As everyone knows, I love bowhunting and the art of making a bow shoot to its potential. Over the next few weeks I'm going to dive into some details of bowhunting and talk about specific parts of the bow and how they operate. Hopefully I'll be interupted with a few turkey pics you send, but looks like the season is not going real well for this group. LOL!
We'll be talking about cams in this blog.
The pros and cons to different types of eccentrics are as follows:
1. Single cams are very popular today. The advantages are: They are quiet with good speed and low vibration. The number one advantage to a one cam is not having to worry about cam synchronization (timing). The disadvantages are when the string stretches, the nocking point moves drastically. Although you don’t have to worry about cam synchronization, if the bus cable stretches, it does change the efficiency of the cam. Finally, with one cam, the bus cable’s serving wears very quickly. It’s just the nature of the beast.
2. When two cam bows are tuned and timed correctly, they are very accurate. However, it is a constant battle to keep them in time and they seem to be noisier than one cams.
3. Cam and a half systems have been extremely popular the last two years. They offer the best of both worlds: Straight nock travel; no timing issues; very quiet; and a very maintenance free set up.
Yours in archery,
Travis
PS-Please comment on the bow you shoot and how you tune your bow. The goal of this blog is to have fun, but to learn something while we're at it.
We'll be talking about cams in this blog.
The pros and cons to different types of eccentrics are as follows:
1. Single cams are very popular today. The advantages are: They are quiet with good speed and low vibration. The number one advantage to a one cam is not having to worry about cam synchronization (timing). The disadvantages are when the string stretches, the nocking point moves drastically. Although you don’t have to worry about cam synchronization, if the bus cable stretches, it does change the efficiency of the cam. Finally, with one cam, the bus cable’s serving wears very quickly. It’s just the nature of the beast.
2. When two cam bows are tuned and timed correctly, they are very accurate. However, it is a constant battle to keep them in time and they seem to be noisier than one cams.
3. Cam and a half systems have been extremely popular the last two years. They offer the best of both worlds: Straight nock travel; no timing issues; very quiet; and a very maintenance free set up.
Yours in archery,
Travis
PS-Please comment on the bow you shoot and how you tune your bow. The goal of this blog is to have fun, but to learn something while we're at it.
Hey T-Bone! I shoot a Single Cam Bear Archery Truth. Unfortunately I don't know enough about bow tuning that if there is a problem I have to take it to a local bow shop. I can do the basic sighting in of my bow and that is about it. I think your idea of establishing an approved training course for bow shop owners is a good idea. If there could be something like that done I would consider taking it myself. That way I would be able to do my own work to my bow. Thanks for all your tips you have given us on your blogs and look forward to reading more in the future. Jake Danville Illinois
What companies are producing quality cam & a half setups? (newbie here)
I love it when you talk archery to me..
I shoot a single cam, and my wife shoots a bianary cam system. I tune them both.
On the single cam one thing I would like to mention, because I have seen it done more than once is the tiller measurements. If you a person who used to shoot double cam and switched to a single, you have to remember the top wheel is just an idler and the axle is in the center of the wheel. The cam is mounted off-set and is usually a lot bigger than the idler. This means the string is not a good measuring point for your tiller. I like to tie a string to the axles and get my tiller measurement from there.
Another thing I have found that we are seeing a lot more of is string suppressors, or stops. They work get for reducing noise, but watch for wear and tear. These things go through a lot of abuse especially if you shoot daily. They need to be looked at just as much as your serving. If you have string stops on each end of your bow string I think this especially critical.
As far as the bianary cam bow my wife shoots, I love it. I check timing points often and usually all that is needed if they are off is a half to whole twist and you are golden. Most the time the timing marks are dead on. The most critical is getting the arrow centered off the string. The faster these bows become I am finding the more sensitive this is.
There is one thing I like to stress no matter which style you shoot is to make sure you have the correct arrow spine for your bow. You can tune your bow all you want, but if the spine is not correct or optimized you will get very frustrated. I see so many people getting there arrows so light because they are chasing speed that they have taken all the forgivness out of the bow.
OK I will shut up now.
One week until opening day of Turkey season!
Todd - Indiana
T-Bone a.k.a the God Of Archery (to me anyways),
I shoot a Bowtech allegiance 06 model and love it to pieces. plenty fast as you well know and is surprisingly quiet. I love shooting year around and i did not know about the two cams being in sync with each other or that they could be out of sync anyways. I will ask a gentleman who does the work on my bow and see it needs checking. I have it shooting pretty well right now and as soon as i get done with the traveling job im in now i plan on buying a press and learning more about doing complete set ups and adjustments myself. I do love my new Carter release i will stress again. Keep the tips coming so i can keep absorbing. I LOVE IT.
thanks again.
Todd-NC
Hey T-Bone,
I am still learning about bowhunting, but I shoot Browning Micro Midas. I don't do anything to the bow myself. I need to get a better bow because this bow is not the best. I hoping to go to your store probably with the next year or so. To get a bow that will last me a while. Great tips and can't wait for more tips. I think I'll learn a lot from the next few blogs.
Hopefully this weekend I'll be sending you a pic of my first turkey. Talk to ya later.
God Bless & Good Huntin'
Kristle Oberlander
P.S. Maybe on the next blogs have some pics so the people like myself know what you are talking about.