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Outdoor pursuits · OP-31
Archery Bow Setup and Sight Mark Record
A free printable archery setup sheet: brace height, tiller, nocking point, button, centreshot and clicker by date, then sight marks found at each distance.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Put the bow back together exactly as it was when it shot well. The sight marks for each distance sit beside the setup they were found with, so they can be trusted again.
Who it is for
Target and field archers, club coaches setting up beginners' bows, and anyone who takes a bow down between sessions.
How to use it
- Copy the riser, limbs, string and arrow details onto the top of page one.
- Measure brace height, tiller and nocking point the same way each time, and add a dated line.
- Write why anything was changed and what the groups did afterwards.
- On page two, record each sight mark with the distance, the setup date and the arrows used.
- Confirm marks again after any change to the setup.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: One bow's setup on record: the kit itself, every tuning session's measurements and, on page two, the sight marks found at each distance, so the bow goes back together the same way and the marks can be used again.
Write-on lines: Riser: make, model, length · Limbs: make, model, marked weight · Bow length · Draw weight on the fingers · Draw length · String: material, strands · String length · Arrows: make, model · Spine · Length · Point weight · Fletching · Rest · Button · Sight · Stabilisers · Clicker
Setup by date — measure the same way every time, and note the result
Also printed: Tiller
Table, 12 rows: Date · Brace · Top · Bottom · Nock point · Button · Centreshot · Clicker · Sight ext. · Why changed, and result
Page 2
Sight marks — found at each distance with this setup; the newest at the bottom
Table, 16 rows: Distance · m / yd · Elevation · Windage · Setup · Arrows · Conditions · Confirmed · Notes
Ruled lines: Walk-back, bare-shaft and tuning notes
Questions
Why are no brace heights or sight marks printed?
They are specific to your bow, string, arrows and draw. The maker's range is a starting point and your own tuning finds the rest, so the sheet only gives the boxes to keep what you measured.
Why link sight marks to a setup date?
A new string, a different brace height or a change of arrows can move every mark. Knowing which setup a mark was found with tells you whether it can still be used.
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