BowCast Blog

Here is the roadmap on my new school rig.  This year I traveled out of my comfort zone, leaving my single cam bow and fixed pins.  The result..... This rig left my old rig in the dust somewhere a few thousand shots ago.

I call my rig the Camo Killer; although it's only killed foam so far this year. An Elite Z28 with a fresh Advantage Max-1 paint job and two cams that REV my camo Easton FMJ's across the finish line and into the lung garage. I use a 3pin Boss Hogg sight with .010 pins, Trophy Taker rest and a Fuse stabilizer and quiver. My arrows are tipped with a G5 Montec broadhead and Fusion vanes twirl them to their destination.

I started using a brass nock as a kisser this year and can't believe I never had one before.  It has been a contributing factor to my increased accuracy.  Now in my anchor routine I have the string on the tip of my nose, brass nock in corner of my lip, and thumb locked on the back of my neck.

I didn't totally go away from the fixed pins this year, but just dropped a few off.  I have a 20, 40, and 60 yard pin.  I have my middle pin set up as the one that I aim with when I want to dial my sight in to a specific yardage.  My range is 0-100 yards with the middle pin and I used all that range at BowCast at the Bird.

I started using grip tape at BATB.  One of the main advantages is that it keeps your hand in the same position from the time you draw through the release.  You don't want to reposition your hand on the riser after you have come to full draw as this can cause torque in the riser.  I had a bad habit of moving my hand after I came to full draw.  A fellow BowCaster gave me a small strip of the stair grip paper and I placed it on the backside of the riser which contacts the palm of my hand.

My Fuse quiver is a Caldera model which I don't think is even made anymore.  I found a brand new one online as I needed the adjustable brackets which allow the hood and bottom to slide back and forth.  I customized it by taking the top bracket flipping it and using it on the bottom.   Then I took the bottom bracket and used it on the top.  I had to cut and thread a new mounting peg for the top bracket but in the end it was worth the extra work.  I also cut the length down on the top and bottom mounting pegs to bring my quiver in as close to the bow limbs and strings as possible. 

Now my bow is balanced and I have access to the dials on my Spot Hogg sight for quick adjustments.

This is my new school rig and I'm loving the ride.

Matt