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· PaperTuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 · FlightTuningBroadheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Owner's Record
BowModel: _____________________________ DatePurchased: _____________________________ CamStyle: _____________________________ DrawWeight: _____________________________ DrawLength: _____________________________ StringLength: _____________________________ CableLength: _____________________________ PurchasedFrom: _____________________________
Stapleyoursalesreceipthere Proofofpurchasedateisneeded shouldyoueverrequirewarrantywork
NOTICE:
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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
InformationinthismanualpertainstoallMartinBowModels.
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Basic Setup
Your new Martin bow takes little setup to get started shooting. [. . . ] Once you get it really close, you can put a half twist in the cable to get it perfect if needed.
·TuningTheFuriousCam
The Furious-X system eliminates the cable guard and the pressures it creates. 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. Evenwithyourbowshootingitsbest, itiscommonforaperfectlytunedbowtoshootabare shaftabitlowandrightorlowandleft. Perfectarrowgroupsarethegoalwhencompleting theseexercises.
StiffArrow. Bareshaftsflytoleft.
LimberArrow Bareshaftsflytoright.
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Fine Tuning Your Compound Bow
·PaperTuning
Papertuningwillworkforallstylesofshooting. Asyouaregoingthroughthesesteps keep in mind that paper tuning is not chiseled in stone as the law of archery. ·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. Always -Drawyourbowwhilepointingitatthetarget. Aprematurereleaseofthearrowcanbevery dangerous. Ifyoucannotdrawyourbowwhilepointingitatthetargetwithoutexcessive movement, lowerthepeakweightofyourbowuntilyoucandrawsmoothlyandcorrectly. Overtimeyouwillbuildupstrength, andwillbeabletoreturntothehigherweight. Always -Drawyourbowwithanarrowonthestringwhilekeepingitpointedinasafedirection. [. . . ] 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.
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Superfine Tuning
Broadheadtuningwillworkforallstylesofshooting. Afteryouhavecompletedoneor moreofthetuningproceduresdescribedinthismanual, youcanproceedwiththisfinaltest togetyournewbowreadytohunt. Youwillneedthreefletchedarrowswithfieldtipsand threewithbroadheadsthatweighthesameasyourfieldtips. Before you begin shooting, you will need to check your broadhead equipped arrows. Afterinstallingyourbroadheads, makesuretheyareperfectlystraightontheshaft. [. . . ]