Tuning Traditional Bow (longbow or recurve) by Diamondback Archery

[@seewaage]

Thank you. This is the best explanation I've heard for how to tune your bow yet.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+seewaage Thanks! Glad it helped.

[@jasonmilleau3477]

Wow, this took the mysticism out of the whole tuning thing. Got me a Sammick Sage and it came freshly packed with no earthly idea of how to tune it. I didn't even have the brace height figured in or the string twisted (shows how much I know). The recurves I've shot have always been pre-tuned already, like my Dad's Bear from the 1970's. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video!

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Thanks Jason, glad it helped.

[@TheBourbonFarmer]

Great beginners tuning vid! Just what I’m looking for. Thank you

[@andrewvautour1795]

This method seems so much easier and makes more sense than the paper method, thank you!

[@magcharles]

As straight-forward as a poke-in-the-eye! THANKS!!!

[@77.88.]

Thanks for your easily understood thorough tuning instructions. None better!

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Thanks Ray, glad I could help.

[@WV591]

Best and most comprehensive bow and arrow tuning bar none.

[@redflower801]

Thanx James. I just looked at your website and noticed the area code 805, I used to live in SLO county. Santa Maria high school is where I wore my high school b-ball shorts on back-wards during the game warmup.

[@onemouse1]

Nocks on new arrows were too tight, and my new string stretched. Traditional archery has a few kinks to work out, but it is more fun than my compound bow. Any more tips are greatly appreciated!

[@dragonhuntarchery7506]

good tutorial on tuning a traditional bow brother. I don't know why anyone would dislike this without leaving a comment (to me that has no honor)

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Can't please everyone! Glad you liked it.

[@James1Wayman]

Thanks for the video. I'm curious about your shelf rest. Did it come with the raised bump towards the back or did you put something under it? Thanks.

[@theodorehall322]

great information on real archery, I usually go 3/8 in on nock point , a good place to start.

[@randypond7499]

Is that 3/8” on a longbow?

[@MrBradfordchild]

That's a great tutorial. Thank you so much for making it. When I get my trad bow I'm coming back to watch it again! Really easy to understand.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+Bradford Child - Thanks..Glad it helped!

[@elkhamlichi2558]

+DiamondbackArchery what's the poundage of your

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+Fahd El khamlichi The bow in the video is a 61# Diamondback Fang

[@elkhamlichi2558]

DiamondbackArchery :)

[@explore1018]

Thank you so much for your video! It has solved a lot of my problems very well thought out and explanatory! Thank you for your time in your efforts to make this video.

[@GreenIris1110]

Great info. Subscribed to your channel. Best Traditional info I have found yet!!

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+GreenIris1110 Thanks! Glad to help.

[@hutchieboy242]

Beginning to understand the weak and strong shaft issue, thank you.

[@TFNEVADA]

great video. I think. I just had a hard time following the arrow groupings because they were hard to distinguish and focus on with the Hay Bail as the target. Everything sort of washed out in the image. But that's more of a production comment than it is a content comment. The info seems good. Maybe try a more plain target like white or a paper archery target pinned to the hay bail. Thanks

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Thanks for your input!

[@Rafito939]

Thanks for the wonderful information but i want to know how i have to treat my old long recurve bow, if i have to oil it or anything that i can applied to, thanks for any help.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Glad you like the video. As far as care for your old bow, if it has a finish on it, it should be fine. If you want to refinish it, I recommend fuller plast varnish. Avoid using lacquer because it tends to crack...it doesn't bend well. Hope this helps.

[@archer5614]

Great info put over in a way that's easy to follow - I'll be trying this method of bare shaft v fletched to set my nock height.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Thanks, glad you liked it.

[@onemouse1]

Thanks for posting! I always wondered how bare shaft arrow tuning works.

[@zensane]

Fantastic information. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+zensane Thanks! Glad it helped.

[@patrickbundy8206]

Very informative! And probably something I need to do (bare shaft tune).

[@nellyfive]

Great video. Very easy to understand. Thank you.

[@waterlogged6775]

Great video thanks for sharing your knowledge. Thank you.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Thank you, glad you like it .

[@Putuj_Igumane]

very very usefull!!! simply explained. thanks!

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+divermg Thanks, glad I could help.

[@adolfoforonda3363]

Thank you for this fantastic content, very helpful!

[@davidspikes1]

wish I had seen this before I started. Thank you

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+David Marsh Thanks David, glad it helped.

[@djhogan65]

This is GREAT information. Thank you.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@jayshriver3933]

Good video! For a left hand bow, if the spine is too weak the bare shaft will strike to the right of the fletched arrows? - and too stiff the fletched to the right of the bare?

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Thanks Jay. If its too week, the bare shaft will hit to the right, and if too stiff, the bare shaft will hit to the left. Hope that helps.

[@patrickjarvis2778]

Great info! I'm starting out with trad after years of compound. Really struggling with the tuning. I have a draw length of 28". A 50# ben p gamester and a 40# ben p couger. Shooting GT expedition hunters 3555. Do you have a good recommendation for spine on each bow? I think the 3555 should work, just checking. Thinking of getting 2 blade 125 Magnus stingers, should I consider something else? Your response is greatly appreciated!

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Thanks Patrick. Before you invest in the broadheads, you should find out what weight field point you need, then match your broadhead to that. That particular arrow (3555) will probably work with both bows, just figure out what weight points you need for each bow. I would guess, for the 50# you will need a 100 grain, and for the 40# probably 145 / 170 grain. This is assuming the arrows are full length. Hope that helps. Any other questions, feel free to email me [e-mail] or call 805-878-4151

[@tomchapman1774]

Thank you soooo much for this tutorial!!!!!

[@BornFree83]

Good video, just what i was looking for!

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+BornFree83 Thanks! Glad I could help

[@MrEhjay1985]

Just wondering what distance your were shooting at during while tuning? Thanks in advance.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

AJ McBride I was 15 yards out. Thanks for watching!

[@slysphinx]

In the video you said to disregard whether your arrow tails were leaning left or right in the target, and to just focus on whether the arrows were hitting left or right of your aiming point. This is different advice than many others, including Ken Beck of Black Widow Archery (see his video here on KZbin) have said. I'm confused!

[@Diamondbackarchery]

slysphinx You're right, I should have explained it better. When your arrow is flying at a slight angle, and it hits your bales, it tends to exaggerate the angle, making you think your bow is way out of tune. If you try to just watch it in flight you might think you see it going at an angle when you're really just seeing the archers paradox. So if you focus on where your arrows are hitting, I think you will get your best results. Hope this helps!

[@kg4rca]

now this is useful information, thanks

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+kg4rca Glad it helped!

[@mrbean4life427]

+DiamondbackArchery Oh my god yes! Thank you sir! I've been researching for the past month... and your tutorial is the most comprehensive.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+mrbean4life427 Thanks, glad it helped!

[@rupertsimpson6970]

Thank you very usefulRSWales(UK)

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+Rupert Simpson Thanks, glad it helped.

[@beepot2764]

Now that was super helpful, thank you!

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+Hannah Brower Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@estarchery]

There is one thing i cannot understand - after adjusting nock-point height for unfletched arrows you ruin previous setting for your fletched arrows. So, explain pls.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+Est Archery - Sure. If your nock point is right for a bare shaft, it will be right for a fletched shaft

[@andreamoore352]

Great video very informative!

[@dinnerwithfranklin2451]

Excellent vid, thanks

[@alemaniak]

how can i get one of these bows?

[@danielbachynsky2909]

Thanks for the Video. Lots of useful information.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+Daniel Bachynsky Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@federicol.pellicer8511]

What brand/model is the recurve bow he is using in the video?

[@Diamondbackarchery]

The bow in the video is a Diamondback Fang

[@cacher1963]

Good video.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

Thanks!

[@PlumbMaster]

what's the recommended braceheight on the venom longbow I'm shootin 55lbs trying to tune it up

[@Diamondbackarchery]

For a 58" - 60" it is 6 1/2" to 7". For 62" - 66" it is 7" to 7 1/2". For 68" it is 7 1/2" to 8".

[@johnmarcus2620]

good video thanks !

[@estarchery]

And another one: it's been told that first correct spine problem (that is horizontal mismatch), but you started with vertical adjustment. Comments pls.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+Est Archery - I like doing the nock set first, but you can do the spine. It is important to do one at a time.

[@the1grape]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@markaugustus621]

Thanks very helpful.

[@Diamondbackarchery]

+Mark Augustus Thanks!

[@justintempus7406]

The running joke with all of my compound shooting friends is that tuning a traditional bow is just like tuning a didgeridoo, you just smack it against a tree and see what happens.

[@GreenIris1110]

hahaha and that is why most of your trad shooters can out shoot compound specific guys on their own bow!!

[@melanielefkowitz2475]

useful thank you

[@Iching1231]

that's my granny

[@jeffsmith50001]

If they have feathers they hit the spot. Without feathers they go left right up down!. Im putting feathers on my arrows.

[@keithbaker3405]

A very misleading video when talking about arrow spine....this dude is a left handed archer and so the "arrow left/right" would be reversed for the more common right handed archer. Also it is not so much about whether the bare shaft is left or right but rather if the nock is left or right.

[@danvanhoose6783]

Damn couldn't him

[@goodcitizen3780]

Oh my god, it's height. Height, goddammit. Not heighth. Can't take it. Otherwise great video.

[@fishties]

Sorry, I can't take the background music. Stopped watching

[@danvanhoose6783]

Couldn't understand half of this,plus distracting music.