farther away, then adjust in the other direction.

Eventually, you will have a vertical pattern of arrows right on top of the string.



Lock down the windage and lock down the arrow rest. Windage and center shot are now perfect.

[huntinfool09]

this works very well

[MinnDropTine]

I love anything that will makes you dead on accurate. Better you are further away the more options that open up. If your going to hunt out west you need to be good on the longer shots
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[jaclinto]

thanks for the info

[supertac45]

Excellent info. Thanks to all.
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[XTBrian]

OK ,newbie question on this tuning..Is it with fieldpoints or Broadheads??? ,

[RAWeaver]

XTBrian wrote:

OK ,newbie question on this tuning..Is it with fieldpoints or Broadheads??? ,

I've been using this tuning method for years. It used to be called the "French Method." What I have found is that, with broadheads and field points of the same weight in the same exact arrow, it won't make much difference at all. If you're shooting a broadhead of, say, 105 grains, the broadhead is mounted properly and is not particularly subject to planing, it will shoot to the same point of impact as a 105-grain field point.

The French Method added consideration for a radiused patter, like a ")" or "(", which indicated that plunger button tension was not set properly. However, if you're shooting a release and your arrow is at the proper center shot for your bow, there's obviously no need for consideration of side pressure/plunger tension on the arrow.

[baitrunner]

vince71969 wrote:

I think a guy called "Nuts & Bolts" on AT posted this. It's a great link and many thanks goes out to him for sharing. http://backinspec.com/Walk_Back_Tuning.mht

actually Vince, I posted this here a long long time ago. . . . it's my website (backinspec.com)

No credit needed... I posted it for everyone.

[memphismatt]

Where did the website go??