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Hoyt Right of Center Problems

KSQ2

KSQ2

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I have a Trykon XL that is shooting very well through paper at five yards. Problem is my arrow rest is only 17/32" from the side of the riser (I'm right-handed). I'm shooting a borderline arrow, according to the chart -- 28.5", 500 shaft, with 85gr. tips at 64 lbs.
I'm concerned b/c I don't think I could even shoot a fixed blade broadhead right now w/o the blades coming into contact with the riser.
My axle-to-axle is 3/16 too long right now, will twisting the buss cable to bring the a-t-a back in spec fix my right of center problem? Or will lightening up the draw weight a couple of pounds bring the rest back to the left? There appears to be some very slight cam lean also, is that fixed on the hoyts by twisting one side of the yoke? Thanks in advance hoyt gurus, I'm still pretty new to this hoyt stuff...
 
Try finding a shim for the rest I know I had to get one put on my Whammy for my Katera. I don't know where to find them, just know they exist they're yellow.
 
I'm not enough of an expert to give advice on exactly what to do with the cabling but I do think you're on the right track with that plan and hopefully you can get the lean out of it in the process. I would say that a 500 spine arrow through that setup does seem quite weak at first glance.
 
fix one problem at a time, I would start with the ATA if it is far out, Then I would recheck tha arrow spine.
 
Brace height was a little off, I believe getting the ata right will correct that. I don't yet have access to a press, so last night I lightened the draw weight three pounds and wouldn't you know it, the rest came back left with paper tuning. Even though the problem seems corrected, I still plan to get the ata back where it needs to be. Bowtech, I haven't yet checked the tiller heights, that's on the agenda though. Thanks for the input fellas.
 
Sounds like multiple issues.

I would also say your arrows are most definitely underspined - you will see better results like you found out at lower weight.

Try doing a walk back tune to set your centershot (search for Iowabowtech's post on this - very helpful if you've never tried it)
and forget the paper tune - (paper tune is only a snapshot of the arrow at one single place in flight - definitely not the "holygrail" of getting things tuned. Bows that shoot incredibly well and are tuned perfectly do not alway paper tune perfectly.

Have you had your strings or cables replaced recently? sounds like they bow may need a little TLC in tweaking timing and set-up. (i had a guy come in here this winter that had brand new strings and cables put on at another shop - problem was they were not the proper length for the bow and there was no way to get it set up right and shooting good - until we replaced them with the proper size)

And lastly, twisting one side of Hoyt's floating yoke will do nothing for cam lean as the twists will average out over both sides of the yoke over time.

Hope this helps

Boyd
 
Boyd, I don't think I'll ever get over your avatar, man, what a buck!

The strings are bucknasty and they're about a year old. I do plan on walk back tuning soon -- I've read the post on that several times. Also, when I paper tune, I do it from several distances, then I head outside to see what the flight looks like when shooting, I've had pretty good success with that formula, but like I said, I still plan to walk back tune soon. I was told by a hoyt national team member that ata's on hoyt bows are simply general as a rule. He said if the bow is shooting very well, after walk back tuning, to not worry too much about the ata and brace height. In summary, he said the hoyt tuning charts are a good place to start, they aren't set in stone. Thanks for you input!
 
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