How to Customize Compound Bows

The modern compound bow has become a highly customizable weapon. The compound bow can be set up with aftermarket add-ons to fit the archer's preferences and optimally configured for either completion or hunting. An archer can take a stock bow and attach a number of custom accessories and completely make his own unique bow. Most stock parts can be easily swapped out for custom accessories like fiber-optic sights, custom hand grips, bow stabilizers and high-tech arrow rests.

Things You'll Need

  • Allen wrench
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Instructions

    • 1

      Decide what parts you want to customize and purchase the appropriate parts to fit your bow. Mount a fiber optic sight to your bow to increase accuracy and low light visibility of the sight pins. Install custom grips to improve the feel and reduce fatigue during a long shooting session. Attach a new bow stabilizer to improve the balance of your stock bow Add an aftermarket arrow rest to reduce draw and let-down (firing) noise, which is ideal for hunting.

    • 2

      Remove the stock parts you are going to swap out for custom parts by unscrewing the hex-bolts with an Allen wrench.

    • 3

      Attach the new parts. Tighten the hex-bolts using the Allen key.

    • 4

      Adjust parts like a fiber-optic sight. Most three-pin sights come with the pins preset for 10-yard, 30-yard and 40-yard ranges, so you should only have to adjust the left and right placement of your sight to make sure you are on target.

    • 5

      Compare your newly customized bow to the stock range and accuracy at the archery range.