[Jorge Oliveira]

Hello,

I'm tuning my ProTec.

I've expected that, with the narrow grip, torque would be less than the fat grip on the old PSE.
Much to my surprise, I cannot add a V-bar to compensate the weight of the sight as it was necessary with the PSE.

Without the V-bar the ProTec leans right if I just hold it in my hand but is almost level at shooting time (and leans left at shooting time with the V-bar, although it's balanced when just held).

Looks like there is grip torque.

Comments?

Thanks,

 

[AKDoug]

There's no hole in the back of the riser at all? If not there should be a hole down low on the side of the riser that you can attach a side weight to.

 

[Jorge Oliveira]

There are holes on the side.
The problem is not V-bar OR side weight, it is that any side weight IS NOT necessary due to hand torque, no matter how I try to hold the bow (low grip).

 

[bhv]

Protec and V-bar

I think he meant to say that much to his suprise he doesn't need to add the v-bar.

AK-Doug - that is correct there is no hole in the back of the riser, have to use v-bars that connect to the stabilizer bushing. Unless of course you get the type that use the tooling holes through the riser.

Jorge - I think that's why so many recommend that you try different setups and not just copy some other shooter because it works for them. I do use a v-bar with only a left side stabilizer due to the fact that at full draw without it I cant to the right. What's nice though is the bow hardly moves after the shot.

 

[JAVI]

There are holes on the side.
The problem is not V-bar OR side weight, it is that any side weight IS NOT necessary due to hand torque, no matter how I try to hold the bow (low grip).

Are you saying that even though you need to add weight to the side opposite the sight to balance the bow; you cannot because of the torque generated by your grip position?

 

[Jorge Oliveira]

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I balanced vertically both bows, the old PSE and the ProTec.
In the PSE, when I draw, the sight level is horizontal by itself.
In the ProTec, it's leaning left, and I have to compensate by turning the bow hand slightly.
If I take out the balance weight (placed at the left side of the bow), I have to compensate less.

I'm trying to undestand what is going on.