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Originally Posted by Quadratus  I can see the point for someone who has to get a lot of bows into shootable condiditon quickly, like a dealer or perhaps a busy club coach, but that's about it.
Happy to be persuaded otherwise - and more than happy to try someone else's - but for the moment I don't think even I will be buying this tuning 'aid'. |
My wife and I have 2 each and my 3 boys have 1 each, these toys take a lot of the guesswork out. We took a bow setup by someone using the 'eye and longrod' method, put it in a bow vise, levelled it up and then checked it with the laser. The longrod was very nicely setup, however when we checked an arrow it was off by about 1/3" at a distance of 32" from the nocking point and explained why the sight had 'windage issues' A quick lineup with the laser and everything was back to normal.
It may only be a starting point, but I think it is a good one, and it gives you confidence that the arrow is at least pointing at your target and not the one to the left
I do appreciate what you say about cost, and they are expensive toys. When split between 5 of us it isn't too bad. However they are the sort of toys that clubs should consider buying.
In the short period I have been involved in archery I have noticed that it is one sport where new technology is not embraced as readily as in other sports, and that new gadgets are looked on with suspicion by more 'experienced' archers. There seems to be an attitude that setting your bow up with a laser makes it less of an achievement if you hit the target.
I have friends who still write websites in text editors, by hand. I use Dreamweaver and every extension and tool I can get that reduces the work I have to do. Our club website (
www.archery.uk.net) is done by me this way. Yet they look down on me for using these, thinking their sites with the spinning gif's and unreadable black text on a blue background is better than something readable developed with technology. This is the same attitude I have come across with some archers - 'if its harder to do, its better'
Perhaps this is unfair comment and I just need to get out more