Installing an Arrow Rest
The rest we are going to install is the drop away style rest. Drop away
style rests eliminate fletching interference, rest tension settings and
other factors which can impede reaching maximum efficiency with your bow.
If installed correctly on a well tuned bow, the drop away rest is the
best choice. If you are not installing a drop away style rest, you can
still use some key principles on this page to ensure a successful setup.
STEP ONE - EXAMINE PARTS.
Remove the parts of the rest from the packaging and study the supplied
instructions.
STEP TWO - ATTACH THE REST
Attach the rest squarely to the riser by installing the berger hole screw
and any additional set screws.
STEP THREE - SET THE REST'S UP POSITION
With an arrow on the bowstring, manually pull the cord to bring the rest
to the up position. Make any adjustments necessary to have the center
of the arrow directly horizontal to the center of the berger hole.
Inspect the down position and make sure there is no contact between the
arrow holding arm and the arrow shelf. If there is, you will have to move
the rest towards the bowstring to eliminate this contact. If there is
not enough adjustment and you can not acheive a solution to this problem
you should install something to cusion the impact. Also, you may raise
the rest up to an 1/8 inch off the center of the berger hole if that does
the trick.
STEP FOUR - SET THE CENTER SHOT
The center shot is the arrow rest's left to right location. This should
be set at a distance, recommended from the bow's manufacturer, off the
inside face of the riser.
STEP FIVE - TIE IN THE DROP AWAY'S CORD
Snugly, but not tightly, tie in your drop away's cord to your downward
cable with a "setting knot" in an area which will not interfere
with the upward cable.
STEP SIX - SET YOUR "POINT OF TIE IN" TO THE DOWNWARD
CABLE
Draw your bow back to engage the drop away rest. When the rest is in
the up postion during the draw you can continue to full draw if the cord
was tied in snugly and not tightly. The cable will be able to pass through
the knot and at full draw will establish the proper "tie in"
location. When returning from full draw the knot, if snug, should hold
in this desired location.
STEP SEVEN - FINISH TYING IN THE CORD TO THE CABLE
You can now tighten the setting knot. Below the "setting knot"
you can now tie in your finishing knot to the cord. Make sure this is
done below the setting knot. Tie this in tightly and finish the knot with
techniques in the "knot tying 101" link.
STEP EIGHT - FINISHING TOUCHES
Trim any excess cord below the knots and while keeping the flame off
the cable, melt the frayed end with a lighter. You can now draw the bow
back slowly to ensure that the rest raises properly, but not prematurely,
at full draw and that the knots are holding well.
Proceed with paper tuning for final adjustments.
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