User manual MARTIN ARCHERY JAGUAR TAKE DOWN RISER SCHEMATICS

[. . . ] 19 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3 Parts Of The Bow IdlerWheel Axle UpperLimb LimbBolt Vibration Escape Module Cables BarrelNut QuiverMounts ShootingString Riser CableGuard LockMount Grip Stabilizer Insert LimbPocket LowerLimb Cam ModelShown:BengalwithM-ProCam 4 InformationinthismanualpertainstoallMartinBowModels. Basic Setup Your new Martin bow takes little setup to get started shooting. Please read and familiarize yourself with these starting procedures before shooting. Many of these procedures may have been completed by your authorized Martin dealer. [. . . ] Youwillalsoneedatargetthatwillcatchthearrowswithoutallowingthearrowtokickasit stopsinthetarget. Thistestwillhelpyouestablishthecorrectnockandrestposition, and itwilltellyouifyourarrowisthecorrectspine. PorpoisingandFishTailingdescribethe differentflightdisturbancesyoumayencounterwhiletuning. ·BareShaftPlaningTest ·Porpoising Porpoisingisidentifiedbyanupanddownkickduringarrowflightandrelatestothe nockpointadjustment. Itisimportanttocorrectporpoisingfirstbecausesmallleftandright disturbancescouldbenockpointrelated. Startatabouttentofifteenyardsandshootthree fletchedarrowsintoyourtarget. Usingthesameaimingpoint, followthemupwithabare shaft. Afteryougetthebareshaftstoimpactwiththefletchedshafts, youmaywanttotry shootingthematalongerdistanceforafinerindicationofarrowflight. Ahighnocksetwillcauseporpoising. Ifthebareshaftsimpactbelowthefletchedarrows, yournockpointistoohigh. Move yournockingpointdowninsmallincrementsuntilthebareshaftstrikeswiththefletched shafts. Ifthebareshaftsimpactaboveyourfletchedarrows, yournockpointistoolow. Raise yournockpointinsmallincrementsuntilyourfletchedarrowsandyourbareshaftimpact together. Repeat the above steps from a longer distance to make sure you have completely corrected the nock point. Shooting from a longer distance will make minor disturbancesmoreapparent. Highnockingpoint Lownockingpoint. 13 Fine Tuning Your Compound Bow Fishtailing relates to the arrow rest adjustment and the stiffness of your arrow. Justasbefore, startatabouttentofifteenyardsandshootthreefletchedarrowsinto yourtarget. Usingthesameaimingpoint, followthemupwithabareshaft. Afteryouget theshaftstoimpactwiththefletchedshafts, youmaywanttotryshootingthematalonger distanceforafinerindicationofarrowflight. ·Fishtailing Ifyourunfletchedshaftsimpacttotheleftofyourfletchedshafts, yourarrowistoostiff. There are two things that you can do to correct this problem; you can select a weaker arrow, or you can decrease the cushion plunger tension. Increasing the peak weight of yourboworincreasingyourpointweightwillalsomakeyourarrowactabitmorelimber. Ifyourunfletchedshaftsimpacttotherightofyourfletchedshafts, yourarrowistoolimber. Therearetwomethodsyoucantrythatwillcorrectthisproblem;youcanselectastiffer arrow, oryoucanincreasethecushionplungertension. Decreasingthepeakweightofyour bowordecreasingyourpointweightwillalsomakeyourarrowactabitmorestiff. To further fine tune your setup, step back to twenty or thirty yards and repeat the above procedures. Small flight disturbances will show up better as you get farther from the target. Your Martin bow is essentially tuned when your bare shafts hit togetherwithyourfletchedshafts. Keepinmindthatifyoucontinueandcompletethesuper finetuningmethodsinthismanual, itisnotuncommonforyourbareshaftimpacttochange. Either Style: ·Arrow is not properly clearing cables: Rotatecableguardforcomplete fletchingclearance. ·Irregular or inconsistent shooting form: Seeaqualifiedarcherycoach orprofessionalandhavethemcheckyourtechnique. ·Arrow rest clearance problem: Seethatarrowhasadequatefletching clearancethroughoroverthearrowrest. 16 Fine Tuning Your Compound Bow ·PaperTuning-Continued Multidirectional Tear Thistearmaysignal: ·More than one problem with accessory adjustment. :Movenock adjustmentfirstuntilthetearishorizontalandfollowinstructionsfor horizontaltear. ·Clearance Problem:Seethatthearrowhasadequatefletchingclearance. ·Irregular or inconsistent shooting form: Seeaqualifiedarcherycoach orprofessionalandhavethemcheckyourtechnique. Perfect Hole This pattern shows clean arrow flight. The point and fletching impactedthesamelocation. Yourbowisnowreadytoshootoryoumaywant tocontinueandtrysomeofthesuperfinetuningmethods. After you have completed these steps and have achieved good paper test results, itisbesttotryitatfifteenandtwentyfeetjusttomakesureyoudidnotgetafalse reading. Agoodruletogobywhenpapertuningistomoveyournockpointorarrowrest oppositethetearwhenusingarelease. Insomerarecasesifthisdoesnotclearupyourtear youmayneedtomoveyouraccessoriesinthesamedirectionasthetear. After Adjusting Ten Commandments Of Archery Safety Never - Never - Never - Never - Never - "Dryfire"yourbow(shootitwithoutanarrow. )Thiswillresultindamagetoyourbowand/ orpossibleinjury. Letanyonedraworshootyourbowiftheirdrawlengthislongerthanyours. Overdrawing ofthebowcancausecabledamage. Draw, aim, orshootyourbowunlessyouaresurethatthelineoffireisclear. Remember, onceanarrowisfireditcannotberecalled. Shootanarrowthatislessthanfivegrainsperpound. Forexample, an80#bowrequiresa minimumof400grainsofarrowweight. Lessthanfivegrainsperpoundofarrowweight simulatesadryfireeffectandmaydamageyourbow. Exposeyourbowtoextremeheat. Excessiveheat, suchasyourcaronahotday, could leadtolimbfailureandprematurewearingofthestringharness. Always - Checkallofyourarrowshaftsandnocksuponremovalfromthetarget. Ifthearrowsshow defectsorbrokennocks, donotshootthem. Always - Carefullyinspectyourbowaftereachuse. Besureallscrewsaresnugandaccessories aretight. Inspectyourstringandcablesforwearordamage. [. . . ] Ifyourarrowsarenotconsistentlygroupingontheline, make small 1/32" adjustments left or right with the arrow rest and Thispattern shoot two more groups. Continue making rest adjustments in showsaclean smallincrements. Ifallofyourarrowsbegintohitonthelineyou horizontal pattern. In the event that your groups widenmoveyourrestbacktoitsoriginallocationandmakesmall adjustmentsintheoppositedirection. 18 Superfine Tuning Broadheadtuningwillworkforallstylesofshooting. Afteryouhavecompletedoneor moreofthetuningproceduresdescribedinthismanual, youcanproceedwiththisfinaltest togetyournewbowreadytohunt. Youwillneedthreefletchedarrowswithfieldtipsand threewithbroadheadsthatweighthesameasyourfieldtips. Before you begin shooting, you will need to check your broadhead equipped arrows. Afterinstallingyourbroadheads, makesuretheyareperfectlystraightontheshaft. [. . . ]