if you have to have one, get the golden key. the laser is a waste of money. and the golden key is only like $15.
just eye ball it, and walkback tune.
look at center shot tools as bore sighting a rifle. it might look good on the table but you wont know how itll shoot till you get it to the range and youll more then likely have to adjustment the rest.
+1 Just stand back, you can eye the cam very easily and line up a nocked arrow on the string, in the rest. You can get so close, so quick.
Walk back will iron it out quickly. Easton has a guide to further tweak the centershot and nock at 15 yards, or if you're shooting broadheads, follow that section.
Answer: None of the above. You can eyeball center just as good as using a laser. A center shot tool is basically used to get you in the ball park. I use a machinst 6" scale, piece of tape and marking pen.
I say the Easy Eye Laser Center Gauge, but I've never used the other one yet. As far as eying it up goes every one I know whose set center shot up by eye has been real close, but when its checked with the laser slightly out. Mind you thats not to say it wasn't the worlds first twisted laser beam
Do a search on archery talk and look up the BEST tool out.
REST ASSURED
It gets the center shot from the center; not the top idler wheel.
It also sets arrow height.
It is also a quick reference tool you can carry with you!
Man the guy who invented it is a smart dude:wink:
Do a search on archery talk and look up the BEST tool out.
REST ASSURED
It gets the center shot from the center; not the top idler wheel.
It also sets arrow height.
It is also a quick reference tool you can carry with you!
Man the guy who invented it is a smart dude:wink:
Lazer is a waste of money. I just use a bubble level to get pretty darn close and eyeball the left and right, centering the string, and arrow with the center of the limbs. Then I paper tune to get it almost perfect, then walk back tune to finish it off.
I use the Easy-Eye and it works just fine. Sets up dead center. Then the RS arrow and string levels finish the job perfectly.
I suppose I could eyeball it, as I've done in the past, but it just isn't as much fun. And a good part of the fun in archery is tinkering with all the extraneous gadgets.
The eze laser is a great tool, but you do need to check it, when you first get it, I use the straight edge of a spirit level, too run the beam down in both directions.
I think it sets the center shot real close, and if your setting bows up for others, it's a good tool to have.
I don't know too much about the Bowplane. but I intend to get me one.
I've used the lazer and feel it is more accurate than the other methods used in the past. Bohning also makes a lazer tool that looks decent. Can't find a link or I'd post it. It is advertised in the bowhunters superstore catalog.
Laser alignment tool that enables you to check the alignment of bow strings, limbs, wheels/cams, sight, rest and arrow shaft. This tool mounts to the inside of the riser with out disturbing the set up. The laser has 360 degree rotation, spring loaded return and third axis adjustment. Hard case included. (Uses 3- LR44 batteries.)
Outstanding. I use one very similar and know our customers are confident in getting exact measurements instead of "eyeballing it", (even though an eyeball is usually very close). Best of luck and good shootin'.
Although I have a wire alignment tool it is much easier to eyeball it. Line it up slightly left of center, a couple shots at 10' into a target and off we go. Hasn't failed me yet.
I use my square also to set my rest then paper tune. Only difference is I remove my sight and use the outside of my riser. As accurate if not more, then the laser. Simple and easy.
i have been reading this forum and i have a few questions. I might be way off in saying this but i thought that i have read some post on AT that said some of the new bows due to the design are only on center line when at full draw. I know that i shoot a SBxt and when checked on a centershot its a little to one side when at rest, however the arrow flight is a bullit hole from short paper to the walk back. The paper results i thought spoke for themselves, but i shoot alot with an dude thats been in the game a long time and is alway messin with things like that and he insist that my bow is out of tune, i wont let him touch it................................insight please?
ill stick with the eyes. theres a shop around here that uses a laser that isnt set up right or its bent. when i get his bows to work on there a 1/4 to 3/8 inside the center shot. cant beleive they dont notice it its been going on for around 3 years .
I use 2 allen wrenches and a yard stick. Put the allen wrenches in the limb bolt holes and lay the flat edge or yard stick against them. Gets you close enough for your final tuning.
I've also noticed that the lazer doesn't work right on all risers? It's in the machining of rhe risers? I've had this before but don't remember what bow company. I would like to try a bow plane someday. I've used the eyes, Eze Eye, Golden Key, ya still have to fine tune with walk back and if its a hunting bow, you still have to shoot your broadheads.
I've got a vote for the Golden Key Tru-Center Gauge, but that $2 model that
IChim2 sure looks like it would serve the same purpose and save some change.
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