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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Iowabowhunter on February 05, 2026, 07:20:53 PM

Title: Back to square one
Post by: Iowabowhunter on February 05, 2026, 07:20:53 PM
Had hunted with the Hoyt Super Rest this deer season when I took out my stickbow- wasn't a fan so back to the drawing board. I had originally used the rest as I was told it would help clean up my poor release.

I purchased Tom Clum's shooting class/clinic deal, going to spend the next couple months figuring out what I'm doing wrong form wise & get that corrected. I'm sure that me chasing my tail tuning while also not having perfect form isn't going to help anything & just cause further frustrations.

In the meantime, rest is getting ripped off & I got some new strike plate material on the way. I am positive it's possible to get great arrow flight off the shelf, and am determined to make it happen.

I went down a tuning rabbit hole, and now am worried that my 2doz + arrows & multiple 200 grain heads are going to be too stiff (had to bump up the brace height to 8.5" to get a good hole through paper), which is 1-1.25" higher than what Brian recommends.

I have to say, as many contraptions that are on my compound, having worked in a shop as long as I did I'm much more comfortable tuning them. Not nearly as fun to shoot however.