How to Get More Speed From Your Compound Bow
- 1). Increase the bow to its maximum draw weight. Use an Allen wrench to completely tighten the bolts in the limb pockets.
- 2). Replace the brass nocking point on the string with a firm knot made from dental floss. Tie a series of five to six overhand knots, alternating from the front to the back of the bowstring, then finish with a tight square knot. Trim the tag ends and use a lighter to melt them back to the knot.
- 3). Shoot lighter arrows. Carbon arrows are much lighter than aluminum arrows. Arrow weights are listed by manufacturers as grains per inch. Some carbon arrows are as light as 7 grains per inch, while a comparable aluminum shaft would be 12 grains per inch.
- 4). Shoot arrows with straight plastic fletching (feathers) instead of true feathers. Plastic does not stabilize the arrow as well, but it creates less drag.
- 5). Remove all unnecessary weight on the string. Accessories like string silencers and kisser buttons rob speed. Instead of string silencers, try using a string stopper (a rod mounted in the rear of the bow's stabilizer hole that has a rubber pad to contact the string and deaden the sound).
- 6). Make sure the bow is properly tuned. Arrows flying perfectly straight out of the bow are much faster because the fletching (feathers) does not absorb speed to correct its flight. See the Resources section for information on properly tuning a bow.
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