Short YouTube video (shorts) in which Richard Bowen, a pro shooter for Early Archery, demonstrates a quick tip: make small marks on a bow's limb bolts after running them to maximum draw weight so you can later make fine draw-weight adjustments (via the bolts) to tune arrow trajectory for long-distance sight tape settings without noticeably changing close-range performance.
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Hi, I'm Richard Bowen, pro shooter for early archery, and I have a quick little tip I wanted to share with you today about making a small mark in your limb bolts that can ultimately help you down the road with your sight tape. So anytime I get a brand new bow out of the box, I'll run the limb bolts all the way into the bow's maximum draw weight settings and make a small white mark on the bolt itself in the same spot on the top bolt and the bottom bolt. I'll then adjust the bow to the draw weight setting I want and go out and begin shooting it when I'm setting my sight tape for the longer distances. If the arrow doesn't fall exactly where I need it to on the tapes I have, you can manipulate your draw weight with these bolts in very, very small increments, and it won't really affect how the bow feels or even how the arrow hits at closer ranges, but it's going to affect the trajectory at long distances and make your arrow fall right where you need it to for the sight tape you're closest to. So it's a small little mark you can make. That down the road can really come in play handy for you.