? on Setting up plunger rest

[3dextremist]

Hi folks, I.m getting a DAS Kinetic bow this week and have never set up a plunger rest. Shot compounds for years and then went to Trad archery. I have been currently shooting off the shelf of a custom longbow but my new bow is a metal 17" riser with pro carbon limbs. I'll be going with the Winex limbs in a couple of months. I do bare shaft to get the best performance out of my bow and accuracy. I'm mainly a 3d shooter, would love to shoot field archery but unfortunately there's no place within 3-4 hr. drive for me to even practice. I tuned my bow shooting 5/8in. nock high and get perfect arrow flight off of the shelf shooting 3 under with a Cavalier Elite tab, now first question;
1. Where do you start with your nocking point? 90 degrees and work your way up or what might be a typical starting point for nock height.
2. To bareshaft, should I first set my centershot and then bare shaft from there? I'll be shooting carbon arrows.
3. Can I shoot vanes or do I need to stay with feathers on a plunger rest?
Thanks for any info. Rich.

[SBills]

3D nice choice for ahunting/3D bow. I have one also. Mine utilizes the DAS plunger and an ARE rest. Here is a link to the Easton tuning guide which is a wonderful guide to get you all set up. IT will walk you through the adjustments you might need. http://www.eastonarchery.com/downloads.asp

To briefly answer your questions
1) I would start with the nock point 3/8” to 1/2” above vertical. You should not need as high a nocking point off the rest.
2) Have the shaft just left of center (assuming right handed) with the medium spring installed. If you’re used to shooting off the shelf the adjustability of the DAS will be very welcome.
3) The DAS plunger hole is purposely close to the shelf. You might get contact with some larger hunting style vanes. If you chose vanes I would use a lower profile such as flex fletch and experiment with orientation for clearance. Cock feather up might help.

[3dextremist]

Thanks SBills, great info and I really like the Easton tuning guide. Thanks again, Rich.:biggrin1: