I decided to go to my local " Pro Shop" to get a little advice and a last minute tweak on my bows before taking off to Illinois this weekend.
I just replaced both cables and strings on the bows. Mind you, the replacements are quality strings and cables. The company backed the warranty on one set because I was getting excessive stretch and peep rotation.
The visit consisted of getting the bow pressed and getting a twist or 2 for correct rotation. I watched the tech use needle nose pliers and spin the d loop. Then he says" as long as the peep comes around, your good to go" Not the right answer!
I just have to buy a press, that is the right answer. There is a wealth of info on YouTube and the Internet to do maintenance. I can only imagine how many guys get frustrated with their equipment when it's not set up correctly.
Lastly, I went to a different shop today and had both bows tweaked by a pro shooter. While it took some time, both bows are dead on and in spec. I call it a piece of mind and we'll worth the tip I gave him.
I am getting a bowpress this winter... enough with not trusting the guys around here doing it part time with no experience.
The EZ seems to be a no brainer.
The second shop was amazing and the tech knows bows, that's for sure, glad I met him because I'm sure questions will come up.
do yourself a big favor and follow through with getting yourself a press. make a draw board (it's easy), get scales, and take care of your own tuning and bow breakdowns. I've been doing all of my own work for years, do complete breakdowns for friends, and enjoy the heck out of it. If you enjoy learning, you will be amazed at the things you will see when you start tearing down bows, and putting them back together, and everything in between.
Nobody turns screws nor ties knots on my bows but me. Ever!
My last trip asked the pro to install a new kind of peep that I liked as it worked well with the fact I wear glasses, he proceeded install the peep without checking it first lined up with my eye at full draw, then I guess as pay back for calling him out on it did a poor job of serving it in place.
Went home pulled youtube and put my bow in my vice and learned to install my own peep. Just been to lazy to make my own press as I have access to all I need to make a good one of my own.
Had to learn how to all my own adjustments and repairs, guess in the long run it's for the better.
