How to Paper Tune a Longbow

Paper tuning longbows is the process that makes sure your arrows fly in a straight line when fired from your bow. If the arrows don't fly straight they can hit something they're not supposed to, and you won't be as effective an archer. The limb bolts on your long bow allow you to move them in or out to increase or decrease the tail height of your arrow as it flies. Moving the notch height on the bow also helps. This is how you paper tune your bow to get your arrows to always fly straight and true.

Instructions

    • 1

      Shoot an arrow at a target to see which direction you need to paper tune your long bow.

    • 2

      Turn both limb bolts a quarter turn looser to decrease the draw weight of the arrow when you pull it back. Turn both limb bolts a quarter turn tighter to increase the draw weight when you pull back on the bow.

    • 3

      Move your notch point up or down or the arrow rest up or down to correct an arrow with vertical flutter, when your arrow flutters vertically while in flight.

    • 4

      Move your arrow rest toward or away from the bow to correct horizontal flutter, when your arrow flutters horizontally while in flight.